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Valladolid Festival Prizes: Alain Gomis’ ‘Dao’ Wins Golden Spike, ‘La Gradiva’ Takes Silver
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French-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis’ “Dao,” an expansive family saga spanning Europe and Africa, was awarded the Golden Spike for best film at Spain’s 71st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) while Marine Atlan’s acclaimed debut “La Gradiva” received the Silver S
French-Senegalese filmmaker Alain Gomis’ “Dao,” an expansive family saga spanning Europe and Africa, was awarded the Golden Spike for best film at Spain’s 71st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) while Marine Atlan’s acclaimed debut “La Gradiva” received the Silver Spike. Unfolding between a wedding in France and an ancestral memorial ceremony in Guinea-Bissau, Gomis’ three-hour […]
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