Ryan Gosling crime drama “Only God Forgives” wins Sydney Film Prize June 18, 2013 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Only God Forgives has won the Sydney Film Prize, Digital Spy said. Nicolas Winding Refn has taken the award for a second time for the divisive Ryan Gosling-starring movie. The violent film, which also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, has divided critics since its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last month. "After 10 days of captivating and diverse film viewing and passionate conversations, the jury arrived at a majority decision," said jury president, actor Hugo Weaving. "In the true spirit of the competition criteria, we award a visually mesmerising and disturbing film, which polarised our opinions." Refn said in a statement: "I am very honoured and extremely excited to have received this honourable award from a country that, in my opinion, has one of the great film histories of the world." He previously received the award for his 2009 film Bronson. Only God Forgives will be released on July 19 in the U.S.   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers  This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia.Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day.Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting.Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. |
