Brit has her first feature selected for Cannes

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Brit has her first feature selected for Cannes

by Sheila JohnstonTuesday, 20 April 2010

Alicia Duffy's feature debut, All Good Children

Cheering news for Brits in Cannes (always assuming anyone is actually able to travel there this year). Originally rumoured to be in line for the Critics' Week, a young British filmmaker, Alicia Duffy, has now secured an even better berth: her first feature has been selected by the Directors' Fortnight, the prestigious parallel (and rival) event to the main competition.

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