Brad McGann's critically-acclaimed In My Father's Den was the big winner at the 16th Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard in France this past weekend. McGann's film, which stars Matthew MacFadyen and Miranda Otto, won the Hitchcock d'Or prize, the Hitchcock d'Argent – Le Prix Premier du Public audience award, and the Prix Kodak for best cinematography. It had previously won the International Critics Prize (Fipresci) at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and the Youth Jury Prize at San Sebastián.
Based on a 1972 novel by Maurice Gee, In My Father's Den is the story of a jaded war photographer who, following his father's death, returns home to a small town in New Zealand where he is implicated in the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl.
The annual Dinard festival celebrates British (or part-British) feature films, attracting during its run approximately 20,000 French filmgoers.