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    ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Receives Four Awards From The Capri, Hollywood Festival Including “Best Film Of The Year,” Best Acting Ensemble of the Year, and Bradley Cooper Named “Best Actor of The Year”

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    Awards also go to 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'The Impossible' and 'The Iceman'

    Capri, Italy -- (SPW) --

    One of the year’s most highly acclaimed films, “Silver Linings Playbook,” written and directed by David O. Russell, has won four awards including “Best Film of the Year” at Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival, which ended here today. In addition, the multi Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominated motion picture won the Capri Audience Award, the film’s extraordinary cast, which includes Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker and Julia Styles has received the Best Acting Ensemble of the Year Award and Bradley Cooper has been named Best Actor.

    “Beasts of the Southern Wild” was named Best Surprise Film of the Year and its star Quvenzhane Wallis was named Best Actress; Juan Antonio Bayona was named Best Director for The Impossible and Ariel Vroman was named Best Breakout Director for The Iceman. Other honors bestowed by the Festival include the Capri, Hollywood Legend Award to iconic actor Franco Nero, the Capri Cult Award to director Antoine Fuqua, the Best Short Film Award to Edoardo Ponti for “The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars” which is on the short list for an Academy Award® nomination, and the European Actress of the Year Award to the German actress Nina Hoss (Barbara).

    Gerard Butler, who just completed a role in Fuqua’s upcoming action film “Olympus Has Fallen,” presented the director’s award. Cooper’s award will be presented later this month at a special ceremony in Rome coincidental with “Silver Lining Playbook’s” Italian premiere.

    “‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is not only the most brilliant romantic comedy in years, but also a real audience pleasing movie with a heartwarming story and amazing performances. It truly deserves the accolades showered upon it by Capri, Hollywood” said Italian legendary director Lina Wertmuller, the honorary chairperson of the Istituto Capri nel mondo, the organization under whose auspices the 17th annual edition of Capri, Hollywood took place here from December 26th through January 2nd.

    Pascal Vicedomini, Capri, Hollywood founder and artistic director, added: “This year’s Festival was a huge success, despite the financial crisis here in Italy. We screened an amazing array of first class international movies. The competition was strong in all categories, the winners are justly deserving of the honors that they have received and we congratulate them for their extraordinary contributions to the art of motion pictures. We also sincerely thank Harvey Weinstein (‘Silver Linings Playbook’), Avi Lerner (‘The Iceman’), Ghislain Barrois and Belén Atienza (‘The Impossible’) and the producers of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” for making their wonderful films available to us.”

    Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival 2012 was directed by Pascal Vicedomini and produced by the Capri in the World Institute. 1996 Academy Award®-nominated director Mike Figgis (‘Leaving Las Vegas’) chaired the 17th annual event. The Honorary Board of the Festival was comprised of Jim Gianopulos, Harvey Weinstein, Mark Canton, Jeremy Thomas, Avi Lerner, Lawrence Bender, Jason Weinberg, Vanessa Redgrave as well as Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Giancarlo Giannini and Italian music legend Tony Renis.

    The 2012 Festival was presented with the sponsorship of Smart (Mercedes), Hogan (Tod’s Group) as well as the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assetts, the Campania Region, the Chamber of Commerce of Naples. The celebration of International cinema included many film premieres, a retrospective of the most remarkable films of the past season as well as the ceremonies for the much sought-after Capri Awards.

    For further information, www.caprihollywood.com.

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    Capri, Hollywood – The International Film Festival 2012 Contact via email

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