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French actress Emmanuelle Riva poses after receiving the best actress award for the film "Amour" directed by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke during the 18th Lumieres awards ceremony, on January 18, 2013 at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris. International media journalists based in Paris from around 50 countries vote each year to award their own prizes to members of the French and francophone film industry. The Academy of the Lumieres paid this year a tribute to foreign actresses in French cinema and organised for the first time, the day before, the "Francophone meetings" with hosted Tunisia, during which Tunisian director, Ferid Boughedir gave a masterclass. AFP PHOTO MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)