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In Rome on Friday at the presidential palace Kvirinalskom past service awards ceremony named Vittorio De Sica. Medal for achievements in the European film received Russian director Alexander Sokurov, transmits agency Ansa.

Among other European laureates-French director Alain Rezne (won this year as “Silver Lion” at the Venice International Film Festival for his film “Heart”) and Irishman Kenneth Bran.

Prize also received a few figures of Italian culture: film director Antonio Avati and Francesco Mazelli, theater and film director, actor and singer Dzhidzhi Proyetti, actress Mariandzhela Melato, theater and movie actor Kim Rossi Stuart, Baumane this year, his first film (debut was marked at the International Film Festival in Cannes).

also received an award Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, which this fall has demonstrated his love for film, pulling in Rome in October scale international film festival. At this festival, incidentally, it was also noted Russian Cinema: the ultimate reward-gold-Marc Aurelius Kirill Serebrennikov received for the movie “Posing sacrifice.”

Awards handing President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy.

Award named Vittorio De Sica (1901-1974), one of the most famous directors Italy, the birthplace of Italian neorealism, was established in 1975.