Cannes 2003- Awards
The Magdalene Sisters [+see also:
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Set up in 2000, the MEDIA Award is given annually to either a first or second film that received the widest distribution (outside of its country of origin), and is supported by the EU’s MEDIA Programme. Mullan will be presented with the award, and a cheque for Euros25,000, this evening at 20:00. The UK-based Wildbunch is handling the world sales of this title.
The Scottish director’s controversial movie beat 2 French competitors, Décalage Horaire and Une hirondelle a fait le printemps, both of which were released in 12 territories, and it was seen by over 2 million European filmgoers (600,000 of whom in Italy, 560,000 in France, 170,000 in Ireland and 120,000 in Germany). The film will shortly be released in Portugal.
(Translated from French)
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