Danish films featured at Chicago International Film Festival on October 10 – 24, 2013
The 49th Chicago International Film Festival has announced the full lineup of films selected to screen in the International Feature, New Directors, Docufest, After Dark, Q Hugo, and Short Film Competitions, including several films from Denmark. The competitions feature a diverse mix of established and new filmmakers and genres as well as World, North American and U.S. premieres. Sixteen films will compete in the International Feature Competition, thirteen on the New Directors Competition, ten in Docufest and seven in After Dark.
“Of the 180 films we will be presenting this year from 60 countries, more than half will be competing for the Silver and Gold Hugo film awards. They are the best of what’s new, innovative and exciting in cinema,” said Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival, Michael Kutza. “We are thrilled to have such a high caliber of films in competition.”
For the 49th Chicago International Film Festival, 131 feature-length films were selected, representing over 60 countries. These films were selected from a total of 850 film submissions. 55 short films were accepted out of 1,900 submissions.
The 49th Chicago International Film Festival runs October 10- 24, 2013.
DANISH FILM “THE MIRACLE” IS PART OF INTERNATIONAL FEATURE COMPETITION
Representing a wide variety of styles and genres, these films compete for the Festival’s top honor, the Gold Hugo – as well as trophies for best actors, director, and writer – in North America’s longest-running competitive film festival.
The Danish film “The Miracle”, starring Ulrich Thomsen, Sonja Richter and Peter Plaugborg, will be featured at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2013. (Photo by Patrik Redmond)
One of the featured films is “The Miracle” from Denmark by Director Simon Staho and starring actors Ulrich Thomsen, Sonja Richter and Peter Plaugborg. In the film, Jakob and Johanna were first loves, best friends, and ballroom dancers – until she found a better partner. Years later, embittered Jakob returns to find the once vibrant dancer wheelchair-bound and trapped in an unhappy marriage to the local priest, who makes the hoped-for miracle of her recovery the center of his ministry. Their romance rekindled, they must choose between love and security. A sense of mystery and doom pervade this gripping drama about passion, faith, and perversity. This is the U.S. Premiere of this film.
The complete list of films is available at www.chicagofilmfestival.com.
Tickets, Festival Passes and Theater Information
Festival Passes are on sale until October 9, 2013. Pass options include:
Moviegoer (10 regular admissions): $95 for Cinema/Chicago members, $125 for non-members.
Passport (20 regular admissions): $180 for Cinema/Chicago members, $240 for non-members
Passes can be purchased online at www.chicagofilmfestival.com.
Individual tickets will be available to Cinema/Chicago members on September 18-20, 2013. General public tickets will be on sale starting September 21, 2013. Tickets can be purchased online via Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com/chicagofilmfestival; by phone at 312-332-FILM (3456); or by visiting the Festival box office at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) beginning September 21 or at the Cinema/Chicago office (30 E. Adams, Suite 800) beginning September 23.
Festival screenings will be held at the AMC River East 21 Theater (322 E. Illinois St.).
For more information, visit http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival_guide/tickets/
About Cinema/Chicago: Cinema/Chicago is a not-for-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to encouraging better understanding between cultures and to making a positive contribution to the art form of the moving image. The Chicago International Film Festival is part of the year-round programs presented by Cinema/Chicago, which also include the International Screenings Program (May-September), the Chicago International Television Competition (April), CineYouth Festival (May), Intercom Competition (October) and year-round Education Outreach and Member Screenings Program.
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