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Godland set in Iceland wins top award at Chicago film festival

10/22/2022 8:01:00 PM

The Gold Hugo winner also claims a Silver Hugo for its cinematography

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'Godland,' a dire tale of a 19th-century Danish priest building a church in distant Iceland, won the top award Friday at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival. The Gold Hugo winner also claims a Silver Hugo for its cinematography Janus Films“Godland,” a dire tale of 19th-century Danish priest building a church in distant Iceland, won the top award Friday at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, running throughSunday.The International Feature Film Competition jury gave the Gold Hugo to this Denmark/ Iceland/ France/ Sweden co-production directed by Hlynur Pálmason. Sixteenfilms competed for kudos. A Silver Hugo for Best Cinematography went to Maria von Hausswolff, who shot “Godland.” The film’s priest shoots glass plate photographs of people he meets on hisChristianizing colonial mission.A second-place Silver Hugo went to “Close” by Lukas Dhont, which also copped a Gold Q-Hugo from the jury in the OutLook Competition for films that “reflect the myriad perspectives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.” Read more:
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One of my first professional theater jobs was [McDonagh’s play The Lieutenant of Inishmore in 2001].Del Toro, who also directed stunning hits like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water , talked about how animation is not strictly for kids, and why it is sometimes the ultimate medium to convey complex stories about much more adult topics. Janus Films “Godland,” a dire tale of 19th-century Danish priest building a church in distant Iceland, won the top award Friday at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, running throughSunday. The International Feature Film Competition jury gave the Gold Hugo to this Denmark/ Iceland/ France/ Sweden co-production directed by Hlynur Pálmason. The annual festival made a full return after a scaled back version last year (the mask mandate was kept in place, and most social activities were outdoors), and this year’s festival featured 242 films from 71 countries. Sixteenfilms competed for kudos. Also, the [characters he writes] are quite like me. A Silver Hugo for Best Cinematography went to Maria von Hausswolff, who shot “Godland. It was a reminder that movies reflect our world back to us, and that we often struggle and find joy in similar ways, despite cultural differences.” The film’s priest shoots glass plate photographs of people he meets on hisChristianizing colonial mission. Animation is film. A second-place Silver Hugo went to “Close” by Lukas Dhont, which also copped a Gold Q-Hugo from the jury in the OutLook Competition for films that “reflect the myriad perspectives and experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals. Broker Broker is the first Korean movie by Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu, who won the Palme d′Or with Shoplifters at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Condon in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.” The five international feature jurors also granted Silver Hugos for best director to Maryam Touzani for “The Blue Caftan;” best screenplay to the writers of “Saint Omer;”best performance to Vicky Krieps in “Corsage;” best ensemble cast performance to five actors in “The Beast;” and best production design for “The Kings of the World.” The jury innovated an Award for Cinematic Bravery to bestow on Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi. But when a baby’s mother, played beautifully by Lee Ji-eun (K-pop idol IU), comes back for the baby and joins the search for a couple to adopt her baby, tragicomedy ensues. His topical “No Bears” is a self-referential narrative where he plays himself making afilm under the eyes of authorities. There were so many [aspects] to Siobhán; she has to be jaded but hopeful, childlike with Pádraic but a mature woman. Last July Panahi was reportedly ordered to Evin prison to serve five years for“conspiracy and collusion against national security” and one year for“propaganda against thesystem,” according to judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi. Content. “The three movies are to do with childhood coming up against something that has to do with war and violence,” he explains. This year’s New Directors Competition jury voted a Gold Hugo for “Falcon Lake” by Charlotte Le Bon, and a Silver Hugo for Ann Oren’s “Piaffe.” Two other films in thiscategory earned the Roger Ebert Award, presented to “a filmmaker with a fresh and uncompromising vision”: “A Piece of Sky” by Michael Koch and “The Great Silence” by Katrine Brocks. How did you create the dynamic between your characters? And how did you play Siobhán differently with other castmembers? I’m very close to my brother and Colin’s very close to his sister, so we both had a relationship [to base our characters on]. The International Documentary Competition jury recognized “Alis” (Colombia, Romania, Chile) by Clare Weiskopf and Nicolás Van Hemelryck with a Gold Hugo. A SilverHugo went to “The Natural History of Destruction” (Germany, Lithuania, The Netherlands) by Sergei Loznitsa. The festival’s annual Chicago Award goes to “King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones. I had to take away any element of that [sexualization], yet at the same time, she’s still a young woman, and she’s reading all these books. Watch the teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s. ” The late Chicago legend in the title is the grandfather of Harriet Marin Jones, the film’sproducer, writer and director. Six more awards were granted to short films. In late additions to the festival schedule, three award winners screen in “Best of the Fest” slots Sunday at AMC River East 21, 322 E. She’s just sick of the fellas talking over [her], thinking they know everything, and they don’t. Illinois St.: 11:30am “King of Kings: ChasingEdward Jones”; 4:45 p. m. COURTESY OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES There’s an interesting gender shift — it’s the men in this movie who are the emotional messes, essentially throwing tantrums. “Close,” and 7 p.m. “Godland. And they were never really praised or shown the gratitude that they should have been shown.” Ticket info at .