Cannes: “The Repentant” drama wins Europa Cinemas Label’s top prizeMay 26, 2012 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Repentant, an Algerian/French drama from director Merzak Allouache about a young terrorist seeking redemption, has won the Europa Cinemas Label prize for Best European film running in Cannes' official line-up. The film premiered in Cannes' Directors' Fortnight sidebar, The Hollywood Reporter said. The prize means the Europa Cinemas Network, an exhibitors association which represents nearly 3,000 screens in Europe and elsewhere, will provide additional backing to exhibitors to screen the film. This year's Europa Cinemas jury in Cannes consisted of Sarah Beaufol of French exhibitor Le Melies; Mexican exhibitor Paula Astorga Riestra of Cineteca Nacional; Erik Hamre of Denmark's Gentofte Kino and Francesc Vilallonga of Spanish exhibitor Cinema Truffaut. The Europa Cinemas Network, now in its 20th year, also honors European art house films with similar prizes at the Berlin, Venice and Karlovy Vary film festivals. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |