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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

Producer Natalia Ivanova, left, receives the Grand Prix for the film One War from jury chairman Pierre-Henri Deleau, right.
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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

The team of the film Eastern Plays, which took two awards; Special Jury Mention and the Kodak Award for Best Bulgarian Feature Film
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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

Director Kamen Kalev with the Kodak Award for Best Bulgarian Feature Film for his Eastern Plays.
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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

Serbian director Miroslav Momcilovic received the Award for Best Director for his film Wait For Me And I Will Not Come.
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Russian film One War wins Grand Prix at Sofia International Film Festival 2010

The Sofia International Film Festival team with the award winners.
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One War, by Russian director Vera Glagoleva, has been awarded the Grand Prix at the Sofia International Film Festival 2010.

The Bulgarian competitor for the award, Eastern Plays, by director Kamen Kalev, received a special mention and the Kodak Award for best Bulgarian feature film.

One War, set in 1945, tells the story of a group of Russian women exiled for giving birth to children fathered by Germans and their Russian military overseers, sent to arrange the women's return home after the German capitulation.

The award, which includes a 5000 euro cash prize, was presented to the film's producer Natalia Ivanova by Pierre-Henri Deleau, film critic and chairman of the jury.

The jury special award went to The Last Summer of La Boyita by director Julia Solomonoff.

The award for best director, which includes a cash sum of 1000 euro, went to Serbian director Miroslav Momcilovic for his film Wait For Me And I Will Not Come

The Jameson Short Film Award for best Bulgarian short film went to Tales by director Nikolai Vasilev. The award includes a 6000 euro cash prize.

Russian director Sergei Solovyov received the Sofia Award for his contribution to cinema. His film Anna Karenina was shown at a gala screening on the festival's closing night on March 14 2010.

The festival, which took place between March 5 and 14, screened a total of 224 films, including 104 features, 37 documentaries and 83 short films.

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