The Load triumphs at Zagreb
- Ognjen Glavonic's movie has won the Golden Pram for Best Film; other winners include Keep Going and Woman at War
Serbian filmmaker Ognjen Glavonić's The Load [+see also:
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The screenplay for Glavonić's film, which world-premiered in the Cannes Directors' Fortnight, was partly developed through Zagreb's My First Script educational platform. The prize, worth €4,000, was given out by the jury comprising directors Juho Kuosmanen and Maja Miloš, and actress Deborah Kara Unger, who also decided to hand a Special Mention to Phuttiphong Aroonpheng's Manta Ray [+see also:
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Joachim Lafosse's Keep Going [+see also:
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In the International Short Film competition, the Golden Pram for Best International Short Film, worth €1,000, went to Iranian director Farnoosh Samadi's Gaze, while Poland's Dawid Bodzak received a Special Mention for Tremors.
In the Checkers programme, Croatia's strongest platform for up-and-coming local filmmakers, the Golden Pram Award, worth €1,350, was given to White Room by Mladen Stanić. Cherries by Dubravka Turić received a Special Mention.
Meanwhile, Benedikt Erlingsson's Woman at War [+see also:
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In the Industry Youth! section's pitching forum for student projects, How I Learned to Play Chess by Borjan Stojkov and Dušan Efremov from the Skopje Faculty of Dramatic Arts won the Best Pitch Award, which consists of image post-production services at the Vizije Studio, sound post-production at Studio Nazor, and film-poster design courtesy of Šesnić&Turković.
Two projects received Special Mentions: Take Me to the Sea by Tamara Todorović and Andrija Dujović, from the Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts, and Fragile by Tomislav Šoban and Adrijana Dimić, from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Golden Pram
The Load [+see also:
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Special Mention
Manta Ray [+see also:
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PLUS Award for Best Youth Film
Keep Going [+see also:
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Golden Bicycle for Best Film in the Together Again Competition
Leave No Trace - Debra Granik (USA/Canada)
Golden Pram for Best International Short Film
Gaze - Farnoosh Samadi (Iran/Italy)
Special Mention
Tremors - Dawid Bodzak (Poland)
Golden Pram in the Checkers Programme
White Room - Mladen Stanić (Croatia)
Special Mention
Cherries – Dubravka Turić (Croatia)
Audience Award
Woman at War [+see also:
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interview: Benedikt Erlingsson
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Industry Youth! section
Best Pitch Award
How I Learned to Play Chess - Borjan Stojkov and Dušan Efremov (Skopje Faculty of Dramatic Arts)
Special Mentions
Take Me to the Sea - Tamara Todorović and Andrija Dujović (Belgrade Faculty of Drama Arts)
Fragile - Tomislav Šoban and Adrijana Dimić (Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Arts)
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