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AWARD Denmark

Top prize for Dear Wendy in Moscow

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Thomas Vinterberg has just received the Silver George Award for Best Director at the last Moscow International Film Festival (17-26 June) where his English language film Dear Wendy screened in competition. The film based on a script by Lars von Trier was also awarded the ‘Puffin award’ from Vogue Magazine for Best Stylistic Art Design.
The European co-production between Denmark, France, the UK and Germany will be released in August in Russia. The film has been sold to over 25 territories by Trust Film Sales, including France where the film opened on June 22nd through Les Films du Losange .

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Produced by Sisse Graum Jorgensen for Lucky Punch, a joint venture between Nimbus Film and Zentropa Film in Denmark, the film will also screen at the next Galway Film Fleadh early July and at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

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