Victory at the 17th Les Arcs Film Festival for Mr. Nobody Against Putin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: David Borenstein
scheda film] by the duo of Denmark-based American David Borenstein and Russian Pavel Talankin, which won the Crystal Arrow awarded to the best film by the jury (chaired by Dominik Moll, alongside Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Monia Chokri, Damien Bonnard and Dom La Nena). A Special Jury Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival and among the 15 titles shortlisted for the upcoming Best Documentary Oscar, the film also scooped the Best Original Music Award (composed by Michael Rataj and Jonas Struck). With international sales handled by DR TV, it will be released in France on 7 January by Loco Films.

The Jury Grand Prize went to Little Trouble Girls [+leggi anche:
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An acting award went to the duo Robert Aramayo and Scott Ellis Watson for I Swear [+leggi anche:
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The second acting award honoured Slovak actor Milan Ondrík for his performance in Father [+leggi anche:
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Also among the winners were Hungary’s Gergely Pálos for the cinematography of Silent Friend [+leggi anche:
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The winners:

Crystal Arrow
Mr. Nobody Against Putin [+leggi anche:
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Jury Grand Prize
Little Trouble Girls [+leggi anche:
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Acting Award
Milan Ondrík - Father [+leggi anche:
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Robert Aramayo, Scott Ellis Watson – I Swear [+leggi anche:
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Best Original Music
Michael Rataj, Jonas Struck – Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Best Cinematography
Gergely Pálos - Silent Friend [+leggi anche:
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Other awards

Audience Award
I Swear - Kirk Jones

Cineuropa Award
Maspalomas [+leggi anche:
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Youth Jury Award
I Swear - Kirk Jones

Les cinglés du cinéma Award
Three Goodbyes [+leggi anche:
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Short Film Award
Beyond Silence – Manie Blok (Netherlands)
Special Mention
Dieu est timide – Jocelyn Charles (France)

High-school Students’ Short Film Award
Extermination d’animaux de compagnie – Mikkel Storm Glomstein (Norway)