The Governing Board of The 39th Chicago International Film Festival will honor Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage with a Career Achievement Award, to be presented at their annual Summer Gala, Saturday, July 19 in the Grand Ballroom on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Arts & Entertainment network anchor and award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis will emcee the event. Proceeds will benefit the education and outreach programs of Cinema/Chicago, the umbrella organization that presents the annual Chicago International Film Festival.
The presentation of the Career Achievement Award will feature a film retrospective of Cage’s career, which includes an Academy Award for Best Actor in Leaving Las Vegas, and an Academy Award nomination for his work portraying Charlie Kaufman and his fictional twin brother Donald in Spike Jonze’s Adaptation. A live auction follows.
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Cinema/Chicago will present The 39th Chicago International Film Festival between Oct. 2-16.