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Stolen Life won the award for best feature film at the Tribeca film festival, although it was banned in its native China.
The festival's founder, Taxi Driver star Robert de Niro, presented the award to director Li Shaohong. Through an interpreter, she said: "This is truly important for us in the sense that the film is still banned," expressing her hope that the accolade would allow the movie about a university student to be "green-lighted so my people in China can watch this film soon."
Over 250 films from 45 countries were featured at the festival at which Whoopi Goldberg, Sheryl Crow and Tom Wolfe were amongst the judges, reports The Guardian.
The award for best documentary went to El Parro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War.
Meanwhile, Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman won the prize for best actress for her performance as a pre-operative transsexual in Transamerica, and Cees Geel was named best actor for his work in Simon.
The festival's founder, Taxi Driver star Robert de Niro, presented the award to director Li Shaohong. Through an interpreter, she said: "This is truly important for us in the sense that the film is still banned," expressing her hope that the accolade would allow the movie about a university student to be "green-lighted so my people in China can watch this film soon."
Over 250 films from 45 countries were featured at the festival at which Whoopi Goldberg, Sheryl Crow and Tom Wolfe were amongst the judges, reports The Guardian.
The award for best documentary went to El Parro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War.
Meanwhile, Desperate Housewives' Felicity Huffman won the prize for best actress for her performance as a pre-operative transsexual in Transamerica, and Cees Geel was named best actor for his work in Simon.
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