Amateurs wins the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at Göteborg
- Best International Film goes to Men Don't Cry and Best Nordic Documentary to The Distant Barking of Dogs
The 41st Göteborg Film Festival, which started on 26 January and is continuing with more screenings until 5 February, gave out its awards at a gala ceremony on Saturday 3 February.
Swedish filmmaker Gabriela Pichler's Amateurs [+see also:
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A Special Mention went to What Will People Say [+see also:
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The jury, which was composed of Steve Gravestock, senior programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival, directors Dani Kouyate and Maria Blom, and cinematographer Linda Wassberg, also gave out the Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award to Sophia Olsson for Milad Alami’s The Charmer [+see also:
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interview: Ardalan Esmaili
interview: Milad Alami
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The newly established Dragon Award for Best International Film, voted on by the audience and worth SEK 50,000 (circa €5,000), went to Alen Drljević's Karlovy Vary prizewinner Men Don't Cry [+see also:
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interview: Alen Drljević
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In the centenary year of Ingmar Bergman's birth, the Award for Best Debut that carries his name went to Menina [+see also:
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In the Nordic Documentary Competition, the Dragon Award, worth SEK 100,000 (about €10,000), was given to the IDFA prizewinner The Distant Barking of Dogs [+see also:
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As for the honorary awards, in addition to Alicia Vikander, who received her Dragon at the opening of the festival, Juliette Binoche was given hers at the closing ceremony.
Here is the full list of award winners:
Dragon Award Best Nordic Film
Amateurs [+see also:
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Special Mention
What Will People Say [+see also:
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interview: Iram Haq
film profile] - Iram Haq (Norway/Germany/Sweden)
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary
The Distant Barking of Dogs [+see also:
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Special Mention
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Sofia Haugan (Norway/Sweden)
FIPRESCI Award
And Breathe Normally [+see also:
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interview: Ísold Uggadóttir
interview: Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir
film profile] - Ísold Uggadóttir (Norway/Denmark/Sweden)
Special Mention
The Return [+see also:
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The Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award
Sophia Olsson – The Charmer [+see also:
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interview: Ardalan Esmaili
interview: Milad Alami
film profile] (Denmark/Sweden/France)
Audience Dragon Award Best Nordic Film
What Will People Say - Iram Haq
Dragon Award Best International Film
Men Don't Cry [+see also:
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interview: Alen Drljević
film profile] - Alen Drljević (Bosnia and Herzegovina/Slovenia/Croatia/Germany/Serbia)
The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
Menina [+see also:
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Startsladden - Best Swedish Short Film of the Year
Götaplatsen #flerochfler - Shahab Mehrabi (Sweden)
Audience Choice Award Best Swedish Short Film
The Artist Has a Baby - Sanna Lenken (Sweden)
Angelo Award
Amateurs - Gabriela Pichler
Mai Zetterling Artist Foundation Stipend
Jonas Odell
Doris Award
Anna Bjelkerud
Håkon Liu Grant
Anders Hazelius
Bonnie Stipend
Caroline Ingvarsson
Caroline Drab
Honorary Dragon Award
Alicia Wikander
Juliette Binoche
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