To a Land Unknown<\/em> took house the Transilvania Trophy, the competition\u2019s 10,000-euro prime prize.<\/p>\n\n\tThe movie is described as an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees dwelling in Athens, caught between petty scams and the hope of a greater life in Germany. Amid a local weather of despair and ethical compromise, one spirals deeper right into a cycle of manipulation and exploitation of these round him.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIt was more about survival than storytelling. We struggled for nearly ten years to make it,\u201d stated Fleifel, including of the continued Israel-Palestine battle: \u201cThe problem in Palestine is not the Palestinians, it\u2019s the occupation\u2014and that must end.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tGerman director Noaz Deshe\u2019s Xoftex<\/em> gained the \u20ac3,500 Best Directing Award, sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Institute. The \u20ac1,500 Special Jury Prize went to US director Julian Castronovo\u2019s Debut (or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\tHere are all of the winners of the twenty fourth Transilvania International Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\n\tTransilvania Trophy<\/strong> (quantity of 10,000 euros)
To a Land Unknown<\/em> (dir. Mahdi Fleifel, United Kingdom)<\/p>\n\n\tBest Directing Award<\/strong> (quantity of 3500 euros, supplied by ICR)
Noaz Deshe \u2014 Xoftex<\/em> (Germany)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Jury Award<\/strong> (quantity of 1,500 euros, supplied by ICR)
Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued<\/em> (dir. Julian Castronovo, United States)<\/p>\n\n\tBest Performance Award<\/strong> (quantity of 1,000 euros, supplied by Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim)
Ghjuvanna Benedetti \u2014 The Kingdom<\/em> (dir. Julien Colonna, France)<\/p>\n\n\t\u2018What\u2019s up, Doc?\u2019 Award<\/strong> (quantity of two,000 Euros, supplied by Tenaris Silcotub)
Saturn<\/em> (dir. Daniel Tornero, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention of the \u2018What\u2019s Up, Doc?\u2019 Jury<\/strong>
The Return of the Projectionist<\/em> (dir. Orkhan Aghazadeh, France)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention of the \u2018What\u2019s Up, Doc?\u2019 Jury
<\/strong>Letters from Wolf Street<\/em> (dir. Arjun Talwar, Poland)<\/p>\n\n\tRomanian Days: Best Feature Film<\/strong> (quantity of 1500 Euro, supplied by DACIN SARA and grip and tools providers price 10,000 Euro, supplied by CINELAB Rom\u00e2nia)
The New Year That Never Came<\/em> (dir. Bogdan Mure\u0219anu, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tRomanian Days Award for Best Debut<\/strong> (quantity of 1,500 de euro, supplied by Banca Transilvania)
Bright Future<\/em> (dir. Andra MacMasters, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tRomanian Days Award for Best Short Film<\/strong> (quantity of 1,500 and 5,000 euro [camera & electric & grip equipment services], supplied by CutareFilm)
Aid<\/em> (dir. Valentin-Rare\u0219 Fogoro\u0219, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tThe Audience Award<\/strong> (quantity of two,000 euros, supplied by MasterCard)
Deaf<\/em> (dir. Eva Libertad Garc\u00eda L\u00f3pez, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\tMost Popular Romanian Film within the Festival <\/strong>(Vodafone Hearts\u2019 Award) (quantity of two.500 euros, supplied by Vodafone)
The New Year That Never Came<\/em> (dir. Bogdan Mure\u0219anu, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tExcellency Award: Director<\/strong> (supplied by Nova Power & Gas)
Andrei Ujica <\/p>\n\n\tExcellency Award: Actor
<\/strong>Florin Piersic<\/p>\n\n\tLifetime Achievement Award: Director
<\/strong>B\u00e9la Tarr<\/p>\n\n\tLifetime Achievement Award: Actress
<\/strong>Emila Dobrin<\/p>\n\n\tLifetime Achievement Award: Film Critic
<\/strong>Valerian Sava<\/p>\n\n\tTransilvania Trophy for Special Contribution to World Cinema: Actress
<\/strong>Maria de Medeiros<\/p>\n\n\tFIPRESCI Award<\/strong> (supplied by the Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics for a movie from the Romanian Film Days part)
Merman<\/em> (dir. Ana Lungu, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tYouth Award (TEEN Spirit)<\/strong> (quantity of 1,500 euros, supplied by McDonalds)
