Rams’ humanism wins over the jury at Valladolid
- Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson’s film has snagged the Golden Spike at the festival, which also awarded the multi-national co-production Mustang with six trophies, including the Silver Spike
On Saturday 31 October, the awards were handed out at the 60th Valladolid Film Festival (Seminci), which, according to its director, Javier Angulo, saw a rise of 10% in takings and attendance levels compared to last year. The movie deserving of the top prize, the Golden Spike, according to the jury of the Official Section, was Iceland’s Rams [+see also:
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In the acting categories, the great Charlotte Rampling once again saw her chilling work in British title 45 Years [+see also:
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film profile] (Japan-France-Germany); the Miguel Delibes Award for Best Screenplay went to Chile’s Rodrigo Sepúlveda U, who also directed Aurora, while Best Cinematography was bestowed upon Shai Goldman for Israeli movie Tikkun.
In the stimulating Punto de encuentro (“Meeting Point”) section, the top prize was won by 2 Nights till Morning [+see also:
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film profile] by Mai Masri. In the Tiempo de Historia sidebar, victory was claimed by documentary La granja del Paso by Catalan actress Silvia Munt, which examines the social problem of evictions, and the second prize went to the French title I Am the People by Anna Roussillon, which focuses on the Egyptian Revolution. In Doc. España, a prize worth €6,000 was awarded to Filosofía entre rejas by Gilbert Arroyo and Marc Parramon.
(Translated from Spanish)
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