Chicago Film Festival: Award Winners Announced
International Feature Film Competition
Gold Hugo
A Sort of Family (Una especie de familia), Dir. Diego Lerman, Argentina.
Best Director
Birds Are Singing in Kigali (Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali), Dirs. Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze, Poland.
Silver Hugo Jury Prize
Félicité, Dir. Alain Gomis, Senegal, France, Belgium.
Silver Hugo Best Actress
Awarded ex-aequo to Jowita Budnik and Eliane Umuhire in Birds are Singing in Kigali (Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali), Dirs. Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze, Poland.
Silver Hugo Best Actor
Awarded to Aleksandr Yatsenko in Arrhythmia, Dir. Boris Khlebnikov, Russia, Finland, Germany
Silver Plaque Best Screenplay
Awarded to Mohammad Rasoulof for A Man of Integrity (Lerd), Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran.
Silver Plaque Best Cinematography
Awarded to Chayse Irvin for Hannah, Dir. Andreas Pallaoro, Italy, France, Belgium.
Best Art Direction
Awarded to Václav Novak for The Line (Čiara), Dir. Peter Bebjak, Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic.
Founders Award
The Shape of Water, Dir. Guillermo Del Toro, USA
New Directors Competition
Gold Hugo
No Date, No Signature (Bedoune Tarikh, Bedoune Emza). Dir. Vahid Jalilvand, Iran.
Silver Hugo
The Charmer (Charmøren), Dir. Milad Alami, Denmark.
Roger Ebert Award
Killing Jesús (Matar a Jesús), Dir. Laura Mora, Colombia, Argentina.
Documentary Competition
Gold Hugo
The Other Side of the Wall (Al otro lado del muro), Dir. Pau Ortiz, Spain, Mexico.
Silver Hugo
Mr. Gay Syria, Dir. Ayse Toprak, France, Germany, Turkey.
Out-Look Competition
Gold Q-Hugo
BPM (120 battements par minute), Dir. Robin Campillo, France.
Silver Q-Hugo
God’s Own Country, Dir. Francis Lee, United Kingdom.
Chicago Award
Princess Cyd, Dir. Stephen Cone, USA.
Documentary Short Film Competition
Silver Hugo
The Rabbit Hunt, Dir. Patrick Bresnan, USA.
Gold Plaque
The Streets Are Ours: Two Lives Cross in Karachi, Dir. Michelle Fiordaliso, USA.
Special Mention
The Painted Calf, Dir. David Pantaleón, Spain.
Animated Short Film Competition
Silver Hugo
Airport, Dir. Michaela Müller, Switzerland, Croatia.
Gold Plaque
Drop by Drop, Dirs. Xá, Laura Gonçalves, Portugal.
Special Mention
Beyond Fields of Paper, Dir. Yiyi Ma, USA
Narrative Short Film Competition
Gold Hugo
Night Shift, Dir. Marshall Tyler, USA.
Silver Hugo
A Gentle Night, Dir. Qui Yang, China.
Special Mention
Fucking Bunnies, Dir. Teemu Niukkanen, Finland.