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Angers makes Lafosse happy

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It was a day of victory for young Belgian director Joachim Lafosse and his second feature What Makes You Happy [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Fabrizio Rongione
interview: Joachim Lafosse
film profile
]
at the 19th Angers First Film Festival on Saturday.

Produced by Eklektik Productions, Lafosse’s film (see Focus) won the favours of the jury in the First European Feature Films section, which was presided over by Abderrahmane Sissako, while 977 by Russia’s Nikolay Khomeriki carried away the Special Prize.

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Meanwhile, Lafosse’s third film – Private Property [+see also:
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, which screened in official competition at the 2006 Venice Film Festival – goes on release in French cinemas on February 21 through Haut et Court.

The Audience Award in the same category was won by Spanish helmer Daniel Sanchez Arévalo’s DarkBlueAlmostBlack [+see also:
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, which also screened in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venetian festival (see interview with director). The title will be released in France as Azul through MK2 on February 28.

The Grand Prize of First European Short Films was handed to Spain’s Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (Contracuerpo). A Special Prize was awarded to British director Barney Elliott for True Colours, while the Audience Award went to fellow UK filmmaker Rupert Jones for The Sickie.

In the European Student Films category, Norway carried away the top prize with Bakkeflyvere by Stian Kristiansen. Other winners included two Czech shorts scripted by Milos Tomic and Jan Prusinovsky, as well as a UK title directed by Ian Mackinnon.

Lastly, the winner of the First French Short Films section was Bonsoir M. Chu by F. Leroy and S. Lansaque and Martin Rit’s La leçon de guitare received the Audience Award.

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(Translated from French)

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