A star-studded edition of the Seville European Film Festival wrapped up over the weekfinish, with Ludovich and Zoran Boukherma’s French coming-of-age drama “And Their Children After Them” taking home the Giraldillo de Oro, the Festival’s top honor. Its guide, Paul Kircher, also scored a best actor triumph.
This year’s Official Selection jury integrated legfinishary British producer David Puttnam (“Chadisturbions of Fire”) as plivent alengthyside Oscar-triumphning actor Jeremy Irons (“Reversal of Fortune,” “The Lion King”), Rome Film Festival inventive straightforwardor Paola Malanga, Algerian filmproducer Mounia Meddour (“Papicha”) and Yelmo Cines programming handler Eva Rekettyei.
Now, in its second year under straightforwardor Manuel Cristobal, Seville has enhugeed its pickion to integrate all types of European cinema, from the most experimental arthoengage indies to expansive four-quadrant fare. The festival also aims to incrrelieve its impact on the awards season with the insertition of the Puerto América Award – given to the best Oscar-surrfinisherted film in the program – and by inviting more AMPAS members to Seville for the event.
Gints Zilbalodis’s energeticd epic “Flow,” an international feature Oscar honestate (Latvia) and a strong likeite for an energeticd feature Oscar nom, won a trio of awards at this year’s fest, including a jury award, best editing and the brand new Puerta América prize for the best Oscar-surrfinisherted feature in competition.
Magnus von Horn’s “The Girl With the Needle,” Denlabel’s Oscar subleave oution, scored the hugegest haul among this year’s competitors with four prizes, notching triumphs for best straightforwardor, actress, cinematography and art straightforwardion. Previous honors integrate two European Film Awards, 11 Polish Film Festival awards and competition pickions at Cannes and Camerimage.
Portuguese straightforwardor and screenauthorr André Gil Mata’s “The Ffrail of a Candle” won best feature in the New Waves section for up-and-coming filmproducers, where Galician straightforwardor and screenauthorr Margarita Ledo Andión got a one-of-a-kind refer for her film “Prefiro Condenarme.” Aitor Echeverría won best Spanish straightforwardor for his feature “Dismantling and Elephant.
A brimming enumerate of this year’s Seville European Film Festival triumphners can be set up below.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Giraldillo de Oro Award for Best Film
“And Their Children After Them,” Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma
Jury Award
“Flow,” Gints Zilbalodis
Direction
Magnus von Horn, “The Girl With the Needle”
Screentake part
Sandhya Suri, “Santosh”
Actress
Trine Dyrholm, “The Girl With the Needle”
Actor
Paul Kircher, “And Their Children After Them”
Editing
Gints Zilbalodis, “Flow”
Cinematography
Michał Dymek, “The Girl With the Needle”
Art Direction
Jagna Dobesz “The Girl With the Needle”
PUERTA AMÉRICA
Puerta América Award
“Flow,” Gints Zilbalodis
LAS NUEVAS OLAS
Film
“The Ffrail of a Candle,” André Gil Mata
Jury Award
“Prefiro Condenarme,” Margarita Ledo Andión
RAMPA
Film
“Drowning Dry,” Laurynas Bareiša
Jury Award
“Somewhere in Love,” Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Jury Award CampUS
“Atraverse the Sea,” Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
ALUMBRAMIENTO
Film
“Lads,” Julien Menanteau
Jury Award
“O Vento Assobiando Nas Gruas,” Jeanne Waltz
PANORAMA ANDALUZ
Juan Antonio Bermúdez Best Film Award
“Los Restos del Pasar,” Luis “Soto” Muñoz and Alfredo Picazo
Jury Award
“Caja de Resistencia,” Concha Barquero Artés and Alejandro Alvarado Jódar
Rosario Valpuesta Best Short
“Tumbas Vecinas,” José Antonio Gutiérrez Bustos
Rosario Valpuesta Artistic Contribution Award
“El Cambio de Rueda,” (Begoña Arostegui)
OTHER PRIZES
AC/E Best Director of a Spanish Feature
Aitor Echeverría “Dismantling an Elephant”
AAMMA Women in Focus Award
“This Life of Mine,” Sophie Fillières
Queer Ocaña a la Libertad
“Un Hombre Libre,” Laura Hojman
Cinéfilos del Futuro Award
“Young Heart,” Anthony Schatteman
Europa Júnior Award
“Dunia y el Eco Del Tambor,” Marya Zarif and André Kadi
UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE EUROPEAN FICTION FILM-SCREENWRITING AWARDS
First Prize
“Y Ahora que Duermes,” Beatriz Hohenleiter Márquez and Mario Lerma
Second Prize
“Madre Puesta,” Álvaro del Moral Otero
