Penny Woolcock scoops best British feature for One Mile Away while international prize goes to Chinese film Here, Then
The 66th edition of the Edinburgh film festival wrapped up on the weekend with a high-profile screening of Pixar's Scots-themed animation Brave, and took the opportunity to dish out a handful of awards – a practice that had been abandoned for last year's controversy-mired event.
The Michael Powell award for best British feature film went to One Mile Away, Penny Woolcock's documentary about the attempt to forge a truce between two London gangs. This follows the Sheffield Doc/Fest's bestowal of its Inspiration award on Woolcock, best known for the opera film The Death of Klinghoffer and the urban musical 1 Day.
Winner of the award for best film in the international feature competition was Here, Then, a study of alienated youth in contemporary China from director Mao Mao, while special mention was given to documentary Papirosen, Gastón Solnicki's portrait of his own Argentinian-Jewish family, which the jury commended for its "beauty, pain and urgency".
Edinburgh's main awards were rounded out by best performance in a British feature film, which was given jointly to Bríd Brennan and Andrea Riseborough, who play mother and daughter in Irish-terrorism thriller Shadow Dancer, directed by James Marsh.
Full list
Michael Powell award for best British feature film
One Mile Away, dir Penny Woolcock
Michael Powell award for best performance in a British feature film
Andrea Riseborough and Bríd Brennan, Shadow Dancer
Best film in the international feature competition
Here, Then, dir Mao Mao
Best film in the international short film competition
Dinosaur Eggs in the Living Room, dir Rafael Urban
Best film in the British short film competition and McLaren award for new British animation
The Making of Longbird, dir Will Anderson
Student critics award
Sleepless Night, dir Jang Kun-jae
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jul/02/edinburgh-film-festival-awards
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