NZ feature
film Russian Snark has won the top prize at the 38th
International Festival of Independent Film in Brussels. The award
is doubly thrilling for writer/director Stephen Sinclair and
producer Liz DiFiore (congratulations to WIFT member Liz) because
the film was only invited to screen in competition at the festival
two weeks ago. The late inclusion was thanks to a glowing
recommendation from Bernard Bories, director of the St Tropez Film
Festival, where Russian Snark screened in
mid-October.
Two other NZ features - Matariki and Predicament
- screened in competition at the Belgium fest, with a third -
My Wedding and Other Secrets - screening outside the
competition.
Also playing at the festival were five NZ shorts: Blue,
Ebony Society, Hauraki, Munted, and
Preferably Blue.
Russian Snark, which enjoyed a critically acclaimed NZ
cinema release earlier this year, has just been released on
DVD.