A Parting Shot wins at Lisbon
The jury of the 4th Lisbon International Film Festival – IndieLisboa (April 19-29) presented a Distribution Award to A Parting Shot [+see also:
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The film, starring French actress Isild Le Besco and Portuguese-born singer Lio, received funding of €2,500 for its release in Portugal, where the director resides.
Discovered in the Berlinale Forum sidebar and currently screening in the New Directors section at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival (April 26-May 10), A Parting Shot opens in French-speaking Switzerland on May 16 (Frenetic Films) and in France on May 30 (Les Films du Paradoxe).
(Translated from French)
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