Tunis, October 20, 2008- The awards ceremony of the second edition of the Tunis International Film Festival which ran from October 16 to19, 2008, took place on Sunday at the Tunis Municipal Theatre.
The jury was composed of a number of young film makers, and featured the Tunisian born, Italian star, Claudia Cardinale , gave the Prize of the best movie to “The Sun also Rises” by the Chinese actor-director Jian Wen. The film also netted the best actress Prize which went to Zhou- Youn .
The Prize for the best actor went to Jamie Bell for his part in David Mc Kenzie’s “Hallam Foe”, while the best costume Prize was awarded to Madonna’s first film as a director “Obscenity and Virtue”.
In a statement to the Tunisian official press agency TAP, Claudia Cardinale expressed her delight at the organisation of such a major film event in Tunis, noting that the cinema is a factor of openness and knowledge of other cultures. She also highlighted the presence of young film makers within the festival’s jury, which she said “was rich, emotion wise and favored encounters between young, promising film makers”.
The festival’s theme “Cinema give a chance to young people on the occasion of the 2008 Dialogue with Youth”* was more than befitting the occasion, as attested by the impressive number of young spectators who gathered for the event.
Seven long feature movies were part of the competition, while 19 others were shown off competition.
From October 25 to November 1, 2008, Tunis will again celebrate the seventh art with the launch of the Carthage Film Festival , an event which will showcase the best of Arab and African Cinema.
*In Tunisia, 2008 was named as the year of the “National Comprehensive Dialogue with Youth”, an initiative launched by President Ben Ali aimed at enabling young people to express their view points and suggestions, in order to identify their concerns and address the issues facing them.
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