AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
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Audience Award 2009
Day Watch
Fri 19 Aug 20:30 (Studio)
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Audience Award 2009
Séraphine
Sun 21 Aug 13:30
French drama based on French primitive painter Séraphine de Senlis. In 1914, Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), a famous German art collector, rents an apartment in the town close to Paris, in order to write and to take a rest from his hectic city life. The cleaning lady (Yolande Moreau) is a rather rough-and-ready forty-year-old who is the laughing stock of others. One day, Wilhelm, who has been invited by his landlady, notices a small painting lying about in her living room. He is stunned to learn that the artist is no other than Séraphine. This was France’s most honoured film in 2008, winner of seven Césars including best film and best actress. Not surprisingly our audience also awarded it best film in the 2009 Festival. (Subtitles) France 2008 Martin Provost 125m
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Audience Award 2010
The Secret In Their Eyes El Secreto de sus Ojos
Tue 23 Aug 13:15 (Studio)
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The dizzying supernatural Russian epic which started with ‘Night Watch’. Once again the battle between the forces of Light (the Night Watch) and Dark (the Day Watch) threatens to crack open the world. Anton belongs to the Forces of the Light as do his powerful girlfriend and apprentice, but his son is a powerful teenager from the Darkness who Anton protects. When the balance between Light and Darkness is affected by the death of some evil vampires, Anton is framed and accused of the murders.A stunning, well executed action adventure film, with a sense of fun and originality. (Subtitles) Russia 2007 Timur Bekmambetov 132m
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A retired legal counsellor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases. In 1999, Benjamín Esposito (Ricardo Darín) is writing a novel using an old closed case as the source. In addition to seeing the grief of the victim's husband, his assistant Pablo, and department chief Irene were also personally affected by the case. This originally unheralded Argentinian film (far superior to the recent remake) suddenly garnered prizes worldwide including the Oscar for Best Foreign Film and our Audience Award for Best Film in the 2010 Festival. (Subtitles) Argentina 2010 Juan José Campanella 128m