Saturday, November 29, 2008

46th FICXixón – Gijon Intenational Film Festival Award Winners


Today the fest closed and here are the award winners.

Principado de Asturias Prize for Best Feature Film: Liverpool, Lisandro Alonso, Argentina, France, Netherlands, Germany and Spain

Special Jury Prize: 35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum), Claire Denis, France and Germany
Best Director: Sergey Dvortsevoy for Tulpan, Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, and Switzerland
Best Actor: (tie) Micheal J. Smith and Jim Myron Ross for Ballast, Lance Hammer, USA
Best Actress: Tarra Riggs for Ballast, Lance Hammer, USA
Best Script: Sylvie Verheyde for Stella, France
Best Art Direction: Yoni Goodman for Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, Israel, Germany and France

FIPRESCI Prize: Una Semana Solos (A Week Alone), Celina Murga, Argentina
Young Jury Prize for Best Feature Film: Waltz with Bashir, Ari Folman, Israel, Germany and France

To check all the awards, including shorts and documentaries, go here.

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