Turkish film wins top award in San Sebastian
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"Pandora's Box," a moving story about sibling rivalry by Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu, Saturday won the Golden Shell award for best film at the San Sebastian film festival.
One of the film's stars, 90-year-old French actress Tsilla Chelton, also jointly won the best actress award, for her role as a grandmother afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
She shared the prize with American Melissa Leo, who starred as a mother abandoned by her husband in "
The jury, chaired by American director Jonathan Demme, gave the best director award to
Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf’s film "Two-legged Horse" took the festival jury’s special prize.
The best actor award went to
The best cinematography award went to Hugo Colace for his camera work in "El Nido Vacio."
Benoit Delphine and Gustave Kervern shared the award for best screenplay for the French movie "Louise-Michel."
Nineteen films vied for
The festivals annual New Director award went to Chinese filmmaker Cao Baoping for his film "The Equation of Love and Death."
American director, Paul Thomas Anderson, was awarded the Fipresci prize - a subordinate category - for his film "There Will Be Blood."
American actress Meryl Streep and Spanish actor Antonio Bandera’s were honored on Friday with the Donostia Prize for a lifetimes work.
Donostia is
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