Little Trouble Girls<\/em> (dir. Ur\u0161ka Djuki\u0107, Slovenia)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention of the Teen Spirit Jury<\/strong>
The Girls on the Station<\/em> (dir. Juana Mac\u00edas, Spain)<\/p>\n\n\tEcumenical Jury Award<\/strong> (quantity of 1,000 euros, supplied by SIGNIS and INTERFILM, for a movie from the Festival Competition)
Peacock<\/em> (dir. Bernhard Wenger, Germany)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention of the Ecumenical Jury
<\/strong>Rains over Babel<\/em> (dir. Gala del Sol, Colombia)<\/p>\n\n\tSIGNIS Award <\/strong>(quantity 500 euros, supplied by SIGNIS Romania, to a brief movie from the Romanian Days Section)
Grandpa Is Sleeping<\/em> (dir. Matei Branea, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tTRANSILVANIA PITCH STOP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tChainsaw Europe Award<\/strong> (25,000 euros in post-production providers)
Kazimir<\/em> (dir. Dorian Bogu\u021b\u0103)<\/p>\n\n\tThe TPS Development Award<\/strong> (quantity of 5000 euros, supplied by Avanpost)
Horseshoe<\/em> (dir. Lucia Chico\u0219)<\/p>\n\n\tNational Center of Cinematography of the Republic of Moldova Award<\/strong> (quantity of 1,500 euros)
Desire<\/em> (dir. Nuray Kayacan S\u00fcnb\u00fcl, Turkey)<\/p>\n\n\tConnecting Cottbus cocoLAB Award \u2013 East-West Emerging Producers Award<\/strong> (collection of a producer from Romania or the Republic of Moldova to take part within the new cocoLAB 2024 program devoted to rising producers)
Grandparents\u2019 Paradise<\/em> (dir. Alex \u021aibu, \u0218erban Racovi\u021beanu)<\/p>\n\n\tDRAMA ROOM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tBest Series Project Award<\/strong> (consisting of a improvement take care of PRO TV)
The Accountant<\/em> (screenwriter: Bogdan Drumea, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tCreative Residency at Bethlen-Haller Castle<\/strong> (for a challenge from the Drama Room, supplied by Jidvei)
ReGYM<\/em> (screenwriters Alex Pintic\u0103, Alberto Nicolae, Romania)<\/p>\n\n\tLOCAL COMPETITION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tLocal Competition Award<\/strong> (quantity of 1,000 euros, supplied by Banca Transilvania and post-production providers price 10,000 euros for the director\u2019s subsequent movie challenge, supplied by Numa Film)
Concluzia<\/em> (dir. B\u00eerza Vlad)<\/p>\n\n\tThe Unusual Award<\/strong> (supplied by Komiti, consisting of consultancy and manufacturing providers, together with help throughout the pre-production part [planning, organization, call sheet] and three days of filming with a technical crew {and professional} tools])
Posibilit\u0103\u021bile unei evad\u0103ri<\/em> (dir. Lehel Fazakas \u0219i Antal Bence)<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention of the Jury<\/strong> (scholarship supplied by the Film School, guaranteeing participation in one of many introductory programs in screenwriting or directing, relying on the winner\u2019s place of residence on the time of claiming the prize, in addition to colour grading providers in quantity of 5,000 euros for the director\u2019s subsequent movie challenge, supplied by Numa Film)
Apele \u00een care ne sc\u0103ld\u0103m<\/em> (dir. R\u0103zvan Dima)<\/p>\n\n\tF\u0103clia Award<\/strong> (diploma and sculpture made by Ovidiu Gule\u0219)
Ole<\/em> (dir. Ambrozie Pur\u0103)<\/p>\n\n\tOTHER AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\tYoung Francophone Jury Award<\/strong> (supplied by TV5 Monde and the French Institute, consisting of the acquisition of the movie\u2019s distribution rights in Romanian cinemas)
Block Pass<\/em> (dir. Antoine Chevrollier, France)<\/p>\n\n\tAlex. Leo \u0218erban Scholarship<\/strong> (quantity of two,500 euros, supplied in partnership with Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim)
Milionarul gunoaielor<\/em> (dir. Radu Stroie)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\tSpecial Mention inside the Alex. Leo \u0218erban Scholarship<\/strong> (quantity of 1,000 euros, supplied in partnership with Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim for a younger Romanian actor who has made a notable success in a brief movie or characteristic movie premiered in 2024 or 2025)
\u0218tefan Mihai<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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