Georgian Film ‘Beginning’ Sweeps San Sebastián Fest Awards on a Night of Triumph For Female Filmmakers

Thirteen films were in the running for prizes in this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival competition, but it doesn’t appear to have been much of a contest at all. In a stunning sweep, Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature “Beginning” took four of the jury’s seven prizes, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actress for star Ia Sukhitashvili, and finally the Golden Shell for Best Film.

A challenging film to economically distil, it has prompted critical comparisons to the work of Chantal Akerman and Michael Haneke, and bears the imprimatur of executive producer Carlos Reygadas, though it establishes the 34-year-old Kulumbegashvili as a unique talent in her own right. Jury president Luca Guadagnino preceded the presentation of the top prize with a lavish dedication to the film, describing it as “a revelation.

Among the film’s fighting for the few remaining scraps left by the jury, veteran British director Julien Temple’s music documentary “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan,” come out on top, winning the runner-up Special Jury Prize.

Continuing in the boozy spirit of Temple’s film, Danish star Mads Mikkelsen was named Best Actor for his gutsy role in Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round,” playing a disaffected high school teacher who decides to juice up his life by becoming a high-functioning alcoholic. Since its Toronto premiere, the film has been widely hailed as a return to form for former Dogme 95 trailblazer Vinterberg, and looks to be major arthouse conversation piece.

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Congratulations to the makers of CrockofGoldFilm for winning the Special Jury Prize!

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