French director receives two awards for debut film at Venice festival

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French filmmaker Alice Diop won the Grand Jury Prize and the First Film Award for her drama, "Saint Omer", at the 79th Venice Film Festival awards ceremony on Saturday.The jury, led by US actress Julianne Moore, awarded the Silver Lion to "Saint Omer", a film inspired by a true story.Directed by French woman Alice Diop, it was also awarded "Best First Film"."I'm speechless," Diop said, when she rec

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