Fleming Lukas Dhont takes 1st prize at the Hamptons Film Festival for his film “Closeâ€
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- 20 Oct 2022
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The film "Close" by Flemish director Lukas Dhont has won first prize at the 30th Hamptons International Film Festival in the United States. By taking the prize for best film at the Hamptons Film Festival “Close” has shown that audiences on the other side of the Atlantic have also been seduced by the story of the teenagers Rémi and Léo.
This year's jury was chaired by Rajendra Roy, chief curator for film at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He also sits on the international film executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences organisation behind the Oscars.
Speaking just after receiving the award Lukas Dhont said "Our team feels incredibly honored to receive the top prize from the Hamptons Film Festival this year”.
'Close' has also won awards at many other festivals including Cinefest Mikolc in Hungary, the Palic European Film Festival in Serbia, the Sydney Film Festival where it took the prize for Best Film Award. Read More...
