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Tonnerre wins in Bordeaux

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- Guillaume Brac’s first feature wins the Grand Prix. Also in the winners’ list, Marussia, Die Welt and Friends from France

Tonnerre wins in Bordeaux

Discovered in competition in Locarno, the first feature by Guillaume Brac, Tonnerre [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Guillaume Brac
film profile
]
(read the review and article), yesterday won the Grand Prix – Golden Moon of the second edition of the International Independent Film Festival of Bordeaux (Fifib). Played by rising star Vincent Macaigne (The Rendez-Vous of Déjà-Vu [+see also:
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trailer
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, La bataille de Solférino [+see also:
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), this Rectangle production is sold internationally by Wild Bunch, which will also handle the French distribution on January 29, 2014.

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The jury composed of Julie Depardieu, Santiago Amigorena, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Jonathan Caouette and presided by Anne Parillaud, also gave a mention to the Franco-Russian coproduction Marussia [+see also:
trailer
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]
by Eva Pervolovici.

The Silver Moon was awarded by the Student Jury to Die Welt by Dutch director Alex Pitstra (filmed in Tunisia – watch the video interview).

Finally, the French Critics’ Syndicate Prize rewarded Friends from France [+see also:
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(read the article) by duo Anne Weil - Philippe Kotlarski (starring Soko) which will be distributed in France on November 27 by Pyramide.

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(Translated from French)

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