Miele wins Ljubljana IFF main prize
- The film by Valeria Golino collected the Kingfisher Award for "showing the emergence of an unusual, tragic friendship"
Miele [+see also:
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interview: Valeria Golino
film profile] by Valeria Golino received the Kingfisher Award at 24th Ljubljana International Film Festival for "Showing the emergence of an unusual, tragic friendship by tackling the crucial issues of ethics and morals that are both contemporary and eternal with an elaborate cinematic expression and intimate, intelligently directed mood".
The special mention of the jury - consisting of Croatian director Lordan Zafranovic, Nejc Gazvoda of Slovenia, and Tiziana Finzi of Italy - went to A Stranger [+see also:
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film profile], a coproduction from Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia directed by Bobo Jelčić. The film was coproduced by Croatian Radiotelevision with funding from the Croatian Audiovisual Center.
The remaining awards handed out at the closing ceremony were:
FIPRESCI Prize: Salvo [+see also:
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interview: Sara Serraiocco
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Best Short Film: Terrarium directed by Hana Jušić (Croatia)
Short Film Special Mention: Premature directed by Gunhild Enger (Norway)
The Dragon Audience Award: Call Girl [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)
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