Second Time Around and Roi Soleil come out on top at FIDMarseille
- Spaniards Dora Garcia and Albert Serra have split the Grand Prix in the international competition, while Goldilocks Planets dominated the French competition
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Chaired by Brazilian filmmaker Paula Gaitán, the jury of the international competition at the 29th FIDMarseille has handed the 2018 Grand Prix to two titles ex-aequo: the Belgian-Norwegian production Second Time Around [+see also:
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As for the French competition (the jury for which was chaired by actor Nahuel Perez Biscayart), victory was claimed by Goldilocks Planets [+see also:
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Also of note is the Award for Best Debut Film scooped by Tomorrow [+see also:
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Here is the complete list of winners:
International competition
Grand Prix (ex-aequo)
Second Time Around [+see also:
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Roi Soleil [+see also:
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Special Mention
Las cruces - Carlos Vásquez, Teresa Arrendondo (Chile)
Georges de Beauregard Award
Paul est mort [+see also:
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Special Mention
Tomorrow [+see also:
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French competition
Grand Prix
Goldilocks Planets [+see also:
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Special Mention
Albertine Vanished – Véronique Aubuy (France) (medium-length film)
Georges de Beauregard Award
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas (France) (medium-length film)
Other awards
Best Debut Film Award
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun
Special Mention
Noise Is the Houses - Luciana Foglio, Luján Montes (Argentina)
CNAP Award
Backyard - Khaled Abdulwahed (Germany) (short film)
Special Mention
Second Time Around - Dora Garcia
Meta Cultural Foundation Award
Thunder From the Sea – Yotam Ben-David (France) (medium-length film)
Institut Français Online Criticism Award
No Key [+see also:
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Special Mention
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas
National Association of Research Cinemas Award
An Elephant Sitting Still – Hu Bo (China)
Special Mention
The Wolf House - Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León (Chile)
Renaud Victor Award
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun
Marseille Espérance Award
Mitra [+see also:
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Special Mention
Tomorrow – Yuliya Shatun
High School Students’ Award
Behind Our Eyes – Anton Bialas
Audience Award
Carwash [+see also:
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Thunder From the Sea – Yotam Ben-David
(Translated from French)
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