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Chicago International Film Festival

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    Gold Hugo

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    Best Animated Short

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      Winner

      L'heure de l'ours

      6.8 (334)
      Agnès Patron
      "A young boy conjures a fierce bear to cope with his defiance and familial jealousy. Combining phantasmagoric imagery with an unusual Freudian narrative, director Agnes Patron expertly blends narrative and experimental techniques to convey a cohesive, nightmarish manifestation of inner turmoil."
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      I Bleed

      7.5 (41)
      Bruno H. Castro
      Tiago Minamisawa
      Guto Br
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      The Flood Is Coming

      6.9 (22)
      Gabriel Böhmer
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      Lidérc úr

      6.6 (61)
      Luca Toth
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      Moutons, loup et tasse de thé

      6.5 (38)
      Marion Lacourt
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      Le Nid

      6.5 (17)
      Sonja Rohleder
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      Roadkill

      6.7 (20)
      Leszek Mozga

    Best Documentary

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      Winner

      Love Child

      7.1 (174)
      Eva Mulvad
      "Love Child is a film that intimately explores the global refugee crisis through the story of an Iranian family waiting in Turkey for news of their asylum status. Spanning events over seven years, Eva Mulaved constructs a seamless dramatic narrative out of unforeseen circumstances. Love Child champions a family everyone would fight for, ultimately connecting the dots from sensational headlines to the human toll of contemporary immigration policies."
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      La Cordillère des songes

      7.2 (980)
      Patricio Guzmán
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      Digitalkarma

      7.2 (14)
      Francesca Scalisi
      Mark Olexa
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      Forman vs. Forman

      7.3 (292)
      Jakub Hejna
      Helena Trestíková
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      Olliver Hawk

      6.5 (238)
      Arthur Franck
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      Mother

      7.1 (56)
      Kristof Bilsen
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      My Father and Me

      7.3 (91)
      Nick Broomfield
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      Ringside: Un combat, deux destins

      7.1 (121)
      Andre Hörmann
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      En attendant le carnaval

      7.7 (932)
      Marcelo Gomes

    Best Documentary Short

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      Winner

      Easter Snap

      6.0 (32)
      RaMell Ross
      "Easter Snap masterfully discusses nuanced socio-political and economic realities in the southern United States through the lens of community ritual. Letting his edit lead the story as opposed to relying on traditional documentary tropes or narrative, Ross creates an innovative style as mystical as it is hyper-real."
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      Stay Close

      6.6 (79)
      Luther Clement Lam
      Shuhan Fan
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      4 Corners

      9.2 (7)
      Andre Muir
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      Contaminated Memories

      7.3 (9)
      Debra Kahn Tolchinsky
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      La Nuit, Tous Les Chats Sont Gris

      6.7 (213)
      Lasse Linder
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      Libre

      Anna Barsan
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      Enforcement Hours

      6.6 (9)
      Paloma Martinez
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      Excess Will Save Us

      6.3 (56)
      Morgane Dziurla-Petit
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      The furniture maker

      6.4 (8)
      David Avilés
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      How to Breathe in Kern County

      5.7 (7)
      Chris Filippone
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      Sandoval's Bullet

      5.8 (12)
      Jean-Jacques Martinod
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      Color-Blind

      6.5 (19)
      Ben Russell
    • Volcano: What Does a Lake Dream?

      5.7 (11)
      Diana Vidrascu
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      All on a Mardi Gras Day

      7.1 (14)
      Michal Pietrzyk
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      See You Next Time

      5.6 (10)
      Crystal Kayiza
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      Në Mes

      7.3 (61)
      Samir Karahoda
      SK Pictures

    Best Feature

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      Winner

      Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

      8.0 (120K)
      Céline Sciamma
      "The Gold Hugo for Best Film goes to Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma. The film portrays not only the exuberance of falling in love and the all-consuming nature that is love, but also the beauty of women's solidarity and the attempt to fit in a world that rarely seems to be made for them. The strength of the filmmaking combined with amazing acting, photography, and music set the jury on fire."
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      Balloon

      6.9 (1K)
      Pema Tseden
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      Clemency

      6.5 (5.7K)
      Chinonye Chukwu
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      La communion

      7.7 (23K)
      Jan Komasa
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      La fièvre

      6.8 (750)
      Maya Da-Rin
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      Viendra le feu

      6.7 (3.9K)
      Oliver Laxe
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      L'Infirmière

      6.5 (1.2K)
      Kôji Fukada
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      Gloria Mundi

      6.5 (1K)
      Robert Guédiguian
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      Lara Jenkins

      7.0 (2.7K)
      Jan-Ole Gerster
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      La llorona

      6.6 (8.5K)
      Jayro Bustamante
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      Il sindaco del Rione Sanità

      6.3 (780)
      Mario Martone
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      L'oiseau bariolé

