Deauville 2011: 'Take Shelter' Wins Grand Prize

Following a wet week in Normandy, Olivier Assayas' jury made a decision to Take Shelter as Shaun Nichols' film required the grand prize in the Deauville American Film Festival whose 37th edition wrapped on Saturday evening. "He's a youthful filmmaker who's focusing on his third movie, write admirably well for that cinema and is an excellent actors' director," Assayas stated of Nichols after giving the prize. Nichols' next film Dirt will star Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. Assayas and the feature film jury gave their Jury Prize to Matthew Gordon's The Dynamiter. The Worldwide Experts prize and also the Cartier Thought prize both visited Tony Kaye's Detachment. The 2010 competition selection featured 14 films, nine which were game titles from first-time company directors. Take Shelter stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, who won the 2010 "New Hollywood" award at the beginning of the festival. The film is going to be launched in France on 12 ,. 7 through Ad Vitam. Following the colorful ceremony, Deauville's audience was treated to black and whitened mute film The Artist which opened in the Festival p Cannes in May. Related Subjects Jessica Chastain Michael Shannon Worldwide

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