[TIFF 2009 Press Conference] Award Winners

A press conference was organized soon after the prize presentation ceremony, and here's your ringside seat to the comments made by the winners:

First up, it's directors Ounie Lecomte ("A Brand New Life") and Tetsuaki Matsue ("Live Tape"). Singapore readers / fans of Singapore's Japanese Film Festival will be familiar with Tetsuaki Matsue, as he was here just last year to present two of his films at the festival. Congratulations on his recent achievement!





Next, a large group consisting of Director Sebastian Cordero and Actress Martina Garcia (Rabia), Actress Julie Gayet (Eight Times Up), Director Jacob Tierney and Producer Kevin Tierney (The Trotsky)


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Then the Director Kamen Kalev and Producer Stefan Piryov from Eastern Plays, which swept 3 awards including the Sakura Grand Prix:


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Then as part of tradition, the Jury President, this year being Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, gave an address as well:


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