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Spanish film fest draws to a close

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Czech director Bohdan Slama's "Something like Happiness" beat 19 other movies for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian, Spain, Film Festival.

The jury -- headed by U.S. actress Angelica Houston -- gave "Something Like Happiness" star Ana Geislerova the best actress award and "7 Virgenes" star Juan Jose Ballesta of Spain was named best actor, the BBC reported Saturday.

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The jury's special award went to Argentina's "Iluminados por el Feugo" about a man who fought in 1982's Falklands War.

Among the many films screened outside of competition was U.S. director Woody Allen's "Match Point," starring Scarlett Johansson.

The festival paid tribute to "Sound of Music" director Robert Wise, who died Sept. 15, the day before the film festival began.

His wife, Millicent, received word of his death before the festival's opening ceremony and flew from Spain back to Los Angeles.

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