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'Uncle Boonmee' Director Wins RiverRun Fest's Inaugural Peter Brunette Award

The late THR film critic was a major supporter of the North Carolina event, which also honored French actor Mathieu Amalric, Djeneba Kone and the doc "Armadillo."

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weersethakul was the first recipient of the Peter Brunette Award for Best Director during Sunday's awards ceremony at the 13th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C.