Declaration of War sweeps all at Paris Cinéma
The Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Bloggers Award – the electrifying and moving Declaration of War [+see also:
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The international competition’s jury (which notably included film-makers Gilles Marchand and Thierry Jousse, as well as actors Lubna Azabal and Mathieu Demy) also gave a special mention to On The Plank [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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