Film by Estonian director to receive top prize at Febiofest

“Magnus” by Estonian director Kadri Koussar has been chosen as top film at the Czech Republic’s Febiofest film festival. The director is to be awarded the prize – which includes a cheque for 5,000 euros (the equivalent of about 7,800 US dollars) - on the festival’s closing night. The prize will be awarded by Czech-British architect and jury head Jan Kaplický. “Magnus” is said to tell the story of a teen who, having overcome serious illness in childhood, is unable to give up an obsession with suicide, leading a family member to try and intervene.