On the Award Ceremony of the twenty seventh Tallinn Black Nights Movie Competition (PÖFF), awards had been offered to the winners of the competition’s 5 competitors programmes and PÖFF’s youth and youngsters’s movie sub-festival Simply Movie.
The jury of the Official Choice Competitors, headed by Trine Dyrholm, chosen Emma Dante’s drama Misericordia as their favorite, handing the movie the Grand Prix for Finest Movie.
Dante tailored her personal play of the identical title, telling the story of three prostitutes who stay within the wasteland by the ocean, the place a village of outcasts has emerged. Its star Simone Zambelli additionally scooped the Finest Actor Award.
The jury commented on the movie with the next assertion: “A powerful film about how to stay supportive and, above all, exhibit humanity in a marginalised environment. Beautifully directed, shot and acted, the Best Film Award goes to Misericordia.”
The Finest Director Award went toManuel Martín CuencaforAndrea’s Love.
The jury praised the director “for his ability to direct a human story told with respect, heart and flair for its characters and their circumstances.” The movie additionally obtained the Finest Script Award.
Full winners checklist right here:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – COMPETITION
Grand Prix for the Finest Movie
Misericordia | Italy, 2023. director: Emma Dante; producer: Marica Stocchi
Finest Director
Andrea’s Love | Spain, 2023. director: Manuel Martín Cuenca
Finest Cinematography
Goert Giltay for Natasha’s Dance | Netherlands, 2023. director: Jos Stelling
Finest Script
Manuel Martín Cuenca (director) & Lola Mayo (screenwriter) for
Andrea’s Love |Spain, 2023
Finest Actor
Simone Zambelli for Misericordia | Italy, 2023. director: Emma Dante
Finest Actress (shared)
Lubna Azabal for
Amal | Belgium, 2023. director: Jawad Rhalib
Kim Higelin for
Consent | France, 2023. director: Vanessa Filho
Finest Unique Rating
David Van Keer, Birger Embrechts for
The Magnet Man | Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, 2023. director: Gust Van den Berghe
Finest Manufacturing Design
Affected person #1 | Georgia, 2023. director: Rezo Gigineishvili
FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION
Finest Movie Award
The Moon is Upside Down | 2023, New Zealand, director: Loren Taylor; producers Philippa Campbell and Georgina Conder.
Particular Jury Prize #1
Mo Mamma | 2023, Estonia, director: Eeva Mägi
Particular Jury Prize #2
Tentigo | 2023, Sri Lanka/India, dir: Ilango Ram
REBELS WITH A CAUSE COMPETITION PROGRAMME
The Award for Finest Movie
award for Director and Producer
5 and a Half Love Tales in an Residence in Vilnius, Lithuania | 2023, Lithuania, Eire, Latvia, director: Tomas Vengris, producer: Uljana Kim
The Award for Finest Director
I Belief You | Argentina, 2023. director: Agustín Toscano
Award for Finest Insurgent with a Trigger Brief Movie
Component | director: Will Niava. Côte d’Ivoire, 2023.
CRITICS’ PICKS COMPETITION PROGRAMME
The Award for Finest Movie
award for director and producer
The Land The place Winds Stood Nonetheless | Kazakhstan, 2023, director: Ardak Amirkulov
The Award for Finest Director
Nice Sertão | Brazil, 2023, director: Guel Arraes
Particular Jury Point out
The Milky Means | Israel, France 2023, director: Maya Kenig
BALTIC FILM COMPETITION
The Award for Finest Baltic Movie
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood | Estonia, France, Iceland 2023, director: Anna Hints; producer: Marianne Ostrat
The Award for Finest Baltic Producer for Co-production
Gradual | Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, 2023, director and producer: Marija Kavtaradze
