Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Mexican film "Parque Vie" (Park View) by Enrique Rivero won the coveted 'Suvarna chakoram' (Golden Pheasant) prize for the best movie at the 13th International Film Festival of Kerala which concluded here this evening.

Fourteen films from Asia, Latin America and Africa had competed for the award which comprises a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Mariana Rondon from Venezuela got the Silver Pheasant for best director for her film "Postcards from Leningrad".

"My Marlon and Brando", directed by Huseyin Karabey from Turkey, which was chosen as the best debut film also got a 'Rajatha Chakoram' (Silver Pheasant).

Sri Lankan film "Machan" directed by Uberto Pasolini won the audience award while the prize for the best Malayalam debut film instituted by director Mira Nair went to "Manjadikkuru" (Red seed from a tree) by Anjali Menon.

The Federation of International Film Producers Associations (FIPRESCI) jury chose "Postcards from Leningrad" as the best film and "Manjadikkuru" as the best Malayalam film.

Special jury prizes were awarded to Nandita Das' debut film "Firaaq" and "Yellow House", an Algeria-France co-production directed by Amor Hakkar.

The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Film Centre) award went to "My Marlon and Brando". State Culture Minister M A Baby, Law Minister M Vijayakumar and jury members were present at the function.