CIFF. Awards.

Fireworks Wednesday has won the Gold Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival. Says the jury: "The creative energy of the director, Asghar Farhadi, sweeps us into the heart of paradoxical humanity."

The Silver Hugo, Special Jury Prize, goes to Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory, the other Silver Hugo to György Pálfi's Taxidermia. Jürgen Vogel picks up another award for his courageous performance in The Free Will and the Silver Hugo for Best Actress goes to "Darya Moroz, Victoria Isakova and Anna Ukolova (Russia) for their portrayals of Moscow prostitutes in the Russian film The Spot."

"Plaques" go to the Israeli film Aviva My Love, Kim Ki-duk's Time and, making another appearance on an awards list, Requiem.

FIPRESCI jury members have honored Day Night, Day Night in the New Directors Competition.

Iraq in Fragments scores another award for James Longley: Gold Hugo for Best Documentary Feature. Silver: Exile Family Movie; Special Jury Prizes: The Trials of Darryl Hunt and Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing.

And here's a full list. So far. The audience awards will be announced when the fest closes on Thursday.

Posted by dwhudson at October 17, 2006 8:31 AM