Tizuka Yamasaki Wins Top Prize at Brazil’s Gramado Film Festival
August 25th, 2005 by Andre Soares
Director Tizuka Yamasaki has won both the Best Film and Best Director Kikito awards at this year’s edition of the Gramado Festival of Brazilian and Latin films, which is held annually in this small town in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state.
Gaijin – Ama-me Como Sou / Gaijin - Love Me As I Am, Yamasaki’s follow-up to her well-received 1980 drama about Japanese immigrants in Brazil, Gaijin – Os Caminhos da Liberdade / Gaijin - Roads to Freedom, won the festival’s top two awards despite having been mostly dismissed by critics.
Additionally, the new Gaijin received a Best Supporting Actress nod for Aya Ono and the Best Score award for Egberto Gismonti.
Twenty-five years ago, the original Gaijin was also selected the top film at the Gramado festival.
Complete list of Gramado 2005 winners
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Ben-Hur Collector’s Edition DVD
THE CONSTANT GARDENER at the 2005 London Film Festival
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Donors
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