The Dardenne brothers’ Two Days, One Night, starring Marion Cotillard, wins Sydney Film Prize.
Two Days, One Night, the Palme d’Or nominated drama from Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne starring Marion Cotillard, has won the seventh Sydney Film Prize.
The feature beat 11 other contenders due to “its masterfully elegant storytelling, its dedication to a fiercely humanistic, super-realist worldview, its brave, essential commitment to community solidarity, and its celebration of a woman’s power and vitality”.
The comments were made by jury president and local filmmaker Rachel Perkins when announcing the award last night (June 15), the final night of the 61st Sydney Film Festival.
The film is about a woman who has to convince her factory colleagues to forfeit their bonuses in order for her to keep her job,.
The Sydney Film Prize aims to recognise “courageous, audacious and cutting-edge” film.
The Dardennes were in Amsterdam for the release of the film, so were unable...
Two Days, One Night, the Palme d’Or nominated drama from Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne starring Marion Cotillard, has won the seventh Sydney Film Prize.
The feature beat 11 other contenders due to “its masterfully elegant storytelling, its dedication to a fiercely humanistic, super-realist worldview, its brave, essential commitment to community solidarity, and its celebration of a woman’s power and vitality”.
The comments were made by jury president and local filmmaker Rachel Perkins when announcing the award last night (June 15), the final night of the 61st Sydney Film Festival.
The film is about a woman who has to convince her factory colleagues to forfeit their bonuses in order for her to keep her job,.
The Sydney Film Prize aims to recognise “courageous, audacious and cutting-edge” film.
The Dardennes were in Amsterdam for the release of the film, so were unable...
- 6/16/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
French language film Two Days, One Night has taken out the Sydney Film Prize at the closing night gala held yesterday evening at the State Theatre in Sydney.
The film, directed by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, stars Marion Cotillard as a woman who, with the help of her husband (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to convince her co-workers to forgo their yearly bonus so she may keep her job.
The film is a Belgian production with French and Italian co-producers.
It .has very well received critically and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92 per cent.
Other prize winners included Janine Hosking.s 35 Letters, which took out the Inaugural Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, with a special mention going to Tender directed by Lynette Wallworth.
The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films were also announced, with the Dendy Live Action Short Award going to I Want to Dance Better at Parties,...
The film, directed by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, stars Marion Cotillard as a woman who, with the help of her husband (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to convince her co-workers to forgo their yearly bonus so she may keep her job.
The film is a Belgian production with French and Italian co-producers.
It .has very well received critically and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92 per cent.
Other prize winners included Janine Hosking.s 35 Letters, which took out the Inaugural Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, with a special mention going to Tender directed by Lynette Wallworth.
The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films were also announced, with the Dendy Live Action Short Award going to I Want to Dance Better at Parties,...
- 6/16/2014
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
French film Two Days, One Night has taken out the Sydney Film Prize at the closing night gala held yesterday evening at the State Theatre in Sydney.
The film, directed by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, stars Marion Cotillard as a woman who, with the help of her husband (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to convince her co-workers to forgo their yearly bonus so she may keep her job.
The film has very well received critically and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92 per cent.
Other prize winners included Janine Hosking.s 35 Letters, which took out the Inaugural Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, with a special mention going to Tender directed by Lynette Wallworth.
The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films were also announced, with the Dendy Live Action Short Award going to I Want to Dance Better at Parties, directed and written by Matthew Bate and Gideon Obarzanek.
The film, directed by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, stars Marion Cotillard as a woman who, with the help of her husband (Fabrizio Rongione) tries to convince her co-workers to forgo their yearly bonus so she may keep her job.
The film has very well received critically and currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92 per cent.
Other prize winners included Janine Hosking.s 35 Letters, which took out the Inaugural Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Australian Documentary, with a special mention going to Tender directed by Lynette Wallworth.
The Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films were also announced, with the Dendy Live Action Short Award going to I Want to Dance Better at Parties, directed and written by Matthew Bate and Gideon Obarzanek.
- 6/16/2014
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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