'Double Steps' tops San Sebastian

'The Double Steps'SAN SEBASTIAN-- Catalan Isaki Lacuesta's "The Double Steps" won the Golden Invest in Saturday within an upbeat 59th San Sebastian Film Festival, the initial under new director Jose Luis Rebordinos.A Mali-set, genre-mixing movie -- part road movie, part Western, part portrait from the the spanish language language painter Miquel Barcelo -- "Steps" bamboozled some experts but furthermore attracted fervent enthusiasts. San Sebastian's other large champion was Greek Filippos Tsitos' comedy drama "Unfair World," a great idealistic cop, which won both director and actor (Antonis Kafetzopoulos).Julie Delpy's "Skylab," a '70s-set comedy family reunion tale, nabbed a distinctive Jury Prize. Accepting an congratulated plaudit, Spain's Maria Leon acquired best actress on her behalf performance in Benito Zambrano's "The Sleeping Voice," a effective two sister meller occur Spain's heartlessly repressive publish-Civil War. Though locked from major honours, a clutch of photos went over well: Terence Davies' infidelity period drama "The Dark Blue Sea," with Rachel Weisz the heartwarming youthful brothers and sisters tale "If Perhaps," from Japan's Hirokazu Kore-eda, which needed best script Arturo Ripstein's "The Key Reason Why in the Heart," an extremely literate, Mexico-set "Madame Bovary" adaptation and Enrique Urbizu's noirish crime thriller "No Relaxation For your Wicked," which introduced a The the spanish language language critics' poll.As frequently at San Sebastian, sidebar world preems offered discoveries: Sandra Sanchez's "Behind the Lights," a docu round the grinding information on gypsies controlling a reasonable ground Chilean Alejandro Fernandez Almendras' haunting countryside-set drama "With the Fire" Ignacio Ferreras' toon pic "Lines and wrinkles,Inch a geniune senior buddy movie David Trueba's period chamber drama "Madrid, 1987."Another buzzed-up new title was social comedy "Pescador," Sebastian Cordero's punchy Colombian road movie.Jan Zabeil's "The River Was Formerly A Man,Inch a Nigeria-set survival tale, won the Kutxa New Directors' Euros90,000 ($123,000) cash award. Dexter Flexter's "Wild Bill," a Cockney criminal family drama nabbed everyone-selected Euskaltel Youth Award.Honours were introduced Cannes-style throughout fest's Saturday evening closing gala, rather than within the traditional mid-day press conference.This Years edition saw multiple other tweaks: a spatter of genre photos 17 The the spanish language language world preems, surprisingly together with a group of crossover (Julie Delpy's "Skylab," Ana Katz's "The Marziano Family") in addition to upstream mainstream game game titles (Benito Zambrano's "The Sleeping Voice," Oren Moverman's "Rampart") playing Competition and beyond.The general excellence of the the spanish language language films was, in addition, around the past couple of years.Rebordinos may also be relaxing the basic principles for just about any bigger industry presence. For producers, fest's finest innovation this year will be a Mexico-Basque Country Co-Production Meeting, a possible dry run for just about any significant Europe-Latin America co-push forum in 2012. World preeming from competition, Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache's Gaumont-offered fest closer, an across-the track's friendship comedy "Untouchable," went lower as being a hour burning while using local press.Fest went Sept. 16-24.Emilio Mayorga brought with this article Individuals who win In The 59TH SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL Worldwide COMPETITION GOLDEN Spend"The Double Steps," (Isaki Lacuesta, The nation) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE"Skylab," (Julie Delpy, France) SILVER Spend, DIRECTORFilippos Tsitos ("Unfair World," A vacation in a holiday in greece) SILVER Spend, ACTRESSMaria Leon ("The Sleeping Voice," The nation) SILVER Spend, BEST ACTORAntonis Kafetzopoulos, ("Unfair World") CINEMATOGRAPHYUlf Brantas ("Happy Finish," Sweden) SCREENPLAYHirokazu Kore-eda, ("If Perhaps," Japan) OTHER Primary Honours:KUTXA NEW DIRECTORS' AWARD"The River Was Formerly A Man,Inch (Jan Zabeil, Germany) NEW Company company directors AWARD, SPECIAL MENTIONS:"A Stylish Valley," (Hadar Friedlich, Israel, France)"Still Existence," (Sebastian Meise, Austria) TCM AUDIENCE AWARD"The Artist," (Michael Hazanavicius, France) TCM AWARD, EUROPEAN FILM"Which Side We Proceed Now?Inch (Nadine Labaki, France, Lebanon, Italia, Egypt) HORIZONTES AWARD"Las acacias," (Pablo Giorgelli, Argentina, The nation) HORIZONTES, SPECIAL MENTION"Miss Bala," (Gerardo Naranjo, Mexico)"Historias que so existem quando lembradas," (Julia Murat, South usa, Argentina, France) EUSKALTEL YOUTH AWARD"Wild Bill," (Dexter Fletcher, U. K.) FILMS Happening Honours:FILMS Happening INDUSTRY AWARD"7 Cajas," (Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori, Paraguay) CASA P AMERICA AWARD"Clandestine Infancy," (Benjamin Avila, Argentina, The nation, South usa) CINEMA Moving AWARD"The Ultimate Friday," (Yahya Alabdallah, Jordan) OTHER Honours:FIPRESCI INTL. FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS' PRIZE"Blood stream of My Blood stream," (Joao Canijo, Portugal) TVE OTHER LOOK AWARD"Nader and Simin, A Separation," (Asghar Farhadi, Iran) OTHER LOOK, SPECIAL MENTION"Blood stream of My Blood stream," (Joao Canijo, Portugal) SIGNIS AWARD"If Perhaps," (Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan) Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com