'The Double Steps' Wins Top Prize at San Sebastian Festival

SAN SEBASTIAN, The country --Isaki Lacuesta's The Double Steps won the Golden Spend in the 59thSan Sebastian Worldwide Film Festival inside a ceremony that spread honours over the Official Section. Frances McDormand, chair from the official jury, passed out the award to Steps, which marks a collaboration between Lacuesta and The spanish language artist Miguel Barcelo inside a story that weaves together Mali, a colored bunker wall hidden somewhere within the desert and French painter Francois Augieras. STORY: Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas Brighten San Sebastian Film Festival The ceremony, broadcast survive pubcaster Television Espanola as well as on the festival's website, broke using the tradition by which journalists and award those who win were advised the honors prior to the big event. The spontaneous and surprised responses billed the gala with emotion. High-profile jury people like Alex p la Iglesia, Guillermo Arriaga, Bai Ling and Juan Diego Botto took part in the ceremony, providing honours. Among the greatest win was the 2-pronged win for Greek director Filippos Tsitos Unfair World --which won the director jerk and also the Silver Spend for the best Actor for Antonis Kafetzopoulos' role like a officer. STORY: San Sebastian: Little Splash, But Lots of Waves The spanish language actress Maria Leonwon the Silver Spend for the best Actress on her part in Benito Zambrano's The spanish language Civil War drama The Sleeping Voice. "I haven't any speech prepared because I believe the gorgeous part would be to benefit from the moment and let yourself be amazed and I am super surprised," a tearful Leon told reporters within the press room after obtaining the prize on stage. STORY: 'The Last Friday' Takes San Sebastian's Prize at Cinema moving Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the very best script prize for If Only, turning up in athletic shoes, and Ulf Brantas required the photography award for that Swedish Happy Finish. "I did not write the entire script. So area of the award would go to the kids within the film," stated Koreeda. German director Jan Zabeil snagged the coveted Kutxa New Company directors award, worth 90,000 pounds ($110,000) for his The River Was previously a Guy. "I really hope this award helps me to obtain this film tested," Zabeil stated. STORY: The Hollywood Reporter Correspondent Pamela Rolfe Wins Journalism Award Michael Fassbender presented the award for top European film to Nadine Labaki's Where will we Range From Here and Antonio Banderas presented the award for that Zabaltegi Pearls section to Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, which its The spanish language distributor Enrique Gonzalez Kuhn of Alta Films referred to as "a jewel." Pablo Giorgelli'sLas Acacias, which won the Camara d'Or, walked away using the 35,000 euro Horizons Award, made to offer the distribution of Latin American films. The director receives 10,000 pounds and also the The spanish language distributor Festival Films takes the remaining. Special Jury Award for that Official Section visited Julie Delpy's Le Skylab. An entire listing of honours follows: Golden Spend The Double Steps, directed by Isaki Lacuesta (The country/Europe) Director Filippos Tsitos for Unfair World (A holiday in greece) New Company directors Award Jan Zabeil for that River Was previously a Guy (Germany) European Film Where will we Range From Here,directed by Nadine Labaki (France) Actor Antonis Kafetzopoulos for Unfair World (A holiday in greece) Actress Maria Leon for that Sleeping Voice (The country) Script Hirokazu Kore-eda for If Only (Japan) Photography Ulf Brantas for Happy Finish (Sweden) Horizons Las Acacias, directed by Pablo Giorgelli (Argentina-The country) Zabaltegi Pearls The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius (France) Special Jury Award Le Skylab, directed by Julie Delpy (France) Youth Award Wild Bill,directed by Dexter Fletcher (United kingdom) Fipresci Award Bloodstream of My Bloodstream, directed by Joao Canijo (Portugal) TVE Otra Mirada Award Nader and Simin, A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran) Special Mention Bloodstream of My Bloodstream, directed by Joao Canijo (Portugal) Related Subjects Michael Fassbender Worldwide Frances McDormand San Sebastian Worldwide Film Festival