Two Italian films received awards at the 22nd edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The Best Director prize went to Paolo Virzì for his film N (Napoleon and me) while the film Manuale d'amore 2 (capitoli successivi) was given the Public's Prize for Best Film in the section World Cinema. This historical festival situated in the Florida city which lies just a few kilometres away from Hollywood, each year presents around 200 films from all over the world.