Argentinian thriller “Paulina” wins top prize at Beijing Film FestApril 25, 2016 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Argentinian thriller “Paulina” (aka “La Patota”) won the top prize Tiantan Award at the closing ceremony of the Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23), Variety reports. Directed by Santiago Mitre, the film also picked up the best screenplay and best actress (Dolores Fonzi) awards at a ceremony on Saturday, April 23 night held some 40 km away from the city center in Huairou. The best director award went to Denmark’s Christina Rosendahl for her film, “The Idealist.” Louis Hofman was named best actor for his role in another Danish film “Land of Mine” (aka “Under Sandet”.) China’s “Go Away, Mr Tumor” was given the best visual effects award. The competitive section was announced only days before the festival began. It came as a surprise, as many in the industry had been led to believe that the BJIFF had become a non-competitive festival. The jury was headed by Brett Ratner. The sixth edition of the festival again included a film market, a conference series and a project pitching section. The popularity of the pitching sessions continued to boom with the number of projects submitted increasing by half to 674. The market, relocated this year to the conference center of the Beijing International Hotel in Jianguomen, was dominated by small Chinese production companies and service suppliers ranging from legal services, to data and finance. There was also a significant presence for Korean and Taiwanese firms seeking to sell services and locations to Chinese producers Away from the market, the event was also host to official delegations of film makers from Australia and the U.K. Organizers claimed that the festival and market saw US$2.5 billion (RMB16 billion) of deals concluded. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |