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Hedi crowned at Bordeaux

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- Mohamed Ben Attia’s feature film took home the fifth Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize

Hedi crowned at Bordeaux
Hedi by Mohamed Ben Attia

Chaired by Elli Medeiros and including Roxane Mesquida, Jonathan Nossiter, Mickael Hers and Oxmo Puccino, the feature film competition jury of the fifth Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival bestowed its Grand Prize upon Hedi [+see also:
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by Mohamed Ben Attia, adding to its haul of two award from the Berlinale (the Silver Bear for Best Actor and the Award for Best First Feature Film). Hedi was a French (Tanit Films), Tunisian and Belgian (Les Films du Fleuve) co-production made with funding from the CNC through their World Cinema Support programme during the completion stage. Sold internationally by Parisian outfit Luxbox, the film has, today, been released in Belgium via Imagine Film and will be distributed in France from 28 December by Bac Films.

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Here is a full list of the 2016 award winners:

Domaine Clarence Dillon Grand Jury Prize
Hedi [+see also:
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– Mohamed Ben Attia (Tunisia/France/Belgium)

Special Mention
Animal politico – Tião (Brazil)

Contrebandes Jury Prize
HEIS: Chroniques - Anaïs Volpé (France)

Best Short Film Award
Chasse royale – Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret (France)

Special Mention
The Hunchback - Gabriel Abrantes, Ben Rivers (Portugal/France)

The French Union of Critics Award
Fear Itself – Charlie Lyne (documentary, UK)

Erasmus Jury Prize
Hedi - Mohamed Ben Attia

Aquitaine Film Workout Award
Saint Désir - Paulina Pisarek, Caroline Detournay (France)

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(Translated from French)

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