On
September 29 ended the San Sebastian Film Festival, Donostia Zinemaldia
2012, leaving behind hundreds of film screenings and cinematographic festivities. The closing ceremony took place at the Kursaal congress center this Saturday.
The Golden Shell for Best Film went to the French film "Dans la Maison" by François Ozon, while the Spanish production silent film "Snow White" by Pablo Berger won the Special Jury Prize.
The Silver Shell for Best Director went to Fernando Trueba for his latest film "The Artist and the Model", while the best actors awards were distributed as follows: The Silver Shell for Best Actress was awarded ex-aequo to the Spanish Macarena Gomez for "Snow White" and the French actress Katie Coseni for "Foxfire", while the Silver Shell for Best Actor went to Jose Sacristan for his role in “El Muerto y Ser Feliz”.
The Jury Prize for Best Cinematography was given to Touraj Aslani for "Fasle Kargadan / Rhino Season" while the Jury Award for Best Screenplay was also handed to François Ozon for "Dans la Maison".
"The Attack" by Ziad Doueiri received a Special Jury Mention.
The director to receive the KUTZA award for new directors this year was Fernando Guzzoni for "Dog Meat" while the jury decided to award two honorable mentions, one to the Iranian Majid Barzeger for "Parviz" and another to Adrian Saba for "The Cleaner" . The Horizontes Award aimed at Latin American films went to "The Last Elvis" by Armando Bo, receiving mentions the Brazilian film "Era Uma Vez Eu, Veronica" by Marcelo Gomes and the Mexican-French "After Lucía" by Michel Franco .
The film to win the Audience's Award was "The Sessions" of American director Ben Lewin. The audience's favorite European film was "The Angels' Share" by Ken Loach.
The Donostia Awards this year were altogether five and they were given to actors and filmmakers who assisted the festival to promote their new films, a trick that the Festival of San Sebastian used intelligently in their favor to keep funding the event this year. The 60th Anniversary Special Donostia Prizes were given to the filmmaker Oliver Stone and the actor Dustin Hoffman, while the rest of the Donostia Awards 2012 went to Ewan McGregor, Tommy Lee Jones and John Travolta.
The Golden Shell for Best Film went to the French film "Dans la Maison" by François Ozon, while the Spanish production silent film "Snow White" by Pablo Berger won the Special Jury Prize.
The Silver Shell for Best Director went to Fernando Trueba for his latest film "The Artist and the Model", while the best actors awards were distributed as follows: The Silver Shell for Best Actress was awarded ex-aequo to the Spanish Macarena Gomez for "Snow White" and the French actress Katie Coseni for "Foxfire", while the Silver Shell for Best Actor went to Jose Sacristan for his role in “El Muerto y Ser Feliz”.
The Jury Prize for Best Cinematography was given to Touraj Aslani for "Fasle Kargadan / Rhino Season" while the Jury Award for Best Screenplay was also handed to François Ozon for "Dans la Maison".
"The Attack" by Ziad Doueiri received a Special Jury Mention.
The director to receive the KUTZA award for new directors this year was Fernando Guzzoni for "Dog Meat" while the jury decided to award two honorable mentions, one to the Iranian Majid Barzeger for "Parviz" and another to Adrian Saba for "The Cleaner" . The Horizontes Award aimed at Latin American films went to "The Last Elvis" by Armando Bo, receiving mentions the Brazilian film "Era Uma Vez Eu, Veronica" by Marcelo Gomes and the Mexican-French "After Lucía" by Michel Franco .
The film to win the Audience's Award was "The Sessions" of American director Ben Lewin. The audience's favorite European film was "The Angels' Share" by Ken Loach.
The Donostia Awards this year were altogether five and they were given to actors and filmmakers who assisted the festival to promote their new films, a trick that the Festival of San Sebastian used intelligently in their favor to keep funding the event this year. The 60th Anniversary Special Donostia Prizes were given to the filmmaker Oliver Stone and the actor Dustin Hoffman, while the rest of the Donostia Awards 2012 went to Ewan McGregor, Tommy Lee Jones and John Travolta.
