San Sebastian -- Lu Chuan's controversial Chinese film "City of Life and Death," depicting the atrocities committed during the 1938 Japanese siege of China's former capital, Nanjing, won the Golden Shell Saturday at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Spain's Javier Rebollo picked up the best directing award for his "Woman Without Piano," portraying the alienation of a Madrid housewife on the threshold of menopause.
The Silver Shell acting awards went to Spanish actors Lola Duenas and Pablo Pineda for their central performances in Alvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro's "Me Too," focusing on a man with Down syndrome and his efforts to woo a woman without. Pineda is the first Down's sufferer to get a university degree in Europe.
Philippe Van Leeuw's look at the Rwandan massacre "The Day God Walked Away" won the coveted Kutxa-New Directors Award worth 90,000 euros to be equally divided between the director and the Spanish distributor.
Spain's Javier Rebollo picked up the best directing award for his "Woman Without Piano," portraying the alienation of a Madrid housewife on the threshold of menopause.
The Silver Shell acting awards went to Spanish actors Lola Duenas and Pablo Pineda for their central performances in Alvaro Pastor and Antonio Naharro's "Me Too," focusing on a man with Down syndrome and his efforts to woo a woman without. Pineda is the first Down's sufferer to get a university degree in Europe.
Philippe Van Leeuw's look at the Rwandan massacre "The Day God Walked Away" won the coveted Kutxa-New Directors Award worth 90,000 euros to be equally divided between the director and the Spanish distributor.
- 9/26/2009
- by By Pamela Rolfe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In Matias Armand Jordal’s “Normal,” the tragic death of a mother causes her family to shatter when they struggle to cope with the loss. We gave Jordal and others a free-form style interview to gather their thoughts on their careers individual projects. Editor’S Note: This is part of a series of interviews indieWIRE will be running with the filmmakers screening in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery program. You… I …...
- 9/8/2009
- indieWIRE - People
In Matias Armand Jordal’s “Together,” the tragic death of a mother causes her family to shatter when they struggle to cope with the loss. We gave Jordal and others a free-form style interview to gather their thoughts on their careers individual projects. Editor’S Note: This is part of a series of interviews indieWIRE will be running with the filmmakers screening in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery program. You… I …...
- 9/8/2009
- indieWIRE - People
- Lots of Fall festival news today from New York, Toronto and Spain and I know what my first piece of Tiff coverage will be: Christopher Doyle's "Picture Start" (Doyle (Happy Together) reconsiders how images evolve before the director’s call to “action” and what happens to them after the “cut.” Doyle superimposes directives from traditional film leader on to the processed still film and filmmaking images he has created during his extensive career. Curated by Noah Cowan at the Indexg, 50 Gladstone Avenue in Toronto. Here is a look at eight and 1/2 news items that we didn't have enough time to cover but are worth mentioning here for August 11th... 1. Tell Me Where you are Josh!Blair Witch creators looking to make a sequel. Must be out of money and ideas. (Via Slashfilm.com) 2. Charlie, Sophie and Giamatti Cold Souls director and star on Charlie Rose last night. 3. San
- 8/12/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.