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CIFF24: Exclusive Portrait of Japanese Director Kore-da Hirozaku
CHICAGO – On Friday, October 18th, the 60th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) paid tribute to one of Japan’s master directors, Kore-eda Hirokazu. The filmmaker achieved international acclaim for films like “After Life” (1998), “Distance” (2001), “Nobody Knows” (2004), “Like Father, Like Son” (2013) and in 2018, Kore-eda won Cannes’ highest award, the Palme d’Or, with his film “Shoplifters.”
The Exclusive Portraits were captured by photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com at the event that took place at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The 2024 CIFF runs through October 27th.
60th CIFF Honoree “A Tribute to Kore-da Hirozaku”
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Born in 1962 in Tokyo, JKore-eda Hirokazu graduated from Waseda University and joined TV Man Union, where he directed several prize-winning documentary programs. In 1995, he made his feature directorial debut with “Maborosi,” which became a festival favorite, winning the 52nd Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Osella and the Chicago International Film Festival’s Gold Hugo.
During the remaining days of the Festival, THE BEST OF THE FEST will take place, spotlighting the Award Winners, at the conveniently located/parking friendly AMC New City the Chicago hub for the festival. Click link bellow for details.
By PATRICK McDONALD |