23/12/2024 - Rich Peppiatt's film grabs the Crystal Arrow, Lilja Ingolfsdottir's Loveable wins the Grand Prize and Helga Guren and Marilena Amato receive the acting awards

The team behind Kneecap with their Crystal Arrow (© Pidz/Les Arcs Film Festival)

Victory at the 16th Les Arcs Film Festival for Kneecap [+see also:
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The Jury Grand Prize went to Loveable [+see also:
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The second Acting Award went to Italian actress Marilena Amato for her performance in Vittoria [+see also:
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Also amongst the winners is Lithuanian filmmaker Vytautas Katkus for the photography in Toxic [+see also:
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The full list of winners:

Crystal Arrow
Kneecap [+see also:
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Jury Grand Prize
Loveable [+see also:
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interview: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
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Acting Awards
Helga Guren - Loveable
 [+see also:
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interview: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
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interview: Alessandro Cassigoli and Ca…
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Best Original Score Award
Michael Asante – Kneecap

Best Cinematography Award
Vytautas Katkus - Toxic [+see also:
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interview: Saulė Bliuvaitė
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Other awards

Audience Award
Peacock [+see also:
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interview: Bernhard Wenger
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Cineuropa Award
Toxic - Saulé Bliuvaité

Youth Jury Prize
Kneecap - Rich Peppiatt
Special Mention
Peacock - Bernhard Wenger

Les cinglés du cinéma Award
Kneecap - Rich Peppiatt
Special Mention
Toxic - Saulé Bliuvaité

Universciné Award for the Hauteur section
September & July [+see also:
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interview: Ariane Labed
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Short-Film Award
Dancing in the corner - Jan Bujnowski (Poland)
Special Mention
The Death of a Hero - Karin Franz Körlof (Sweden)

(Translated from French)