Les Enfants rouges riceve il Baiardo d’oro a Namur
- Il lungometraggio del regista tunisino Lotfi Achour ha vinto il primo premio del Festival internazionale del film francofono di Namur
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The 39th Namur International French Film Festival (FIFF) wrapped this weekend with the revelation of its winners, over whom Red Path [+leggi anche:
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The Official Competition Jury’s Special Jury Bayard, meanwhile, went to Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma’s And Their Children After Them [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], a trashy and wacky comedy which sees the actress making quite an impression in a first film role which gambles with the body in a uniquely singular fashion. The movie also earned itself a Special Jury Mention.
Likewise of note is the fact that the festival’s opening film, The Marching Band [+leggi anche:
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The festival further hosted a competition dedicated to first works, whose movies were especially well-received by the Emile Cantillon Youth Jury. They awarded their Best First Work Bayard to another Tunisian title, Who Do I Belong To [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lawrence Valin
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The festival also included a sizeable Short Films Competition.
The full list of festival winners:
Official Competition
Golden Bayard for Best Film
Red Path [+leggi anche:
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Special Jury Bayard
And Their Children After Them [+leggi anche:
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Bayard for Best Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius and Jean-Claude Grimberg – The Most Precious of Cargoes [+leggi anche:
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Bayard for Best Cinematography
Wojciech Staron – Red Path
Bayard for Best Performance
Maria Cavalier Bazan – Heads or Fails [+leggi anche:
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Agnès Award
Didy - François-Xavier Destors and Gaël Kamilindi (Rwanda/Switzerland/France)
Jury Special Mention
Heads or Fails - Lenny and Harpo Guit
1st Work Competition
Bayard for Best 1st Work
Who Do I Belong To [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Meryam Joobeur
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Special Mention
Niki [+leggi anche:
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Discovery Prize
Little Jaffna [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lawrence Valin
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Best Acting Award
Malou Khebizi – Wild Diamond [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Agathe Riedinger
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Mini Agnès Award
L’Amazone - Emilie Maréchal and Camille Meynard (Belgium)
Short Films Competition
Bayard for Best Short Film
Maison blanche - Camille Dumortier (France)
Jury Special Mention
Été 2000 - Laurence Olivier and Virginie Nolin (Quebec)
Jury Prize – International Coup de Cœur
Le jeune Sofiane - Fabien Ara (France)
Jury Prize – Belgian Coup de Cœur
Frappe à ma porte - Louise Toussaint (Belgium)
Best Director
Chico - Enzo Lorenzo (France/Belgium)
Best Cinematography
Akram Kbibchi - Terre de Dieu (Morocco)
PlayRight Best Acting Award
Wanga Kasongo - Metha (Belgium)
Other awards
Junior Jury Award
Ollie [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award
The Marching Band [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award for Best Short
Home Sweet Home - Tiffany Deleuze (Belgium)
BeTV Prize
The Marching Band - Emmanuel Courcol
BeTV Prize for Best Short
Home Sweet Home - Tiffany Deleuze
RTBF Prize
The Fourth Wall [+leggi anche:
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RTBF-La Trois Prize for Best Short
Home Sweet Home - Tiffany Deleuze
Namur University Prize for Best Short
En mille pétales - Louise Bongartz (Belgium)
Manifest Prize for Best Short
Silent panorama - Nicolas Piret (Belgium)
Marion Hänsel Award for Best Short
Mercenaire - Pier-Philippe Chevigny (Quebec)
(Tradotto dal francese)
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