Gigi Pritzker at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival! (Chicago,IL)

CHICAGO-October 22,2015: Gigi Pritzker at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival TONIGHT for a tribute in her honor and to open the Festival's Industry Days section. Festival founder Michael Kutza presented her with the Industry Achievement Award at the AMC River East Theatre. (Photo © Linda Matlow/PIXINTL) Gigi Pritzker is an accomplished film and stage producer, businesswoman, and an active philanthropist, who serves as co-founder and CEO of film production and financing company OddLot Entertainment.  Prizker is best known for producing Drive (2011), Ender's Game (2013) and The Way Way Back (2013). Photo copyright © Linda Matlow/PIXINTL. All rights reserved

Millennium Park’s McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Opens Friday, November 13 (Chicago,Illinois)

 

 

 Opening Day will feature skating performance by non-profit organization Ice Reach

The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park will kick off the winter season on Friday, November 13 (weather permitting), with a festive opening ceremony at 11 a.m. featuring ice skaters from Ice Reach, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting participation and involvement in all ice sports. The rink will open to the public at 11:35 a.m. and remain open through Sunday, March 6, 2016 (weather permitting.)
For more than a decade, the ice rink has become a Chicago winter tradition drawing over 100,000 skaters annually. Once again this year, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will present Winter Workouts with free skating lessons on Fridays–Sundays, one hour before the rink opens. Additionally, lessons and special programming (including speed skating demos, Noodle Hockey and ice dance demos) will be offered during Chicago Public School’s Winter Break, December 21 – December 31, one hour before the rink opens, except December 25.
The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink is located in Millennium Park on Michigan Avenue between Washington and Madison Streets. Skating is FREE and open to the public, with skate rentals available for $12. Grant support for Winter Workouts was provided by McDonald’s Active Lifestyles Endowment, managed by the Millennium Park Foundation.
The McCormick Tribune Ice Rink will operate under the following hours:

• Mondays–Thursdays, noon–8 p.m.
• Fridays, noon–10 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 11 a.m.)
• Saturdays (Nov. 14–Jan. 2), 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• Saturdays (Jan. 9–March. 5), 10 a.m.–9 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• Sundays, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)

Special holiday hours:

• Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.
• Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. (no ice skating lesson)
• Saturday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 30, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. (no ice skating lesson)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
• Chicago Public Schools Closed (School Improvement Day), Friday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (ice skating lesson at 9 a.m.)
• President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

The Ice Rink was the first element of Millennium Park to open to the public. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 20, 2001, featured performers and skaters including two gold-medal winning hockey players from the USA women’s team, the Radio City Rockettes and actress Bonnie Hunt. The rink is 200 ft. long, 80 ft. wide and has 15,910 sq. ft. of skating surface.
For more information about events in Millennium Park, visit millenniumpark.org
 or call 312.742.1168, like Millennium Park on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @Millennium_Park.

  

