Liliana Torres scoops two prizes in the professional strand of REC Tarragona with Mamífera
- The international jury has plumped for Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradze’s Slow as the winner of Best Film in the Feature Debut Competition
An awards ceremony has brought an end to the tenth edition of Primer Test, the professionally orientated section with which REC – Tarragona International Film Festival grants a platform to projects that are currently in post-production and are seeking advice from distributors, programmers and sales agents. Through initiatives such as discussions and professional conferences, as well as one-to-one meetings with national and international experts, Primer Test has proven itself as an effective platform that attempts to lift the veil on the cinema of tomorrow.
Of the nine projects that were competing for the 2023 Primer Test awards, Mamífera [+see also:
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interview: Liliana Torres
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The International Deluxe Award – which includes the production of digital copies with English subtitles, destined to aid the promotion of the film, as well as two screenings in the company’s movie theatre and the delivery of the film to festivals for selection purposes for one year – was bestowed upon the project Las muertes de Chantyorinti by Hermes Paracuello. Meanwhile, the National Deluxe Award, which also offers the production of subtitled copies and two screenings of the film for programmers and press in the firm’s movie theatre, went to My Sextortion Diary [+see also:
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interview: Anna Cornudella
film profile] by Anna Cornudella pocketed the CineMart Catalan Films Award, which comes with an accreditation to take part in the industry activities and the CineMart co-production market at IFFR.
The activities in the professional strand were wrapped up by the Screening Test initiative, which invites Tarragona audiences to weigh up an as-yet unfinished and unreleased production. The viewers’ feedback will allow the film’s creators to think more carefully about their audience before embarking on a festival-circuit run and reaching theatre screens with it.
As for the festival itself, which presents feature debuts in its official competition, the international jury picked Slow [+see also:
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interview: Marija Kavtaradze
film profile] by Lithuanian director Marija Kavtaradze as Best Film in the competition, whereas Goodbye Julia [+see also:
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interview: Mohamed Kordofani
film profile] by Mohamed Kordofani made off with the Film Clubs Jury Prize, a Special Mention from the youth jury and the Audience Award. The Youth Jury Grand Prize singled out the pace and emotional complexity of The Rapture [+see also:
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interview: Iris Kaltenbäck
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interview: Marie Amachoukeli
film profile] by Marie Amachoukeli made do with Special Mentions from the film clubs jury and the international jury.
Here is the full list of award winners:
International Jury Prize
Slow [+see also:
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interview: Marija Kavtaradze
film profile] - Marija Kavtaradze (Lithuania/Sweden/Spain)
Special Mention from the International Jury
Ama Gloria [+see also:
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interview: Marie Amachoukeli
film profile] - Marie Amachoukeli (France)
Film Clubs Jury Prize
Goodbye Julia [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mohamed Kordofani
film profile] - Mohamed Kordofani (Sudan/Egypt/France/Germany/Saudi Arabia/Sweden)
Special Mention
Ama Gloria - Marie Amachoukeli
Youth Jury Prize
The Rapture [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Iris Kaltenbäck
film profile] - Iris Kaltenbäck (France)
Special Mention
Goodbye Julia - Mohamed Kordofani
Audience Award
Goodbye Julia - Mohamed Kordofani
Primer Test
Tallinn Industry International WIP Award
Mamífera [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Liliana Torres
film profile] - Liliana Torres
Personalised Follow-up Award
Mamífera - Liliana Torres
International Deluxe Award
Las muertes de Chantyorinti – Hermes Paracuello
National Deluxe Award
My Sextortion Diary [+see also:
film review
film profile] – Patricia Franquesa
Málaga Work in Progress Award
El aspirante – Juan Gautier
CineMart Catalan Films Award
The Human Hibernation [+see also:
film review
interview: Anna Cornudella
film profile] – Anna Cornudella
(Translated from Spanish)
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