– Movies by Boris Lojkine, Marta Mateus, Matthias Glasner, and Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu were also among the winners of this year’s Asturian film gathering
Directors Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu accepting their Audience Award for Jim’s Story (© Pablo Albalá)
On Saturday, the international jury of the 62nd Gijón International Film Festival (FICX), made up of Belén Funes, Sergio Oksman and Mark Peranson, handed out a slew of prizes in the Official Section – Albar Competition. Best Feature Film was won by By the Stream, directed by Hong Sang-soo (South Korea); the AISGE Award for Best Actress went to Kim Minhee for the same film; and Abou Sangare was awarded Best Actor for his role in Boris Lojkine’s Souleymane’s Story [+see also:
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interview: Boris Lojkine
film profile] (France). The jury awarded Best Director to Matthias Glasner for his film Dying [+see also:
film review
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interview: Matthias Glasner
film profile] (Germany).
The FIPRESCI jury, made up of Dana Duma, Carles Martínez Agenjo and José Teodoro, awarded the prizes in the Official Section – Retueyos Competition. Best Feature Film went to Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed [+see also:
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At the closing gala, honorary awards were also given to Greek director Athina Rachel Tsangari and to actress Lone Fleming. Many other trophies were handed out at the closing ceremony, including Best Spanish Film of the Festival for As the Tide Comes In [+see also:
film review
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film profile] (France/Belgium) by Marie Losier. The Audience Award went to Jim’s Story [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu
film profile] by Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu (France).
The prizes of the Semilleru Lab, FICX’s industry programme, were also announced. Out of the projects in development, the SEMILLERU Lab Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission Award (for a gross amount of €4,000) went to La Isla by Ismael Sordo. The SEMILLERU Lab (Post)Production Award was given to Moon in Scorpio by directors Aizpea de Atxa and Maria Corriàs.
Here is the full list of award winners:
Official Section – Albar Competition
Best Feature Film
By the Stream – Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
AISGE Award for Best Actress
Kim Minhee – By the Stream
AISGE Award for Best Actor
Abou Sangare – Souleymane’s Story [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Boris Lojkine
film profile] (France)
Best Director Award
Matthias Glasner – Dying [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Matthias Glasner
film profile] (Germany)
Official Section – Retueyos Competition
FIPRESCI Award
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed [+see also:
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film profile] – Hernán Rosselli (Argentina/Spain/Portugal)
FIPRESCI Special Jury Prize
Fire of Wind [+see also:
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film profile] – Marta Mateus (Portugal/Switzerland/France)
Official Section – Tierres en Trance Competition
Best Feature Film
I Saw Three Black Lights [+see also:
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film profile] – Santiago Lozano Álvarez (Colombia/Mexico/Germany/France)
Tierres en Trance Award for Artistic Excellence
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed – Hernán Rosselli
Other awards
Best Spanish Film
As the Tide Comes In [+see also:
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Best Asturian Film
Tres hombres no pueden ocultarse bajo la tapa de un puchero – Sergio Montero, Asur Fuente (Spain)
Audience Grand Prize
Jim’s Story [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu
film profile] – Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu (France)
Youth Jury Award (Feature)
River Returns – Masakazu Kaneko (Japan)
Youth Jury Award (Short)
Campolivar – Alicia Moncholí (Spain)
Enfants Terribles Award for Best Feature Film
Akiko – the Flying Monkey – Veit Helmer (Germany)
AMAE Best Editing Award
Te separas mucho – Paula Veleiro (Spain)
Dama Award for Best Screenplay for a Spanish Film
L’edat imminent – Col·lectiu Vigília, Laura Corominas Espelt, Clara Serrano Llorens, Ariadna Ulldemolins (Spain)
CIMA Award for a Film Directed by a Woman
Peaches Goes Bananas [+see also:
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interview: Marie Losier
film profile] – Marie Losier (France/Belgium)
Europa Film Festivals Award – Europa Joven
Living Large [+see also:
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interview: Kristina Dufková
film profile] – Kristina Dufková (Czech Republic/Slovakia/France)
RTPA Prize of the Asturies Curtiumetraxes Competition
Soledá – Howi Álvarez (Spain)
Special Mention
Festina Lente – Ana G Argüelles (Spain)
Laboral Cinemateca Short Films Distribution Award
Festina Lente – Ana G Argüelles
Rambal Award (XEGA)
All Shall Be Well – Ray Yeung (Hong Kong)
Movistar Plus+/La Pecera Estudio/Free Your Mind Short Film Project Award
One Way Cycle – Alicia Núñez Puerto (Spain)
Production: Abano Producións
Principality of Asturias New Directors Award
Lo que fuiste – Iván Ladeiras (Spain)
Semilleru Lab – