Rufus Norris’ “Broken” wins top prize at Odessa Film Fest July 23, 2012 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Broken, by British director Rufus Norris, was announced the winner of the Grand Prix of the Odessa International Film Festival at the closing ceremony held at the city’s Opera Theater on July 21, The Hollywood Reporter said. The Golden Duke statuette and a $15,000 cash prize were awarded based on the audience vote. The international competition jury of the festival, held in the Ukrainian port city for the third time this year, awarded the German/Russian/Latvian/Dutch/Belarusian co-production V Tumane (In the Fog), directed by Sergei Loznitsa, as the competition’s best film. France’s Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern were awarded as the best directors for Le Grand Soir (The Big Night). The cast of the teenage drama Dollhouse, by Irish director Kirsten Sheridan, was given the award for best actors. The jury also extended special mentions to the Ukrainian movie Obychnoye Delo (Regular Thing), directed by Valentin Vasyanovich, “for a step towards the rebirth of Ukrainian cinema” and to the Romanian/Dutch film Toata lumea din familia noastra (Everybody in Our Family), by Radu Jude, “for the freedom of style and a powerful story about everyday life in contemporary Romania". Chempiony Iz Podvorotni (Backstreet Champions)by Akhtem Seytablayev was announced the best film in the Ukrainian national competition.   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 |  Latest news Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village  The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |
