Italian director wins main Babelgum award

May 20, 2008 New Italian director Andrea Lodovichetti was presented with the Babelgum Looking for Genius award, one of seven awards presented as part of Babelgum's online film festival that attracted more than 1,000 entries from 86 countries. Director Spike Lee presented the 32-year-old Lodovichetti with Babelgum's top award, for his work on "Sotto il mio giardino" (Under My Garden), the story of a young boy who believes his love of insects gives him evidence to solve what he imagines to be a local murder case. [...] France's Remy Schaepman won the animation award for "Quidam Degomme" (A Sheep on a Roof) with the advertising award presented to "The Pocket Crossborder" director Ambroise Becchio.

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