14/04/2014 - Among the other award winners at the Bari International Film Festival, Song'e Napule, Come il vento and Il venditore di medicine

A triumphant Il capitale umano [+see also:
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The best international director prize went to Zaza Urushadze for his film Tangerines [+see also:
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Back in Italy, Song'e Napule [+see also:
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interview: Marco Simon Puccioni
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interview: Daniele Gaglianone
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interview: Gianni Amelio
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interview: Daniele Luchetti
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Among the best debut and second films, winners were La mafia uccide solo d'estate [+see also:
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interview: Pierfrancesco Diliberto
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interview: Paolo Zucca
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(Translated from Italian)