It is with great pleasure that we unveil the winners of the competitive award categories for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival!
The Gold Hugo in the International Feature Film Competition went to Gábor Reisz's Explanation for Everything. In the New Directors Competition, the Gold Hugo was awarded to Amr Gamal from The Burdened, while the International Documentary Competition Gold Hugo went to Tatiana Huezo's The Echo. Minhal Baig's We Grown Now received the Chicago Award for an outstanding film in the City & State program.
You can see all the award winners here! Best of Fest Screenings
One last chance to check out a selection of our Festival award winners on the big screen! 
The Echo
Dir. Tatiana Huezo
Gold Hugo Winner
International Documentary Competition
SUN 10/22 11:00 AM
@AMC NEW CITY
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Monster
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
Gold Q-Hugo Winner
Outlook Competition
SUN 10/22 12:30 PM
@Chicago History Museum
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La Chimera
Dir. Alice Rohrwacher
Silver Hugo Winner - Best Ensemble Performance and Best Cinematography
International Feature Film Competition
SUN 10/22 8:00 PM
@AMC NEWCITY
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Explanation for Everything
Dir. Gábor Reisz
Gold Hugo Winner - Best Film
Silver Hugo Winner - Best Screenplay
International Feature Film Competition
SUN 10/22 4:30 PM
@AMC NEWCITY
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The Burdened
Dir. Amr Gamal
Gold Hugo Winner
New Directors Competition
SUN 10/22 2:30 PM
@AMC NEWCITY
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Fallen Leaves
Dir. Aki Kaurismäki
Silver Hugo Winner - Best Director
International Feature Film Competition
SUN 10/22 7:45 PM
@AMC NEWCITY
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Photo of the Day:
Director of Bike Vessel, Eric D. Seals, his wife and their son on the red carpet. |
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Photo credit: Emily Broderick |
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