Amidst today’s European geopolitical climate plagued by the constant toing and froing of Brexit, the jury of the 30th Dinard Film Festival, dedicated to British cinema, has sent a crystal-clear message by handing the Golden Hitchcock Grand Jury Prize for Best Film to a co-production between Germany and the UK, a feature that is also symbolic of the reconciliation between the peoples of different countries: The Keeper [+leggi anche:
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First unveiled at the Zurich Film Festival and screened at the Berlinale (as part of the Lola programme), the film, starring Davis Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw and Gary Lewis, depicts the extraordinary life and career of Bert Trautmann, a German soldier who, at the end of World War II, was scouted in a prisoner-of-war camp near Manchester by the coach of a local football team. Impressed by the young man’s skills in the goalmouth, the coach manages to get him out of the camp so that he can join his team… Produced by Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films and British Film Company, the feature is being sold by Beta Cinema.

The jury chaired by French actress-director Sandrine Bonnaire also singled out the screenplay of VS. [+leggi anche:
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This year, the Dinard Film Festival put Mike Leigh firmly in the spotlight, as he received an Honorary Hitchcock.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Competition

Ciné+ Golden Hitchcock Grand Jury Prize
The Keeper [+leggi anche:
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Allianz Hitchcock Award for Best Screenplay
VS. [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
All actors and actresses in the competition films

Critics’ Award
Only You [+leggi anche:
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Audience Hitchcock
The Keeper - Marcus H Rosenmüller

Shortcuts competition

Hitchcock Jury Prize
Winddershins - Simon P Biggs (UK)

Special Mention
In Our Skin - Rosa Beiro (UK)

Audience Hitchcock
Capital - Freddy Syborn (UK)

"Coup de cœur" Hitchcock
For Sama [+leggi anche:
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Barrière Honorary Hitchcock
Mike Leigh