Two co-productions between Brazil and European countries have triumphed in the 42nd edition of the Bergamo Film Meeting. Power Alley [+lire aussi :
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The international jury, meanwhile, composed of Milan-based director Michelangelo Frammartino, together with Vaida Kazlauskaitė (project coordinator for the European Film Forum Scanorama – Vilnius) and Paola Raiman (film critic and selector for the Belfort Entrevues Film Festival), handed the Prize for Best Director, worth 2,000 euros, to Cristiane Oliveira’s movie Until the Music Is Over [+lire aussi :
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The CGIL Bergamo Best Documentary Award - comprising 2,000 euros - for the most popular documentary as voted upon by the audience of the Close Up section, went to The Golden Thread by Indian director Nishtha Jain, a movie co-produced by India, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK, while the CGIL “Sortie de l'Usine” Jury Prize, awarded by union representatives of CGIL Bergamo to the documentary which best tackles themes linking to the world of work and social welfare (worth 1,000 euros), was nabbed by Danish movie Murky Waters by Martin B. Gulnov.

The full list of award winners is as follows:

Competition

Bergamo Film Meeting First Prize
Power Alley [+lire aussi :
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Second Prize
Some Birds - Dániel Hevér (Hungary)

Third Prize
The Wall [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Until the Music Is Over [+lire aussi :
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Close Up Competition

CGIL Bergamo Prize for Best Documentary
The Golden Thread - Nishtha Jain (India/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Netherlands/Norway/UK)

CGIL “La sortie de l’usine” Jury Prize
Murky Waters - Martin B. Gulnov (Denmark)