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For six years in a row at the Sofia Film Festival we have the honor and pleasure of presenting the special
FIPRESCI Platinum 90 Award, provided by the International Federation of Film Critics. In pre-pandemic times it has been given in person by
Klaus Eder, General Secretary of the Federation, and in Sofia it has been awarded to Béla Tarr, Goran Paskaljevic Ildikó Enyedi, Bille August, and Agnieszka Holland. In 2021, the world-renown filmmakers who will receive this hounor will be
Cristi Puiu and
The works of famous writer and director
Cristi Puiu is one of the reasons the world of cinema turned it s eyes to Romania – he is one of the founders of the „
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Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, Khyentse Norbu’s new film from South Asia will be released in North America. The director’s past films (The Cup, Travellers And Magicians, Vara A Blessing) have played Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice and other top film festivals.
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache, which had its global premiere at the 17th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), was also an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
Abramorama acquired the acquisition of world rights for the Nepali production,
Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache and plan to release it this spring, in April. The film is executive produced by Olivia Harrison, produced by Max Dipesh Khatri, and features cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-bing (In the Mood for Love).
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CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) British comedy-drama film Limbo, directed by Ben Sharrock and starring Egyptian-British actor Amir el-Masry, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film in the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), concluded on Thursday evening with a festive ceremony at Egypt s Cairo Opera House.
The film tells the story of Omar, a promising young musician who has been forced to leave his family in Syria, and a number of refugees from other countries, isolated in a remote Scottish island awaiting a decision on their political asylum applications and sharing the same hope.
El-Masry, who played the role of Omar, received the Golden Pyramid on behalf of Sharrock, who made a video statement screened on the stage monitor where he expressed his appreciation to the festival and the jury.
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