Moon sweeps up at Sitges
UK production Moon, by Duncan Jones, son of legendary singer David Bowie, was the major winner at the 42nd Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival, where it scooped all the main prizes, including Best Film, Best Actor (Sam Rockwell), Best Screenplay (Nathan Parker) and Best Production Design (Hideki Arichi - ex-student also). This decision met with unprecedented approval from the critics in attendance.
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Duncan Jones, who graduated from LFS in 2001, has segued from a highly successful career in advertising to direct his debut feature MOON, which won the Michael Powell Award at Edinburgh and also played to great acclaim at Sundance, Philadelphia, Cleveland, San Francisco, Tribeca and Seattle. Starring Sam Rockwell, MOON was released theatrically in the US on 12 June and in the UK on 17 July. Other LFS associates involved with the film include editor Nicolas Gaster and art director Hideki Arichi. http://www.moonthemovie.com/
