The award winners for the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival have been announced. The 46th Annual Chicago International Film Festival is “an annual film festival that is presented by Cinema/Chicago which was founded by Michael Kutza in 1964. First held in 1965, it is one of North America’s oldest film events. It is held every October. The International Connections Program was created in 2003 in order to raise awareness of the international film culture and diversity of Chicago, and to make the festival more appealing to audience and staff of various ethnicities.” The festival ran from October 7, 2010 to October 21, 2010. The full listing of the award winners for the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival is below.
Main Competition
The Gold Hugo for Best Film: How I Ended the Summer (Russia), directed by Aleksei Popogrebsky
The Silver Hugo – Special Jury Award: A Somewhat Gentle Man (Norway), directed by Hans Petter Moland
The Silver Hugo – Special Jury Award: We Are What We Are (Mexico), directed by Jorge Michel Grau
The Silver Hugo – Best Actor: Youssouf Djaoro of A Screaming Man (France/Belgium/Chad)
The Silver Hugo – Best Actress: Liana Liberato of Trust (USA)
The Silver Hugo: Brother & Sister (Argentina), directed by Daniel Burman
The Silver Hugo – Best Screenplay: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun of A Screaming Man (France/Belgium/Chad)
Gold Plaque: Márta Mészáros in recognition of her career in international cinema, on the occasion of Last Report on Anna (Hungary)
Silver Plaque: The Matchmaker (Israel), directed by Avi Nesher
StarNew Directors Competition
The Gold Hugo: Shahada (Germany), directed by Burhan Qurbani
The Silver Hugo: Norman (USA), directed by Jonathan Segal
Gold Plaque: Erratum (Poland), directed by Marek Lechki
StarDocufest Competition
The Gold Hugo: Beautiful Darling (USA), directed by James Rasin
The Silver Hugo: The Minutemen (USA), directed by Corey Wascinski
Gold Plaque: Moving to Mars (UK/Thailand), directed by Mat Whitecross
Silver Plaque: Sex Magic (USA), directed by Jonathan Schell, Eric Liebman
StarShort Film Competition
The Gold Hugo: Deeper Than Yesterday (Australia), directed by Ariel Kleiman
The Silver Hugo:The Swimmers (Cuba), directed by Carlos Lechuga
Gold Plaque: Grandmothers (Brazil), directed by Michael Wahrmann
Gold Plaque: The Descent (Israel), directed by Shai Miedzinski
Silver Plaque – Best Animation: Stanley Pickle (UK), directed by Victoria Mather
Source: AltFilmGuide