      7.3 (8.3K)
      Václav Marhoul
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      Les Somnambules

      6.4 (1K)
      Paula Hernández
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      Sorry We Missed You

      7.6 (27K)
      Ken Loach
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      La toile de l'araignée

      6.3 (991)
      Andrés Wood
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      Vitalina Varela

      6.7 (2.6K)
      Pedro Costa

    Best Narrative Short Film

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      Winner

      Liberty

      6.5 (34)
      Faren Humes
      "The Gold Hugo is awarded to Liberty (USA), directed by Faren Humes. A halcyon meditation on coping, it brings us into the world of its two young protagonists in the aftermath of a tragic incident. Its use of ruminative compositions and deliberate pacing provide distinct insights into the deeply personal experience of grief."
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      Tout Inclus

      6.6 (107)
      Teemu Nikki
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      Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You

      7.2 (380)
      Brandon Cronenberg
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      Stucco

      5.7 (601)
      Janina Gavankar
      Russo Schelling
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      White Echo

      5.0 (272)
      Chloë Sevigny
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      Monstruo Dios

      5.1 (77)
      Agustina San Martín
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      Who's a Good Boy?

      6.4 (12)
      Alex Phillips
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      Bovine

      7.6 (10)
      Alexander Popov
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      Nimic

      6.5 (9.8K)
      Yorgos Lanthimos
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      Jus de Pastèque

      6.7 (393)
      Irene Moray
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      Aziza

      6.4 (238)
      Soudade Kaadan
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      The Role

      7.0 (57)
      Farnoosh Samadi
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      Mot Khu Dat Tot

      6.6 (68)
      Pham Ngoc Lan
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      Automatic

      6.1 (62)
      Emma Doxiadi
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      Pond

      6.8 (6)
      Tyler Macri
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      Demande en mariage en montagne

      6.1 (65)
      Bernhard Wenger
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      Nefta Football Club

      7.2 (2.1K)
      Yves Piat
    • [object Object]

      Nighty Night

      6.2 (26)
      Matt Porter
    • [object Object]

      The Plunge

      5.2 (179)
      Simon Ryninks
    • [object Object]

      Fun Factory

      7.4 (16)
      Even Hafnor
      Lisa Brooke Hansen
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      Mon Papa

      7.4 (64)
      Casey Wilson

    New Directors Competition

    • Winner
      • Franco Lolli
      • Une mère incroyable
      "The Gold Hugo goes to Litigante directed by Franco Lolli. This second feature from the Colombian director is a searing portrait of family ties and multi-generational motherhood. The jury was moved by the film's emotional complexity, nuance, and authenticity, as the movie pulled us all through the turbulent and tender push and pull of the family life, work life, and love life of the film's central character. We award this film the top prize of the New Directors category also for its mastery of craft in writing, acting, camera, and editing, but ultimately for its eloquent balance of hope and loss, and for its unmistakable bravery."
    • Maryam Touzani
      • Maryam Touzani
      • Adam
    • Gitanjali Rao
      • Gitanjali Rao
      • Bombay Rose
      • Miriam Bliese
      • Die Einzelteile der Liebe
    • Halina Reijn
      • Halina Reijn
      • Instinct: Liaison interdite
    • Saeed Roustayi
      • Saeed Roustayi
      • La loi de Téhéran
    • Maura Delpero
      • Maura Delpero
      • Maternal
    • Juris Kursietis
      • Juris Kursietis
      • Oleg
    • Shahrbanoo Sadat
      • Shahrbanoo Sadat
      • L'Orphelinat
    • Cesar Diaz
      • Cesar Diaz
      • Nuestras Madres
    • Grigory Dobrygin at an event for Quiet Life (2024)
      • Grigory Dobrygin
      • Sheena667
      • Carlo Sironi
      • Sole
    • Belén Funes at an event for Los Tortuga (2024)
      • Belén Funes
      • La hija de un ladrón
      • Li Shih
      • Ye que zhi shi

    Best Short Film

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      Mthunzi

      7.5 (47)
      Tebogo Malebogo(director)
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      Ultimul Drum Spre Mare

      6.3 (97)
      Adrian Voicu(director)
      Axel Film

    Silver Hugo

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    Best Actor

    • Bartosz Bielenia
      Winner
      • Bartosz Bielenia
      • La communion
      "The Silver Hugo for Best Actor goes to Bartosz Bielenia in Corpus Christi. The jury found impressive force and unanticipated choices in his performance; he charmingly builds Daniel, a character whose embrace of dishonesty becomes a kind of integrity."

    Best Actress

    • Debbie Honeywood
      Winner
      • Debbie Honeywood
      • Sorry We Missed You
      "The Silver Hugo for Best Actress Award goes to Debbie Honeywood in Sorry We Missed You. The jury was struck by the courage and splendid tone of her performance. The style in which she portrays mother, wife, and home-care nurse shows immaculate taste and dedication."

