Warchild and Reprise win in Lecce
by Cineuropa
The Golden Olive of the eighth edition of the European Film Festival in Lecce (see article) went ex-aequo to the German/Slovenian production Warchild [+see also:
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Both films furthermore shared the first-ever Audience Award.
The international jury, presided over by director Saverio Costanzo, presented the Special Prize to Portuguese film Trance [+see also:
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Maria De Medeiros and Antonia Liskova, the leads in Marco Simon Puccioni’s competition film Shelter [+see also:
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Lastly, the Fipresci jury gave its international award to The Art of Crying [+see also:
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