OREN MOVERMAN - MOVERMAN'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WINS TOP PRIZE AT DEAUVILLE

MOVERMAN'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WINS TOP PRIZE AT DEAUVILLE

Screenwriter OREN MOVERMAN's directorial debut has wowed critics at the Deauville American Film Festival in France - his movie THE MESSENGER was named winner of the Grand Prize on Sunday (13Sep09).
The film, which stars Ben Foster as a soldier who returns from a tour of duty in Iraq, was handed the event's top accolade by the festival jury, led by Amelie filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
The Messenger also picked up the International Critics' Prize.
The Deauville American Film Festival aims to boost the popularity of independent U.S. movies.