    Best Animated Short Film

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      Winner

      I Bleed

      7.5 (41)
      Bruno H. Castro
      Tiago Minamisawa
      Guto Br
      "Beautifully poetic in narration and style, I Bleed utilizes a powerful collage of mixed media to tell the intimate personal journey of one man's experience living with HIV. The film is a tragic-yet-hopeful meditation on the healing power of art."

    Best Cinematography

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      L'oiseau bariolé

      7.3 (8.3K)
      Vladimír Smutný
      "The Award for Best Cinematography goes to Vladimir Smutny for The Painted Bird. The film elicited much discussion among the jury for its portrayal of ghastly events that the young protagonist endures throughout the film, evoking a strong sense of sadness and helplessness without hope for resolution. However, the black and white photography and framing was so strong that it made it impossible to look away."

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Maya Da-Rin
      • La fièvre
      "The Silver Hugo for Best Director goes to Maya Da-Rin for her debut fiction feature The Fever. The film drifts between dream and reality, portraying with both tenderness and precision the world of an indigenous father and daughter in the north of Brazil. It takes us into the family and their hearts, but never forgets the importance of the political context."

    Best Documentary

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      Winner

      Ringside: Un combat, deux destins

      7.1 (121)
      Andre Hörmann
      "The Silver Hugo goes to Ringside, a coming of age drama about two Chicago boxing hopefuls whose paths diverge. Filmmaker Andre Hörmann's creative approach to weaving accomplished cinematography, elevated sound design and the use of archival footage creates a compelling portrait of two father son relationships rooted in love rather than winning."

    Best Documentary Short

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      Winner

      The furniture maker

      6.4 (8)
      David Avilés
      "Simultaneously heartfelt and conceptually innovative, The Furniture Maker combines styles of video diary and observational documentary to create a one of a kind story of familial love. Following his father with the camera, and in turn, his father following him, Avilés crafts an intimacy that translates through the video texture itself."
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      Omarska

      5.1 (10)

    Best Feature Film

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      Winner

      Vitalina Varela

      6.7 (2.6K)
      Pedro Costa
      "The Silver Hugo Jury Award goes to Pedro Costa's Vitalina Varela, for a ravishing and masterful vision between horror and melodrama, spirituality and desperation that blew the jury all away."

    Best Narrative Short Film

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      Winner

      Aziza

      6.4 (238)
      Soudade Kaadan
      "The Silver Hugo is awarded to Aziza (Syria/Lebanon), directed by Soudade Kaadan. Playful yet poignant, this compact work follows a husband and wife, presumed to be Syrian refugees now living in Lebanon, as he teaches her how to drive in his beloved red Volkswagen Bug, named Aziza. What seems like a simple driving lesson becomes an imaginative-albeit fraught- journey toward acceptance."

    Best Screenplay

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      Winner

      Balloon

      6.9 (1K)
      Pema Tseden
      "The Award for Best Screenplay goes to Balloon by Pema Tseden. The film is a gorgeously intimate family drama mixed with humor and sorrow which surprised and moved the jury while bringing us closer to one of the most rural areas in the world."

    Best Sound Design

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      Winner

      Viendra le feu

      6.7 (3.9K)
      David Machado(Sound mixer)
      Xavier Souto(Sound editor)
      "The Silver Hugo goes to Ringside, a coming of age drama about two Chicago boxing hopefuls whose paths diverge. Filmmaker Andre Hörmann's creative approach to weaving accomplished cinematography, elevated sound design and the use of archival footage creates a compelling portrait of two father son relationships rooted in love rather than winning."

    New Directors Competition

    • Cesar Diaz
      Winner
      • Cesar Diaz
      • Nuestras Madres
      "The Silver Hugo, ex aequo, goes to Our Mothers. The film's quasi-documentary style maps a young man's intense confrontation with Guatemala's post-civil war national reckoning and its implications for his life, his livelihood, his family, and his very identity. The jury was moved by the stakes of the storytelling and the film's sense of urgency, as well as by director Cesar Diaz's delicate and empathetic engagement with the meanings and boundaries of personal agency, trauma, and family."
    • Gitanjali Rao
      Winner
      • Gitanjali Rao
      • Bombay Rose
      "The Silver Hugo, ex aequo, goes to Bombay Rose, the directorial debut of Gitanjali Rao. A dreamy, lush animated film with a rich aesthetic palette, it captivated the jury with its multigenerational story of longing, hope, love, belief, and family. The film's striking hand-painted visuals alternately juxtapose Bollywood spectacle with Hindu symbolism and Islamic heroic iconography; we found its haunting soundtrack of traditional and contemporary Hindi, Persian and Urdu songs equally complex and affecting. The result is a formally and narratively ambitious tapestry that centers on star-crossed loves, yet lingers poignantly amidst multiple intersecting stories and perspectives with finely textured details that are as exquisite as the whole."

