AFI Fest Gives Audience, Jury Awards

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 11, 2010�-- AFI FEST 2010 presented by Audi announced today the four feature and two short films that are the recipients of this year's Audience and Jury Awards. The films will screen again today at Mann Chinese 6 Theatres.� Admission is available to AFI FEST 2010 passholders and the general public via the Rush Line, which begins forming one hour before each film?s scheduled screening start time.� "We've had extraordinary, diverse audiences and incredible attendance at the festival this year, so it?s especially rewarding to acknowledge the films that our audiences have loved the most,? said Jacqueline Lyanga, Director of AFI FEST presented by Audi.� ?And we had an incredibly knowledgeable and talented shorts jury who had to make tough decisions given the array of short films deserving recognition this year.? "We?ve had an amazing audience response at AFI FEST 2010 presented by Audi,? said Lane Kneedler, Associate Director of Programming.� ?It?s a smart crowd, and we love the films they chose as the award winners for 2010.� We were happy to see that the votes were extremely close because it means that our audiences loved so many of the films." One film in each of the following sections received an Audience Award: World Cinema BOY: When his absent father returns home, a young boy in 1980?s New Zealand must confront the man he thought he remembered.� DIR/SCR Taika Waititi.� New Zealand.� New Auteurs BEDEVILLED: An island vacation turns deadly for Hae-won when she tries to ... Read More »

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