Mexican director Fernanda Valadez’s Identifying Features has received the Golden Alexander-Theo Angelopoulos for best film at Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) which befell fully on-line from November 5-15. The award is a money prize of £15,000.
The Mexico–Spain co-manufacturing beforehand received the World Cinema Dramatic Special Award at Sundance earlier this yr adopted by extra trophies at San Sebastian, Zurich and Morelia. The film is about on a mom looking for her lacking son who tried to to migrate illegally to the US. Alpha Violet handles world gross sales.
Georgis Grigorakis’ Digger, a Greek-French enterprise coproduced by Athena Rachel Tsangaris, received the Silver Alexander particular jury award, price €eight,000. The drama explores the battle of a local farmer in opposition to land builders. It debuted at the Berlin Panorama. It additionally received the Thessaloniki –Audience Fischer Award. Match Factory is dealing with world gross sales.
The $three,000 Bronze Alexander for best director was awarded to the Danish filmmaking due of Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis Hvlid for Shorta which premiered in Critics’ Week at Venice in September. The film explores coverage brutality and racial tensions in a Copenhagen ghetto. Shorta additionally received the Fipresci award.
Greek distributor One From The Heart has picked up native rights from Charades.
Joanna Scanlan was named best actress for her efficiency as a widow who discovers her late husband had a son from an extramarital affair in Aleem Khan’s UK drama After Love. Strada purchased the film for Greece from The Bureau Sales.
Aris Servetalis was named best actor for his position in Christos Nikou’s Apples, a Greek dystopian drama which opened Venice Horizons. Alpha Violet is dealing with world gross sales.
The worldwide jury was comprised of Rotterdam festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, Iranian actress Melika Foroutan, North Macedonia film director Teona Strugar Mitevska, Icelandic sound designer Bjorn Viktorsson and Greek film maker Yorgos Tsemberopoulos.
A separate jury of Lebanese film director Joanna Hadjthomas, Bulgarian film maker Svetla Tsotsorkova and Greek-Australian DOP Michael Paleodimos presided over the brand new Meet the Neighbors aggressive part. They awarded the Golden Alexander for best film (€5,000) in addition to the best director awrd to Ameen Nayfeh’s Palestinian comedy drama 200 Meters, which is offered by True Colours Glorious Films.
Nora Martirossian’s Armenian drama Should the Wind Drop received the Silver Alexander (€three,000). Indie Sales is dealing with worldwide rights.
Industry prizes
TIFF’s Agora trade part showcased 17 initiatives within the Crossroads Co-Production Forum and an extra 11 movies within the Agora Works in Progress part.
Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola’s 20.000 Species Of Bees received the Crossroads Co-Production Forum award. Produced by Lara Izagirre for Gariza Films the film will obtain full publish-manufacturing picture and sound providers from Greek firm 2/35.
Lebanon-France co-manufacturing Birthday, directed by Lara Zeidan and produced by Severine Tibi and Anais Calmels for Sevana Films, received the French CNC growth award, price €eight,000.
The Arte prize price €6,000 went to Miki Polonski’s Takoshuro produced by Shira Hochman for Israel’s Mina Films and Janja Kraji for France’s Kino-Elektron.
Work in progress Tracking Satyrs, directed by Michael and Maciej Madracki with Gilles Lepore, acquired the Eurimages Lab Project Award, price €50,000. The Poland-Switzerland co-manufacturing is being produced by Beata Rzezniczek of Poland’s Madants with Prince Film in Switzerland.