    Best Short Film

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      The Plunge

      5.2 (179)
      Simon Ryninks
      Tibo Travers
      Omar Khan
      SweetDoh! Productions

    Special Mention

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    Best Documentary

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      Winner

      En attendant le carnaval

      7.7 (932)
      Marcelo Gomes
      "The Honorable Mention goes to Waiting for the Carnival, an expertly crafted tale about the city of Toritama and neo-liberal capitalist approach. Gomez pushes the bounds of traditional filmmaking tools to create visual poetry out of nonstop labor. We want to give this film an Honorable Mention because we believe that all storytellers should be utilizing filmmaking tools to their fullest extent."

    Q-Hugo

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      Winner

      Knives and Skin

      5.2 (1.2K)
      Jennifer Reeder
      "With a uniquely dry and campy sense of humor, this film drops you right into a weird world whose wild rules and dark, yet color-blasted, aesthetics are striking but never questioned. Beautiful cinematography, lighting, production design and solid performances help this film create an idiosyncratic, distinctive tone that is comparable to many cult films before it, yet truly all its own. The final result of all of these ingredients is a welcome voice in cinema that is at once both vintage and the future, and we hope that there are many more films to come from writer and director Jennifer Reeder."

    Audience Choice Award

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    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      All on a Mardi Gras Day

      7.1 (14)
      Michal Pietrzyk

    Founder's Award

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    Best Feature

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      Winner

      The Irishman

      7.8 (456K)
      Martin Scorsese
      "This award marks the first presented to Martin Scorsese from the Chicago International Film Festival. The Festival, which launched Scorsese's film career in 1967, was also where the late Roger Ebert first saw his film - a pivotal moment for them both. The Irishman brings many of the familiar Scorsese themes full circle. His mastery of the cinema is fully visible in this film through stellar performances from Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. The Irishman and Martin Scorsese truly capture the spirit of why the Chicago International Film Festival was founded 55 years ago."

    Roger Ebert Award

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    New Directors Competition

    • Maryam Touzani
      Winner
      • Maryam Touzani
      • Adam
      "The Roger Ebert award goes to Adam (Morocco/France/Belgium), directed by first-time Moroccan director Maryam Touzani. This beautifully constructed film, set in modern day Casablanca, celebrates sisterhood and motherhood, grief and redemption through the story of a homeless pregnant woman taken in by a stoically grieving widow, herself the mother of an 8-year-old girl. The film is well-crafted and sensitively paced. The director gives space for both leads to have equally strong performances, and they don't disappoint. We select this film for The Roger Ebert Award and commend the director's ability to create an exceptionally intimate film with palpable empathy and brilliant uses of space, lighting, casting and writing."

    Short Film Awards

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    Competition

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      The Role

      7.0 (57)
      Farnoosh Samadi

    Gold Q-Hugo

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      Winner

      Et puis nous danserons

      7.6 (15K)
      Levan Akin
      "A tender and warm film that expertly depicts the great heights of ecstasy and the dark depths of first love and desire set in a place we have rarely seen on film. Masterful direction and surprising first performances from the lead actors take you on a journey into the stiff competition of the traditional Georgian dance world and into the lives of the beautiful dancers who inhabit it. Against the abrasive backdrop of a conservative society, this gorgeously lensed film explores themes of fragile masculinity and sexuality in a way that is refreshing, organic and powerful."
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      L'art de la danse : Cunningham

      6.6 (468)
      Alla Kovgan
    • [object Object]

      Carmilla

      5.3 (1.1K)
      Emily Harris
    • [object Object]

      Knives and Skin

      5.2 (1.2K)
      Jennifer Reeder
    • [object Object]

      Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

      8.0 (120K)
      Céline Sciamma
    • [object Object]

      Pierre Cardin

      7.2 (304)
      P. David Ebersole
      Todd Hughes
    • [object Object]

      El Príncipe

      6.4 (1.9K)
      Sebastián Muñoz
    • [object Object]

      Seahorse

      6.8 (301)
      Jeanie Finlay
    • [object Object]

      Tremblements

      6.6 (1.6K)
      Jayro Bustamante

    Silver Q-Hugo

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

      8.0 (120K)
      Céline Sciamma
      Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful and elegant period film that unfolds from its first frame in a warm yet suffocatingly cold fashion. Subtle yet powerful performances surround the lead who is a force to be reckoned with. We are all trapped in her gaze as each scene slowly builds towards the ultimate and inevitable climax that yearns towards a feminism yet to come.

    City & State Award

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    Best Film

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      Once Upon a River

      5.8 (300)
      Haroula Rose
      Glass Bead Films

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