Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi expressed surprise Saturday that his small-scale film was recognized by a prestigious event like the Berlin International Film Festival, at which it was named grand jury runner up."I could never think of the film completed by a team so small amid the coronavirus pandemic would win an award at a big film festival like the Berlinale," the 42-year old said during an online press conference in Tokyo."Guzen to sozo" (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy), awarded the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the festival's 71st edition on Friday, is a collection of three short…READ FULL ARTICLE
