'Jellyfish' swims to top at San Luis fest
BUENOS AIRES -- The winners of the inaugural Festival Internacional San Luis Cine were announced during the weekend in the provincial Argentine capital.
The Israeli film Jellyfish (Meduzot) won the top prize in the features category Saturday, taking home the Golden Puntano and $50,000. The film, directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, focuses on the lives of three women in modern-day Tel-Aviv. It also won the Camera d'Or this year at the Festival de Cannes, the top award for first-time directors.
David Cronenberg was awarded best director for his crime thriller Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. Steven Knight also was lauded with top screenwriting honors for his script about Russian mobsters in London.
Top acting props went to Cesar Troncoso for the Uruguayan film The Pope's Toilet (El Bano del Papa) and Germany's Maren Kroymann for Hounded (Verfolgt).
The jury created a new category, best opera prima, and awarded it to Nadine Labaki for Caramel (Sukar Banat), Lebanon's official submission for the best foreign-language film Oscar.
The Israeli film Jellyfish (Meduzot) won the top prize in the features category Saturday, taking home the Golden Puntano and $50,000. The film, directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, focuses on the lives of three women in modern-day Tel-Aviv. It also won the Camera d'Or this year at the Festival de Cannes, the top award for first-time directors.
David Cronenberg was awarded best director for his crime thriller Eastern Promises, starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. Steven Knight also was lauded with top screenwriting honors for his script about Russian mobsters in London.
Top acting props went to Cesar Troncoso for the Uruguayan film The Pope's Toilet (El Bano del Papa) and Germany's Maren Kroymann for Hounded (Verfolgt).
The jury created a new category, best opera prima, and awarded it to Nadine Labaki for Caramel (Sukar Banat), Lebanon's official submission for the best foreign-language film Oscar.
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- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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