San Sebastian Film Festival Awards 2009

2009 San Sebastian Film Festival Awards
2009 San Sebastian Film Festival: Sept. 18-26, 2009
 
Official Selection

GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM
CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH by LU CHUAN (China)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
LE REFUGE by FRANÇOIS OZON (France)

SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR
JAVIER REBOLLO for LA MUJER SIN PIANO (Spain-France)

SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTOR
PABLO PINEDA for YO, TAMBIÉN (Spain)
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS
LOLA DUEÑAS for YO, TAMBIÉN (Spain)

JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
ANDREW BOVELL, MELISSA REEVES, PATRICIA CORNELIUS and CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS for BLESSED (Australia)
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CAO YU for CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH (China)

 
Official Competition Jury: LAURENT CANTET (France) (President), BONG JOON-HO (Korea), DANIEL GIMÉNEZ CACHO (Spain), JOHN MADDEN (United Kingdom), LEONOR SILVEIRA (Portugal), PILAR LÓPEZ DE AYALA (Spain), SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF (Iran)
 
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by Pierre Philipe | September 27, 2009   
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Berlin Film Festival 2007

Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie in The Good Shepherd (top); Cate Blanchett, George Clooney in The Good German (bottom)

English-language productions dominate the Berlin Film Festival’s 2007 official competition line-up. In all, 22 films are competing for the Golden Bear and four are being screened out of competition at this year’s Berlinale, which runs between Feb. 8-18.
Most of the English-language fare hails from the United States and the United Kingdom, in addition to several American or British co-productions with other nations.
Robert De Niro’s Cold War drama The Good Shepherd and Steven Soderbergh’s post-WWII murder mystery The Good German had been announced earlier in January. Both films have big names attached to them (Matt Damon [...]

by Andre Soares | January 26, 2007   
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Berlin 2006: Charlotte Rampling to Head International Jury

British actress Charlotte Rampling, 60, will preside over the International Jury of the Berlinale 2006. Referring to Rampling as a "fascinating woman and brilliant artist," Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick expressed his pleasure in having on board an actress who "has come to stand for unconventional and memorable cinema."
During her 40+-year career, Rampling — who has lived in France most of her life — has appeared in almost 70 films, including Luchino Visconti’s The Damned (1969); Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter (1974), playing opposite Dirk Bogarde; John Boorman’s Zardoz, with Sean Connery; and Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories (1980).
Also, Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict, in which she’s excellent playing opposite Paul Newman; Alan Parker’s Angel Heart (1987); Gianni Amelio’s [...]

by Andre Soares | December 2, 2005   
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