"Eden Is West," co-written and directed by Costa-Gavras, was awarded the top prize by the jury of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. at the 13th annual City of Lights, City of Angels, a Week of French Film Premieres in Hollywood, which concluded Sunday at the Directors Guild Theatre.
Lafca's special prize went to "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life," written and directed by Remi Bezancon. Actress Yolande Moreau was given a special mention for her work in "Seraphine," her Cesar Award-winning performance, as well as her turn in the comedy caper "Louise-Michel."
The closing film, Philippe Lioret's "Welcome," about a Kurdish youth's struggle to emigrate from Iraq to the U.K. via Calais, won the Colcoa audience award, while "Baby Love," written and directed by Vincent Garenq, garnered both the Colcoa first feature and audience special prize awards.
Audience special mention went to the gangster...
Lafca's special prize went to "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life," written and directed by Remi Bezancon. Actress Yolande Moreau was given a special mention for her work in "Seraphine," her Cesar Award-winning performance, as well as her turn in the comedy caper "Louise-Michel."
The closing film, Philippe Lioret's "Welcome," about a Kurdish youth's struggle to emigrate from Iraq to the U.K. via Calais, won the Colcoa audience award, while "Baby Love," written and directed by Vincent Garenq, garnered both the Colcoa first feature and audience special prize awards.
Audience special mention went to the gangster...
- 4/27/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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