21/12/2018 - The Grand Prix was bestowed upon Joy, Emelie Jonsson and Bouli Lanners were crowned Best Actress and Actor, the Audience Award went to Smuggling Hendrix and the Cineuropa Prize to Aniara

Director Claire Burger and actor Bouli Lanners receiving the Crystal Arrow for Real Love (© Les Arcs Film Festival)

Real Love [+see also:
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Aniara [+see also:
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Austrian cinema performed well in terms of the awards handed out by Ruben Ostlund's jury, with the Grand Prix that went to Joy [+see also:
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Lastly, the Audience Award was bestowed upon the entertaining and very clever Smuggling Hendrix [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

Crystal Arrow
Real Love [+see also:
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Jury Grand Prix
Joy [+see also:
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interview: Sudabeh Mortezai
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Best Actress
Emelie Jonsson - Aniara [+see also:
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Best Actor
Bouli Lanners – Real Love

Best Original Score
Bernhard Fleischmann - L’Animale [+see also:
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interview: Katharina Mückstein
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Best Cinematography
Ari Wegner - In Fabric [+see also:
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interview: Peter Strickland
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Audience Award
Smuggling Hendrix [+see also:
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interview: Marios Piperides
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Cineuropa Prize
Aniara - Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja

Press Award
Real Love - Claire Burger

Press Jury Special Mention
Aniara - Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja

20 Minutes d'audace Award
In Fabric – Peter Strickland

Youth Jury Award
Mug [+see also:
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interview: Małgorzata Szumowska
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Youth Jury Special Mention
Aniara - Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja

Best Short Film
The Girl With Two Heads – Betzabé Garcia

Short Film Special Mention
Bonobo – Zoel Aeschbacher

(Translated from French)