The only event dedicated to depictions of conflict, which is sadly in step with the times given the international wars that are currently raging, the War on Screen Festival held its 10th edition in Châlons-en-Champagne between 3rd and 9th October, and ultimately awarded its Grand Prize to Hungarian director Dénes Nagy’s Natural Light [+lee también:
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The International Competition jury (composed of producer Catherine Dussart, filmmakers Louise Narboni and Dieudo Hamadi, Arte France’s Editorial Director Boriz Razon and actor Niels Schneider) also awarded a Special Mention to Mariner of the Mountains [+lee también:
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Worth similar mention is the Student Jury Award won by Ukrainian director Maksym Nakonechnyi’s movie Butterfly Vision [+lee también:
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The European writing programme WoS Fabrique, which supports the production and direction of fiction films dedicated to the representation of conflict, also enjoyed its moment in the sun. Involving five film schools located on the Old Continent (France’s La Fémis, Germany’s Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Poland’s Lodz Film School, Spain’s ECAM and Romania’s UNATC), this writing residency unfolds across two sessions (supervised by director Manele Labibi), and its five winners (whose identity will be revealed in January next year) will receive financial aid to help them direct their own films.

The list of winners is as follows:

Grand Jury Prize
Natural Light [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Mariner of the Mountains [+lee también:
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Other awards

French Red Cross Audience Award
Amira - Mohamed Diab (Jordan/UAE/Egypt/Saudi Arabia)

Student Jury Prize
Butterfly Vision [+lee también:
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Press Jury Prize
Mariner of the Mountains - Karim Aïnouz

Grand Prize for Best Short Film
Airbone - Andrzej Jobczyk (Poland)

Audience Award for Best Short
Little Berlin - Kate McMullen (France)