COTTBUS, Germany -- Granny (Babusya), Lidia Bobrova's poignant story of painful changes to traditional family structures in Russia, won the 12,000 ($13,797) top international jury prize Saturday at the closing of the 13th edition of the world's only festival devoted exclusively to Eastern European productions. An audience prize for best film added a further 2,000 ($2,300) to the film's prize purse. In a festival that had seen a special focus on Russia, movies from the new wave of Russian productions swept the board in jury awards. Venice Golden Lions award winner The Return (Vosvrashcheniye) picked up a 5,000 ($5,749) special prize for best director for Siberian helmer Andrei Svyaginzev, and Alexei Uchitel took a 4,000 ($4,599) special award for "outstanding artistic contribution" for his The Stroll (Progulka), a boy-meets-girl story shot on video on streets of St. Petersburg, Russia.
- 11/9/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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