'Autumn Ball' takes Marrakech by storm

December 18, 2007 Estonian writer-director Veiko Ounpuu was crowned with the Marrakech International Film Festival's top prize for his first feature, "Autumn Ball," as the glamorous fest wrapped in the Moroccan city Saturday night. The dark comedy about a group of people during the transition period after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been a festival favorite, having previously won the Horizons Award at the Venice Film Festival and earning a spot in the AFI Fest's competition section in the fall. Produced by Kuukulgur Film, the movie beat out the 14 other international feature films in competition for the fest's prestigious Golden Star grand prize.

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