‘Snow Leopard’ Wins Top Prize at Vesoul Asian Festival
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The late Pema Tseden‘s “Snow Leopard” (China) won the top prize, the Golden Cyclo, at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema on Tuesday.
The film, which previously won awards at the Tokyo and Hainan festivals, also won Vesoul’s National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) jury prize and actor Tseten Tashi scored a jury special mention.
Pema Tseden (aka Wanmacaidan) died in May last year, age 53. The grand jury award went to Kenzhebek Shaikakov’s “Scream” (Kazakhstan), which also won the NETPAC award and the Mark Haaz award. “Scream” actors Orynbek Shaimaganbetov and Arnur Akram were accorded a jury prize special mention.
The film shared the Mark Haaz award with Rajesh Jala’s “The Spark” (India), which also had a special mention at the film critics’ award. “Solids by The Seashore” by Patiparn Boontarig (Thailand) won the jury prize and also the INALCO favorite award.
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