The Mole Agent triumphs at FIPADOC
- Maite Alberdi’s movie wins the international competition, Claus Drexel’s Ladies of the Wood nabs the national Grand Prize and Jindřich Andrš’ New Shift dominates the Impact line-up
At the close of an edition unspooling in two stages (held online for professionals in January, and in cinemas in Biarritz from 12 to 17 June for the general public), the 3rd FIPADOC (refocused exclusively on documentaries after 31 editions promoting generalist audiovisual production) has announced its victors for 2021.
The International Competition jury (composed of Danish director Eva Mulvad, her Italian counterpart Stefano Savona and American producer Thom Powers) crowned as its champion The Mole Agent [+see also:
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The national competition was won by Claus Drexel’s Ladies of the Wood [+see also:
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As for the two prizes associated with the Impact competition, both of these were snaffled by Czech director Jindřich Andrš’ A New Shift [+see also:
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The full list of winners is as follows:
Grand Prize – International Documentary
The Mole Agent [+see also:
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Grand Prize – National Documentary
Ladies of the Wood [+see also:
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Grand Prize – Musical Documentary
Sisters with Transistors [+see also:
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Grand Prize – Impact
A New Shift [+see also:
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Grand Prize - Impact CNC Competition – Images de la Culture
A New Shift - Jindřich Andrš
INA Smart Award
The Book of distance - Randall Okita (Canada)
Digital Storytelling Award
Motto - Vincent Morisset (Canada)
Short Film Award
Souvenir souvenir – Bastien Dubois (France)
Erasmus + Award
Les antécédents familiaux - Mathilde Blanc (Belgium)
Tënk Award
Les antécédents familiaux - Mathilde Blanc
Audience Award
7 Billion Suspects: The Surveillance Society - Sylvain Louvet and Ludo G. (France)
Mitrani Award
The Painter and the Thief [+see also:
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interview: Benjamin Ree
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Ciné+ Award
The Mole Agent - Maite Alberdi
Women in Media Prize
The State of Texas v. Melissa [+see also:
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Young Europeans Award
Collective [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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