Chicago Int'l Film Festival>Argentinian Films and Industry Days Kick-Off

Industry Days Kick-Off! Industry Days kicks off tonight with an Industry Tribute to Gigi Pritzker at 7:00PM. Panels and conferences on all things film will continue Oct 23-25. View and download your schedule here and keep an eye out for open-to-the-public events listed below. All open-to-the-public events are $5 for non-Industry Days badge-holders. A Conversation with Jeff Garlin and Steve Pink   State of the Art-House: A Conversation with Sony Pictures Classics' Michael Barker       Is the Future of Indie Film in TV and on the Web?   How to Build a Booming Chicago Film Industry       Power Players: How Women Producers & Executives are Changing the Entertainment Business An incisive, penetrating drama about standing up for what you believe in Thursday Night Film: Paulina Argentina, Brazil - Director: Santiago Mitre - 5:30PM Anchored by a complex, nuanced performance from Dolores Fonzi, this blistering drama reconsiders the line between wealth and poverty, chaos and order, victim and survivor. Winner of the best film award in Critics' Week at Cannes. Tickets here . More Thursday Night Films How to Win Enemies Argentina - Chicago Premiere - Thurs @ 9:30PM Scheduled to attend: Actor Ines Palombo Lucas, a young lawyer obsessed with crime novels, turns a chance encounter with a beautiful woman into a date ending in his bed. But when he wakes up alone, missing a secret stash of cash, the game's afoot.   Ludo India - Chicago Premiere - Thurs @ 10:15PM Unable to secure a room at a hotel, four partying Kolkata teenagers opt to spend the night in a mall after hours. But a strange elderly couple has also taken up residence there, and soon the teens become the latest victims in an ancient, bloodthirsty game. Friday Afternoon! They Look Like People U.S. - Chicago Premiere - Fri @ 3:00PM   Oprhans of Eldorado Brazil - U.S. Premiere - Fri @ 11:30AM Scheduled to attend: Director Guilherme Coelho The Homecoming Iceland - U.S. Premiere - Fri @ 1:45PM Scheduled to attend: Director Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Producer Rakel Garoarsdóttirm   Adama France - U.S. Premiere - Fri @ 5:45PM Scheduled to attend: Director Simon Rouby and Producer Phillippe Aigle Meet the Filmmakers: Tarzan and Arab Nasser Tarzan and Arab Nasser, directors of Dégradé , a transfixing chamber drama with a colorful assortment of women (including beloved screen icon Hiam Abbass) in a beauty salon in the Gaza Strip.   "The camera gives the soul of what you want to say." On what they hope audiences take away from their film: "Life is stronger that anyone who wants to destroy it. And that we have to protect the hope, and to perpetuate it." On filmmaking technology: "Technical equipment has become easier to use and affordable to anyone, which is good, but at the same time, it is difficult after 100 years of cinema to find new stories or new forms to tell." Hear more from Tarzan and Arab Nasser during the Q&A tonight at 6:15PM and Fri at 8:30PM. Meet the Filmmaker: João Pedro Placido João Pedro Placido, director of Volta À Terra , a bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring illuminating, hypnotic photography of the Portuguese countryside amid the changing seasons.   On what he learned during the filmmaking process: "All we can do with sound (editing & mixing) to help the story being told and evoke right emotions." On what people love about movies: "The semi-hypnotic state that leads them to other worlds, fantasies, traveling with our mind while our body rests in a chair." Hear more from João Pedro Placido during the Q&A Fri at 3:30PM.   Follow us on Instagram! @chifilmfest Red Carpets, Filmmaker Q&As, After-Parties, and everything in between. Follow @chifilmfest on Instagram for the latest Festival pics. Festival Tip! Vote for your favorite films and make your voice heard! Audience ballots are distributed after each screening. Stick around to cast your ballot for the Audience Choice Award.   Directions to the Fest All films at the Chicago International Film Festival will take place at the AMC River East 21 on 322 E. Illinois St. unless otherwise noted. There is easy access via public transportation! CTA Red Line: Grand Ave. station, walk five blocks east to the theater. CTA Buses: #29 (State St. To Navy Pier), #66 (Chicago Red Line to Navy Pier), #65 (Grand Red Line to Navy Pier).   Festival Parking Discounted parking available at River East Center Self Park (lower level of AMC River East 21, 300 E. Illinois St.) for $18 up to 8 hours. Please pick up your discounted parking voucher at the Guest Services, Merchandise, or Volunteer tables on the Theater Level. Festival Hot Spots Dinner-and-a-movie or post-screening cocktails. Full list of Festival Hot Spots.   Fig & Olive 5104 E. Oak St. Mediterranean   Honey Butter Fried Chicken 3361 N. Elston Ave. American Travel Partner Whether you're visiting us from half a world away or the next town over, experience Chicago-style hospitality with our fabulous partners. Let us make your Festival experience an unforgettable one! Full list of Festival Travel Partners.     JW Marriott Nestled inside a Daniel Burnham original building, the JW Marriott offers lavish accommodations, modern amenities, an all new full service spa, and innovative Italian American cuisine at The Florentine. All perfectly located in the heart of Chicago, walking distance from the lakefront, theater district and the best shopping, dining and entertainment the city has to offer. THANK YOU TO OUR FESTIVAL PARTNERS Cinema/Chicago would like to acknowledge our partners without their generosity the 51st Chicago International Film Festival would not be possible. Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, is a year-round non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image. We serve Chicago's diverse and under-served citizenry by providing access to world-class cinema. We aim to enrich Chicago's cultural environment by presenting film in contexts that encourage discussion and debate. Cinema/Chicago 30 E. Adams St., Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60603   P: 312.683.0121 E: info@chicagofilmfestival.com

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