Samuel Collardey crowned once again by the Namur Film Festival
- The French director has had a return to favour at the Namur International French-Language Film Festival, where he has won the Bayard d’Or for Best Film for Tempête
The 30th edition of the Namur International French-Language Film Festival drew to a close on Friday by crowning Samuel Collardey’s Tempête [+see also:
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Among the other victors, we should point out the Jury Prize handed to the Belgian documentary Our City by Maria Tarantino, an ode to Brussels, as seen through the eyes of its inhabitants, in addition to the Special Mention awarded by the jury to another Belgian film, Welcome Home [+see also:
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The Bayard d’Or for Best Debut Film, handed out by a jury comprising young students, was given to the Tunisian film As I Open My Eyes [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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