Indonesian film wins top prize

Indonesian film wins top prize

KYOTO, Japan (AFP): The seventh annual Tokyo International Film Festival ended here yesterday, with top prizes going to features directed by Hong Kong's Yim Ho and Indonesia's Garin Nugroho.

Yim's The day the sun turned cold won the Grand Prix in the International Competition, while Nugroho's Surat untuk bidadari (Letter to an angel) was given the Gold Prize in the Young Cinema section.

There were 206 entries from 46 countries in the international contest and 230 from 42 countries in the young cinema section. Shiju-shichi nin no shikaku (47 warriors) directed by Japan's Kon Ichikawa won the special jury prize in the international competition, while "Amateur" directed by Hal Hartley of the United States, captured the silver prize in the young cinema.

"Letter to an angel" depicts a nine-year-old boy's correspondence with a legendary angel who protects the world.