07/10/2013 - Already awarded the Label Europa Cinemas in Cannes and finalist of the LUX Prize, Clio Barnard’s film wins three awards at the British Cinema Festival

Golden Hitchcock for Best Film, Image Prize (Mike Eley for cinematography) and Coup de Coeur Award: Selfish Giant [+see also:
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film profile] by Clio Barnard tops the winners’ list of the 24^th Dinard British Film Festival, which ended yesterday. Already awarded the Label Europa Cinemas at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes and finalist of the LUX Prize 2013 of the European Parliament, the feature seduced both the jury of the competition presided by Eric Cantona and the operators (who will ensure a release in at least 40 theatres in Western France). The film will be released in France on December 18 by Pyramide Distribution.

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The Best Screenplay Award went to Spike Island [+see also:
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film profile] by Jones. Finally, the Best Short Film Prize awarded by the public as part of the NFTS/La fémis schools’ film competition went to Trucs de gosse by Emilie Noblet.

(Translated from French)