06/28/2021 – The 36th edition of the festival ended with the triumph of the Turkish-Romanian film by Ferit Karahan, which left with the first prize

Romanian-Turkish production Her brother’s keeper [+see also:
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The first Russian feature film The whaling boy [+see also:
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A Special Mention for Best Screenplay was ultimately awarded to Raphael Balboni and Anne Sirot for their work on the magnificent and sensitive Belgian production madly in life [+see also:
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film profile], which they both led. Meanwhile, the Youth Jury Prize for Best Feature Film was awarded to Ecstasy, portrait of the experience of a young woman suffering from anorexia, by Brazil Moara Passoni, which also won the CIMA Prize, awarded by the Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media.

In the Official Short Films Section, the Valence Moon was awarded to Repetition by Nigeria Michel Omonua. The jury, composed Èrika Sánchez, Carlo Sironi and Diane Malherbe, declared that this comedy “undertakes an intelligent critique of societies in which religion exercises great power, which gives it a universal character”. They also distinguished Sestre, directed by Katarina Rešek, with a special mention.

On the other hand, the 15 members of the youth jury for short films chose to award the Prize for the best short film to Oh black hole through Renee Zhan. The Audience Award for Best Short Film was awarded to Antonia through Alba fair.

In the Official Webseries section, the prizes were distributed fairly evenly: the Valencia Moon for Best Web Series went to the Argentinian 1 of these days through Andy Gorostiaga, visible on Instagram. Another Argentinian effort, To cross through Martin vatenberg, won the Audience Award for Best Web Series and also received a Special Mention for Best Distribution, while The Communist’s Daughter through Lea Cameron won the Youth Jury Award for Best Web Series, with additional special mentions for Best Photography and Best Music. Special mentions for Best Director and Best Editing went to the Australian Love, weapons and leveling up, while the Special Mention for Best Production Design went to the team behind Dounia. Hitté through Martijn winkler was deemed worthy of the Special Mention for Best Screenplay.

The Movistar + / Pecera Estudio / Free Your Mind Short Film Project Award went to the screenplay by Se our hizo de noche through Jorge Cantos: this title will open the next edition of Cinema Jove, in 2022. Finally, the Feroz Prize of the Association of Spanish Cinema Journalists was won by the Spanish short film Dana through Lucia Forner.

Here is the full list of winners:

Official Feature Films Section

Moon Valencia for the best feature film
Her brother’s keeper [+see also:
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Special mention from the jury for the best achievement
Philippe Yuryev – The whaling boy [+see also:
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Special mention from the jury for the best photograph
Mikhail Khursevich and Yakov Mironichev – The whaling boy

Special Mention for Best Screenplay
Raphaël Balboni and Ann Sirot – madly in life [+see also:
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Best actor (ex aequo)
Vladimir Onokhov – The whaling boy
Kosovare Krasniqi – In search of Vénéra [+see also:
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Public Prize
Her brother’s keeper – Ferit Karahan

Youth Jury Prize for Best Feature Film
Ecstasy – Moara Passoni (Brazil / USA)

CIMA (Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media) Price
Ecstasy -Moara Passoni

Official Short Films Section

Moon Valencia for the best short film
Repetition – Michael Omonua (Nigeria)

Mention of the jury
Sestre – Katarina Rešek (Slovenia)

Official webseries section

Moon Valencia for the best Webseries
1 of these days – Andy Gorostiaga (Spain)

Public Prize
To cross – Martin Vatenberg (Argentina)

Youth Jury Prize
The Communist’s Daughter – Léa Cameron (Canada)

Jury mentions
Best scenario
Martijn Winkler – Hitté (Netherlands)
Best actor (Best casting)
Marcelo Subiotto, Valeria Lois, Gaby Ferrero, Rafael Federman, Marcos Montes, José María Marcos and Lucas Bianchini – To cross
Best director
Andrew Shanks, Nicholas Cleary – Love, weapons and leveling up (Australia)
Best production design
Dounia (Canada)
Best Editing
Daniel Vink – Love, weapons and leveling up
Best photography
Conor Fisher – The Communist’s Daughter
Best score
Peter Chapman – The Communist’s Daughter

Marseille Web Festival Special price
In the wings – Gastón Haag Armagno (Spain)

(Translated from Spanish)