Awards

Denmark

The jury: "The difficult life and psychological drama of young Karoline in post-WWI Copenhagen is expertly illustrated by an excellent, interesting, visually strong, and striking production design. Through skillfully designed interiors, along with carefully chosen exteriors, production designer Jagna Dobesz strongly and powerfully contributes to the visual quality and atmosphere of the movie."

The jury: "In an original and experimental way, Frederikke Hoffmeier's original score in THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE works with distortion of acoustic sources and noisy electronic soundscapes. It is minimalistic so as not to steal the show but still to be remembered and conveys the cruelty of the protagonist's experience. Next to the cinematography which seems extremely modern, although it's a period film, the music has a modern and brave approach as well and creates a timeless musical language."

Denmark

"The film's director demonstrates absolute mastery of the form. We award this film for its camerawork, the unusual music, the compelling setting and production design that becomes a character in itself, great performances and dialogs. This film puts into evidence the female situation and the necessity for feministic battle. It also shows us how to remain a person of integrity in devilish surrounding and darkness, emphasised by the black and white images."

8th place

Denmark