Chicago Film Festival 2005 Winners
October 17th, 2005 by Andre Soares
Krzysztof Krauze’s Mój Nikifor / My Nikifor won the Golden Hugo for Best Film at the 41st Chicago International Film Festival at Saturday’s (Oct. 15) award ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers. This Polish drama about a highly prolific folk artist - played by Silver Hugo Best Actor winner Roman Gancarczyk - beat 18 other films in the festival’s international competition. Inka Friedrich and Nadja Uhl (the star of the Academy Award-nominated De Tweeling / Twin Sisters) shared the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress for their performances as two overheated neighbors in Sommer vorm Balkon / Summer In Berlin.
Cristi Puiu’s Romanian production Moartea domnului Lazarescu / The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize for "its ensemble portrayal of human frailty in a modern version of descent into Dante’s Inferno."
Full list of winners at the 2005 Chicago International Film Festival
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