Bence Fliegauf’s “Just the Wind” wins top prize at Paris Cinema Festival

PanARMENIAN.Net - Bence Fliegauf’s Just the Wind swept through the competition at the Paris Cinema Festival, taking the top jury prize Monday, July 9 night, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The lights went down on the City of Lights’ annual ode to France’s “7th art” form after nearly two weeks of movie premieres, talent visits and a tribute to Hong Kong’s film industry in partnership with the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

The event featured appearances from an eclectic mix of talent from all over the world, including Kylie Minogue, Johnnie To, Olivier Assayas, Michel Gondry, Juliette Binoche and Melvil Poupaud, for its 10th birthday celebration.

The fest wrapped Monday with the ceremony and a screening of closing-night film Cecelia Rouaud’s Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit complete with an appearance from the film’s cast, including Vanessa Paradis.

Ann Hui’s Hong Kong title A Simple Life won both the audience award and the students prize. Distribution Workshop is handling international sales for the film, which is still looking for a French distributor.

Just the Wind will hit Gallic theaters in March via Sophie Dulac Distribution. The drama based on the true story of a series of racist attacks in Hungary screened at this year’s Berlinale, where it won the Amnesty Prize.

The bloggers and web award went to Miguel Gomes’ Tabou, and the Numericable prize awarded by subscribers to France’s telecom service went to Kim Nguyen’s Canadian title Rebelle. The winning films will be screened again for audiences on Tuesday at the MK2 Bibliotheque.

The Paris Cinema Festival ran from June 29-July 10.