Presided over by filmmaker Dominik Moll (shored up by Lucie Debay, Laurent Capelluto, Solène Rigot and Laurent Poitrenaux), the competition jury of the 24th Arras Film Festival has awarded its Golden Atlas – Grand Jury Prize (consisting of 12,000 euros for the film’s French distributor) to Holly [+leggi anche:
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Unveiled in competition within the Venice Film Festival and sold by mk2 International, Holly revolves around a teenage girl who’s experiencing some strange premonitions. The movie is set to be distributed in Belgium on 22 November and in France on 21 February 2024.

The Silver Atlas, for its part, was won by Turkey’s Selman Nacar, thanks to Hesitation Wound [+leggi anche:
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The Audience Award, meanwhile (consisting of 5,000 euros for the film’s French distributor), went to Without Air [+leggi anche:
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The full list of winners is as follows:

Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize
Holly [+leggi anche:
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Silver Atlas
Hesitation Wound [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award
Without Air [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Katalin Moldovai
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SFCC Critics’ Award
Libertate [+leggi anche:
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‘Young Outlook’ Award - Hauts-de-France Region
Slow [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marija Kavtaradze
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