Deauville 2011: 'Take Shelter' Wins Grand Prize

Carrying out a wet week in Normandy, Olivier Assayas' jury thought we would Take Shelter as Rob Nichols' film needed the grand prize within the Deauville American Film Festival whose 37th edition wrapped on Saturday evening. "He's a young filmmaker who's concentrating on his third movie, write admirably well for your cinema and is a superb actors' director," Assayas mentioned of Nichols after giving the prize. Nichols' next film Grime will star Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. Assayas and also the feature film jury gave their Jury Prize to Matthew Gordon's The Dynamiter. The World Experts prize as well as the Cartier Thought prize both visited Tony Kaye's Detachment. This Years competition selection featured 14 films, nine that have been game game titles from first-time company company directors. Take Shelter stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, who won this years "New Hollywood" award at the outset of the festival. The film will probably be released in France on 12 ,. 7 through Ad Vitam. Following a colorful ceremony, Deauville's audience was treated to black and white-colored mute film The Artist which opened up within the Festival p Cannes in May. Related Subjects Jessica Chastain Michael Shannon Worldwide