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‘Dreams (Sex Love)’, ‘Living The Land’ Among Winners In Berlin

Dreams (Sex Love), from Norway’s Johan Haugerud, took the Golden Bear, while China’s Huo Meng was awarded best director for Living The Land.

From modest early days, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is becoming a key fixture on Southeast Asia’s festival circuit.

Daihachi Yoshida’s black-and-white drama won the Tokyo Grand Prix, best director and best actor for Kyozo Nagatsuka’s performance.

Amit Dutta’s hand drawn animation took the top award in Mumbai’s South Asia Competition.

Kim Jiseok Awards went to Indian filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2 and Taiwanese director Tom Lin Shu Yu’s Yen And Ai Lee.

UPDATED AUGUST 26: A list of films selected for Locarno, San Sebastian, Venice & Toronto from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Michael Fetter Nathansky’s drama about a failing relationship took best film, screenplay and actress.

‘Sunday’ was awarded the Grand Prize, while ‘Stolen’, directed by India’s Karan Tejpal, took best director and the Audience Award.