British film director Mike Leigh gets Kristian prize at Febiofest

British film director Mike Leigh was awarded the Kristian prize for his contribution to world film at the closing ceremony of the Prague part of 16th International Festival Febiofest on Friday night. The festival featured Mr. Leigh’s latest film Happy-Go-Lucky, which premiered in April 2008 starring Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan. Altogether the festival featured 214 films from 58 countries, seen by around 70,000 film fans. It will now continue outside of Prague in eight Czech towns.