Film Festivals & Awards

Gomorrah wins top five prizes at European Film Awards

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Italian director Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah, a tale of the Naples underworld based on the book by Roberto Saviano, won five of the 15 top awards, including Best Film, at the 21st European Film Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday, December 6. Here is the list of the 2008 EFA winners: BEST FILM Gomorrah BEST DIRECTOR Matteo Garrone, Gomorrah BEST ACTOR Toni Servillo, Gomorrah BEST ACTRESS Kristin Scott Thomas, I've Loved You So Long BEST [Read more...]

International Press Academy announces Satellite Award nominees

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The International Press Academy has revealed the nominations for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards. In the running for best picture are Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Milk, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire and The Reader. The Satellite Awards will be presented at the ceremony on December 14 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City. The International Press Academy has also announced its list of the ten best films in 2008. Here they are: BALLAST CHANGELING DOUBT THE DARK [Read more...]

Hunger, Slumdog Millionaire big winners at British Independent Film Awards

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Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire and Steve McQueen's Hunger took home three trophies each at the 11th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The winners were announced at the Old Billingsgate Market in London on Sunday. The ceremony was hosted by James Nesbitt. Here is the complete list of the 2008 BIFA winners: Best British independent film: “Hunger” “In Bruges” “Man on Wire” “Slumdog Millionaire” “Somers Town” Best director: Mark Herman, “The Boy in the Striped [Read more...]

Pablo Larrain’s Tony Manero wins top prize at Turin Film Festival

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Tony Manero, the drama about a serial killer obsessed with John Travolta's character from Saturday Night Fever, has won the top prize at the 26th annual Turin Film Festival, which closed on Saturday. Chilean director Pablo Larrain also took the FIPRESCI prize for best film, while Alfredo Castro won best actor honours. Emmanuelle Devos won the best actress award her performance in The Unspoken (Non-Dit), a Belgian film written and directed by Fien Troch. The Jury presented a special award [Read more...]

Abdel Kechiche wins European Film Academy Critics’ Award 2008

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The European Film Academy (EFA), the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and EFA Productions have announced that this year's FIPRESCI prize has been awarded to French filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche for his film La Graine et la mulet (The Secret of the Grain). Hassouna Mansouri, FIPRESCI's director of the department for African affairs, explained the decision by saying: "Giving this year's prize to Abdellatif Kechiche, the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) [Read more...]