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Chicago International Film Festival 50th Anniversary Gala Honoring Kevin Kline
Celebrating
its 50th anniversary of saluting the greatest talents in world cinema, The Chicago International Film Festival
will honor Academy Award®-winning actor Kevin
Kline with a Career Achievement Award on Saturday, June 28 at the Four
Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware, at a special Summer Gala celebration.
With
this award, Kline will join the ranks of many of the film industry’s most
influential talents through the decades, including past Chicago International
Film Festival honorees directors Orson Welles, George Cukor, Oliver Stone, Lord
Richard Attenborough, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg
and actors Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, Sigourney Weaver, Liv Ullman, Shirley
MacLaine, Faye Dunaway, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Michael Douglas, Tom
Cruise, Sally Field, Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino.
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The
celebratory evening will kick off with a lavish cocktail reception during which
guests will browse an array of unique silent auction items, followed by a
delectable dinner. The highlight of the evening will be a conversation with and
special tribute to Kline complete with a selection of clips showcasing his most
memorable performances.
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The
Chicago International Film Festival’s Summer Gala is a highly anticipated event
in Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival’s year-round
programming. A primary fundraising event for the not-for-profit arts and
education organization, profits from the Summer Gala support Cinema/Chicago’s
Education Outreach Screening Program, which brings more than 6,000 Chicago
Public School students to film screenings each year.
