IFFI Golden Peacock won by Columbian film Porfirio
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Published on: Sat, 03 Dec 2011 at 20:27 IST
Panaji: Porfirio, a Colombian film on a paralysed man who hijacks a plane, won the prestigious Golden Peacock award at concluding day of the 42nd International Film Festival of India here on Saturday.The director Alejendro Landes received the Golden Peacock, certificate and cash prize of INR 40 lakh, which was shared with the film's producer Franciso Aljure.
The award for the Best Actor (Female) went to Nadezhda Markina for her "subtle" and restrained performance in the Russian film "Elena".
The best actor (male) award went to Sasson Gabai for his remarkable performance in the lead role of Yakob Fidelman in the Israeli film "Restoration".
The special jury award comprising of Silver Peacock and INR 15 lakh cash went to Salim Ahmad, director of the Malayalam film "Adaminte Makan Abu", "for its purity of vision encompassing religion, nature and humanity".
The Award for the Best Director went to Iranian director Asghar Farhadi "for the deft handling of a deeply complex human situation and the intensity of performances he elicited from his actors in the film 'Nader & Simin, A Seperation'."
Martine Armand, film expert from Paris and a friend of Farhadi received the award on his behalf - the Silver Peacock, certificate and a cash prize of INR 15 lakh.
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