Volver tops international film festival

The highly acclaimed Spanish comedy drama Volver, directed by Pedro Almodovar, attracted the highest audience at this year's International Film Festival. Organised by KRS Film Distributors at the Embassy Cinemaworld, Valletta, the third annual...

The highly acclaimed Spanish comedy drama Volver, directed by Pedro Almodovar, attracted the highest audience at this year's International Film Festival.

Organised by KRS Film Distributors at the Embassy Cinemaworld, Valletta, the third annual International Film Festival provided cinemagoers with an opportunity to see films originating from countries like Israel, Korea, Japan, Chile, Venezuela and a number of European countries.

The festival enticed some 2,000 people over a two-week span, the highest ever figure registered for such a festival, also marking an increase of 75 per cent over last year's figures.

The success of the festival is mainly attributed to films such as Academy Award Winner Tsotsi and The Wind That Shakes The Barley, winner of the Cannes Palm D'Or.

The attendances to this year's festival have been most encouraging and the 14 films will be released in the coming months, with the much-awaited Volver opening on Wednesday at the Embassy.

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