French cinema received a flurry of awards at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival, topping the list the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance, which went to young Paul Kircher for his magnetic and luminous portrayal of a teenager coming out of adolescence, confronted with grief and trying to rebuild his life, in Christophe Honoré's Winter Boy. And a French coproduction, The Kings of the World, took home the prestigious Golden Shell for Best Film.
On Saturday, September 24, for his first major film role, Paul Kircher received the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance, ex aequo with Carla Quílez (for the Spanish film La Maternal). The Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance went to the very young Renata Lerman for her role in The Substitute by Diego Lerman, coproduced for France by Bellota Films.
The film The Kings of the World by Laura Mora was awarded the Golden Shell for Best Film. This international coproduction, the third feature by the Colombian director, which features five street children from Medellín, was coproduced for France by Tu Vas Voir.
Runner, the debut feature by Marian Mathias, coproduced for France by Easy Riders Films, received a Special Jury Prize.
In the Nuev@s Director@s strand, Best Film went to Spare Keys, the debut feature by French filmmakers Jeanne Aslan and Paul Saintillan.
The Jury Prize for Best Cinematography was awarded to Manuel Abramovitch for Pornomelancolia (coproduced for France by Luxbox, who is also handling international sales).
Other awarded French films
- Valentina Maurel received the Horizontes Award for I Have Electric Dreams (French coproduction: Geko Films).
- The Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award went to Godland by Hlynur Pálmason (French coproduction: Maneki Films).
- Last but not least, the City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award for Best European Film was given to the Franco-Spanish film The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, coproduced and sold by Le Pacte.
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