Taormina Film Festival Winners

The Italian movie "From the Waist Up" (Dalla vita in Poi) not only won the Taormina Film Festival top prize, the "Golden Tauro", but also got the awards for "Best actress" (Cristina Capotondi) and "Best Actor" (Filippo Nigro).

Best Actress winner Cristina Capotondi and Cast of Golden Tauro winner "From the Waist Up"

The only other prize awarded by the international jury went to Spanish director Jorge Coira for "Best Director" of the movie "18 Meals".

The German movie "Friendship" was awarded the top prize by the audience jury, and the student jury awarded the film Brazilian film "Besouro" as well as "53 Dias de Invierno" from Spain.

The Sicilian short film award went to "Rec Stop and Play".