The 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, announced its International Competitions for this year’s edition, running October 15–26, 2025. This year’s competitive titles include two world premieres, 14 feature films making their North American premieres, and another 13 holding their U.S. premieres, with titles from countries around the world including Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Germany, Tajikistan, Poland, Japan, Italy, Thailand, I...