Ryan Gosling crime drama “Only God Forgives” wins Sydney Film Prize June 18, 2013 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Only God Forgives has won the Sydney Film Prize, Digital Spy said. Nicolas Winding Refn has taken the award for a second time for the divisive Ryan Gosling-starring movie. The violent film, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, has divided critics since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last month. "After 10 days of captivating and diverse film viewing and passionate conversations, the jury arrived at a majority decision," said jury president, actor Hugo Weaving. "In the true spirit of the competition criteria, we award a visually mesmerising and disturbing film, which polarised our opinions." Refn said in a statement: "I am very honoured and extremely excited to have received this honourable award from a country that, in my opinion, has one of the great film histories of the world." He previously received the award for his 2009 film Bronson. Only God Forgives will be released on July 19 in the U.S.   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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
