The competition jury at the 19th Arras Film Festival, chaired by French filmmaker Emmanuel Finkiel, has bestowed the Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize upon Jumpman [+leggi anche:
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The Silver Atlas for Best Director was handed to One Step Behind the Seraphim [+leggi anche:
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Another double prizewinner was the feature debut Take It or Leave It [+leggi anche:
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Lastly, the Audience Award went to The Eternal Road [+leggi anche:
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Here is the complete list of award winners: 

Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize 
Jumpman [+leggi anche:
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Silver Atlas – Best Director Award 
One Step Behind the Seraphim [+leggi anche:
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Jury Special Mention 
Take It or Leave It [+leggi anche:
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Critics’ Award 
Take It or Leave It - Liina Trishkina Vanhatalo

Audience Award 
The Eternal Road [+leggi anche:
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Youth Jury Award - Hauts-de-France Region
One Step Behind the Seraphim - Daniel Sandu