Monday, September 13, 2010

SOFIA COPPOLLA WINS BEST FILM AT THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL FOR SOMEWHERE

For this year's Venice Film Festival, the Best Film Award went to Sofia Coppola for her new film: Somewhere. The film is inspired by her experiences travelling with her dad and what it was like growing up to have a father such as Director Francis Coppola.  


Have a watch at her acceptance speech (above), the video will initiate in Italian.  But stay tuned: The Closing Ceremony becomes quite interesting as Quintin Tarantino (this year's President of the Venice Film Festival Jury) takes the mike--attempting to make a passionate speech by making "stereotypical Italian gestures," and uttering a few badly pronounced Italian words. 

Tarantino has then been recently accused of showing preferential treatment towards the distribution of the awards based on his personal relations with the winners: including ex-girlfriend Sofia Coppola, friend Alex de la Inglesia (having won two prizes), as well as his long time friend Monte Hellman--who accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Somewhere Trailer


    


















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