Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival made the controversial decision to honour Johnny Depp with its Donostia Award.
20.07.2021 - 16:43 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRecently released horror film “The Medium” won the top prize at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan), which wrapped in South Korea on Sunday. The event, which ran July 8-18, 2021 was the festival’s second year as a hybrid, with both in-person and online components.Gyeonggi Province, where the festival is held raised its disease status to Level 4 on the fifth day of the eleven-day festival.
Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival made the controversial decision to honour Johnny Depp with its Donostia Award.
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