Chicago Summer Series (internships as well)
June 8th 2010 05:17
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, brings the best in international cinema to Chicago through its year-round programming and events. In collaboration with the Chicago Cultural Center and our international and cultural partners throughout the city, we are pleased to host FREE public film screenings at our 7th annual International Summer Screenings Program.
This weekly film series, running May 5 - September 8, showcases nineteen films from around the world every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm and select Saturday matinees at 2:00pm.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to theater capacity. Films are unrated. Viewer discretion is advised.
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago.
CHICAGO FilmFest
KOREA
Wednesday June 9, 6:30pm and Saturday June 12, 2:00pm
Scandal Makers
Gwasok Scandal
Director: Kang Hyung-chul
2008, 108 minutes
In this comedy of family and fame, a celebrity hanging on to his fading popularity faces an unimaginable scandal. Nam Hyun-soo was once a popular teen idol with millions of teenage girl fans. Now in his 30s, he is hanging on as the host of a hit radio show. When Jung-nam calls in with her heartrending story of her lifelong wish to meet the father she's never known, the whole nation becomes riveted, and the show's ratings rocket. Thrilled by the prospect of a comeback, Nam Hyun-soo cannot even begin to imagine the career-jeopardizing impact her story will have on his life. After all, just one scandal and it's game over for his career! Courtesy of M-Line Distribution. Korean with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Korean Consulate General in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
POLAND
Wednesday June 16, 6:30pm and Saturday June 19, 2:00pm
Bye, Bye GDR! To Liberty via Warsaw
Zegnaj DDR! Przez Warszawe ku Wolnosci
Director: Krzysztof Czajka
2009, 55 minutes
The documentary Bye, Bye GDR! To Liberty via Warsaw recounts the story of the escape of roughly 6,000 East Germans through Warsaw to West Germany in the autumn of 1989. Twenty years after the unforgettable events that ended the Cold War, this long veiled story is brought to light as the former East German refugees and Polish and German politicians share their memories of a people's flight from their own country. Once the refugees arrived in Poland that fateful year, they traveled to Warsaw in order to reach the West German Embassy and eventually West Berlin. Polish with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
AUSTRALIA
Wednesday June 23, 6:30pm
MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX
Director: Sarah Watt
2009, 108 minutes, Australia
One family. One year. No sex. What else is there? - Sports, spending, saving, sickness, singing, storage solutions, spiritual stuff, Santa ... My Year without Sex is a kind of a love story. It examines all the big questions and even more of the little ones. Over one messy year, Ross and Natalie navigate their children, ticks, housework, birthdays, Christmas, faith, soccer, job insecurity, and more ticks. And through it all they're left wondering what will become of them and whether or not they will ever have sex again.
Co-presented by the Australian Consulate General in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
* immediately following will be a post-screening discussion with JR Jones, Film Critic, Chicago Reader.
CANADA
Wednesday June 30, 6:30pm and Saturday July 3, 2:00pm
Seducing Doctor Lewis
La grande séduction
Director: Jean-François Pouliot
2003, 109 minutes
The picturesque, if isolated, fishing community of St. Marie-La-Mauderne must find a village doctor at all costs. The economic health of their tiny community has long been suffering and only a doctor can save them-a much-needed factory will not be built without the guarantee of access to proper medical care. So, the residents will stop at nothing to convince Dr. Lewis, a swinging urbanite, that village life was made for him. One month is all that they need, but thirty days proves to be an astonishingly long time to keep up the charade. Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance, Seducing Doctor Lewis is an endearing look at the idiosyncrasies and idylls of small town life. French with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
* immediately following will be a post-screening discussion with Ron Falzone, Film Professor, Columbia College Chicago.
Internships
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the annual Chicago International Film Festival, offers on-going (unpaid) internships (minimum 3-months basis) for students and young professionals who are interested to acquire hands on experiences through their internships. Applicants must be of college level or higher. Successful performance and completion of internship may lead to paid positions during the fall Festival season.
For more information about Internship opportunities head to the festival website.
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Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to theater capacity. Films are unrated. Viewer discretion is advised.
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago.
CHICAGO FilmFest
KOREA
Wednesday June 9, 6:30pm and Saturday June 12, 2:00pm
Scandal Makers
Gwasok Scandal
Director: Kang Hyung-chul
2008, 108 minutes
In this comedy of family and fame, a celebrity hanging on to his fading popularity faces an unimaginable scandal. Nam Hyun-soo was once a popular teen idol with millions of teenage girl fans. Now in his 30s, he is hanging on as the host of a hit radio show. When Jung-nam calls in with her heartrending story of her lifelong wish to meet the father she's never known, the whole nation becomes riveted, and the show's ratings rocket. Thrilled by the prospect of a comeback, Nam Hyun-soo cannot even begin to imagine the career-jeopardizing impact her story will have on his life. After all, just one scandal and it's game over for his career! Courtesy of M-Line Distribution. Korean with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Korean Consulate General in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
POLAND
Wednesday June 16, 6:30pm and Saturday June 19, 2:00pm
Bye, Bye GDR! To Liberty via Warsaw
Zegnaj DDR! Przez Warszawe ku Wolnosci
Director: Krzysztof Czajka
2009, 55 minutes
The documentary Bye, Bye GDR! To Liberty via Warsaw recounts the story of the escape of roughly 6,000 East Germans through Warsaw to West Germany in the autumn of 1989. Twenty years after the unforgettable events that ended the Cold War, this long veiled story is brought to light as the former East German refugees and Polish and German politicians share their memories of a people's flight from their own country. Once the refugees arrived in Poland that fateful year, they traveled to Warsaw in order to reach the West German Embassy and eventually West Berlin. Polish with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
AUSTRALIA
Wednesday June 23, 6:30pm
MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX
Director: Sarah Watt
2009, 108 minutes, Australia
One family. One year. No sex. What else is there? - Sports, spending, saving, sickness, singing, storage solutions, spiritual stuff, Santa ... My Year without Sex is a kind of a love story. It examines all the big questions and even more of the little ones. Over one messy year, Ross and Natalie navigate their children, ticks, housework, birthdays, Christmas, faith, soccer, job insecurity, and more ticks. And through it all they're left wondering what will become of them and whether or not they will ever have sex again.
Co-presented by the Australian Consulate General in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
* immediately following will be a post-screening discussion with JR Jones, Film Critic, Chicago Reader.
CANADA
Wednesday June 30, 6:30pm and Saturday July 3, 2:00pm
Seducing Doctor Lewis
La grande séduction
Director: Jean-François Pouliot
2003, 109 minutes
The picturesque, if isolated, fishing community of St. Marie-La-Mauderne must find a village doctor at all costs. The economic health of their tiny community has long been suffering and only a doctor can save them-a much-needed factory will not be built without the guarantee of access to proper medical care. So, the residents will stop at nothing to convince Dr. Lewis, a swinging urbanite, that village life was made for him. One month is all that they need, but thirty days proves to be an astonishingly long time to keep up the charade. Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance, Seducing Doctor Lewis is an endearing look at the idiosyncrasies and idylls of small town life. French with English subtitles.
Co-presented by the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Cinema/Chicago.
* immediately following will be a post-screening discussion with Ron Falzone, Film Professor, Columbia College Chicago.
Internships
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the annual Chicago International Film Festival, offers on-going (unpaid) internships (minimum 3-months basis) for students and young professionals who are interested to acquire hands on experiences through their internships. Applicants must be of college level or higher. Successful performance and completion of internship may lead to paid positions during the fall Festival season.
For more information about Internship opportunities head to the festival website.
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