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2016 Venice Film Festival

November 18th, 2016 |

Author: davidrwalker

2016 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as La Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is regarded as the oldest Film Festival in the World

Golden Lion (Best Film): The Woman Who Left by Lav Diaz

Silver Lion (Best Director): shared between –

Amat Escalante for The Untamed (No film poster available)

Andrei Konchalovsky for Paradise

Best Actor: Oscar Martínez for The Distinguished Citizen

Best Actress: Emma Stone for La La Land

Best Screenplay Award: Noah Oppenheim for Jackie

Posted in Amat Escalante, Andrei Konchalovsky, Venice |

Tags: Emma Stone, Oscar Martinez |

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2013 Cannes Film Festival

May 28th, 2013 |

Author: davidrwalker

2013 Cannes Film Festival Winners

Winners of the five main prizes at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival were as follows: –

Palm d’Or – Blue is the Warmest Colour directed by Abdellatif Kechiche starring Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux

Best Director – Amat Escalante for Heli (Mexico)

Best Actor – Bruce Dern for Nebraska

Best Actress – Bérénice Bejo for The Past

Best Screenplay – Jia Zhangke for A Touch of Sin

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Cannes_Film_Festival

Posted in Amat Escalante, Cannes |

Tags: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Bérénice Bejo, Bruce Dern, Léa Seydoux |

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