Chicago International Documentary Festival

Chicago, United States December 2013, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: TBA
The 2009 Festival has been cancelled but is scheduled to return in 2010.
Festival Data:
- Established: 2003
- Genre: Documentary (click to see)
- Attendance: 24000
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 600
- Total Number of Films Screened: 210
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
www.chicagodocfestival.org
Festival Description:

Chicago International Documentary Festival is a premier festival of documentary films in the U.S. The thought-provoking 10-day film event established in 2003 is dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the documentary film. Our eclectic programming is designed to extend appreciation of the art of documentary film and its unique power to inspire and communicate a world of ideas and cultures. Each edition presents an array of extraordinary programs, showcasing the work of brilliant filmmakers and providing a venue for established and emerging artists of film as well as doc film buffs to see the most interesting international picks. Over $50,000 in unrestricted cash plus other prizes are awarded by the jury.

Awards given include:

CHICAGO DOC GRAND PRIX
$ 25,000.00 in unrestricted cash & a unique sculpture for the best documentary feature film. (running time over 60 minutes)

CHICAGO DOC SHORT FILM GRAND PRIX
$ 5.000.00 in unrestricted cash & a unique sculpture for the best short documentary film (running time of 60 minutes or less)

INNOVATION AWARD
$ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash for the most innovative filmmaker

NATASHA ISAACS CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
$ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash for the best cinematography

CHICAGO DOC AUDIENCE AWARD
$ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash for the audience's favorite pick

HUMANITARIAN AWARD
$ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash for the film of special human values

DISCOVERING EYE AWARD
$ 500.00 in unrestricted cash for the most promising young filmmaker

JUSTYNA & THOMAS ROSZAK OUR KIDS OF THE WORLD AWARD
$500.00 in unrestricted cash

CHICAGO DOC SKY IS THE LIMIT PRODUCTION AWARD
$20.000.00 in unrestricted cash

HONORARY AWARDS

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

GENIUS/CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

DOC UNIVERSE AWARD

SPECIAL NON-MONETARY AWARDS

CHICAGO DOC GRAND PRIX JURY SPECIAL PRIZE

CHICAGO DOC SHORT FILM GRAND PRIX JURY SPECIAL PRIZE

FILM CRITICS' AWARD

INTERNATIONAL PRESS AWARD
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.chicagodocfestival.org/ form.htm

Email:	info(at)chicagodocfestival.org
Phone:	(1) 773486-9612
Fax:	(1) 773 486-9613
Mailing Address:	1112 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 USA

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SEP 10, 2008 10:35AM FFW Festival Editor writes:

The 2009 Chicago International Documentary Festival has been cancelled

August 25, 2008:
Contact: Christopher Kamyszew Director, CIDF info@chicagodocfestival.org 773.486.9612

Due to funding problems in the city of Chicago and our unwillingness to compromise a quality of the Chicago International Documentary Festival, the CIDF Board of Governors made a difficult decision to cancel the 2009 CIDF dates and postpone next festival edition until further notice. We are sorry for any inconvenience that decision may create to our partners, filmmakers, and audiences.
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APR 12, 2007 03:37PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Chicago International Documentary Festival

Chicago Doc Grand Prix: “The Monastery– Mr. Vig And The Nun”
Directed By: Pernille Rose Gronkjaer, (Denmark)
Prize: $ 25,000.00 in unrestricted cash and sculpture

Chicago Doc Grand Prix Jury Special Prize: “Souvenirs”
Directed By: Shahar Cohen & Halil Efrat, (Israel)

Honorable Mention: “Losers And Winners”
Directed By: Ulrike Franke & Michael Loeken, (Germany)

Chicago Doc Short Film Grand Prix: “On A Tightrope”
Directed By: Petr Lom, (Norway/Canada)
Prize: $ 5.000.00 in unrestricted cash and sculpture

Arie & Bozena Zweig Innovation Award: “Blockade”
Directed By: Sergei Loznica, (Russia)

And “Even If She Had Been A Criminal...”
Directed By: Jean Gabriel Periot, (France)
Prize: $ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash and plaque

Natasha Isaacs Cinematography Award: “War/Dance”
Sean Fine, Cinematographer, (USA)
Prize: $ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash and plaque

Chicago Doc Audience Award: “Mystic Ball”
Directed By: Greg Hamilton, USA/Canada
Prize: $ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash and plaque

Chicago Doc Humanitarian Award: “The Blood Of Yingzhou District”
Directed By: Ruby Yang, China/USA

And “Shame”
Directed By: Mohammed Ali Naqvi, USA/Pakistan
Prize: $ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash for the film of special human values

Chicago Doc President's Award: “Orange Revolution”
Directed By: Steven York, USA

And “in memoriam alexander litvinenko”
Directed By: Jos De Putter & Masha Novikova, The Netherlands

Chicago Doc Sky Is The Limit Production Award: “The Stone Silence”
Directed By: Krzysztof Kopczynski, Poland
Prize: $20.000.00 in unrestricted cash

Justyna & Thomas Roszak Our Kids Of The World Award
“Angel's Fire”
“Bread”
“Lima’s Streets”
“Welcome To Poptun”
All Directed by: Marcelo Bukin
Prize: $500.00 in unrestricted cash

Chicago Doc Classic Award: “The Murder Of Fred Hampton”
Directed By: Mike Gray, USA

Film Critics' Award: “Losers And Winners”
Directed By: Ulrike Franke & Michael Loeken, Germany

International Press & Programmers Award: “Ghosts Of Cite Soleil”
Directed By: Asger Leth, Denmark

Discovering Eye Award For The Most Promising Young Filmmaker:
Jason Kohn, Director of Manda Bala (Send A Bullet)
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