CHICAGO — Starting with a Southport Avenue block party (food trucks!) for the Oct. 12 opening night, this year’s Chicago International Film Festival is handing out awards to, among others, Kathryn Hahn of “WandaVision,” soon to headline her own late 2023 Disney+ spinoff “Agatha: Coven of Chaos.”
A Westchester native and Northwestern University alum, Hahn is also featured in the new “Knives Out” mystery “Glass Onion,” scheduled for an Oct. 18 festival screening, at which she’ll pick up a Career Achievement award.
On Oct. 21, “Titans” co-star Anna Diop receives the Rising Star award in conjunction with another festival offering, the well-received horror film “Nanny.” As festival officials await confirmation on other guests, they’re announcing events including one showcasing the latest Jonathan Majors film, “Devotion” (Oct. 22). It’s a Korean War-era biopic about Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in U.S. Navy history.
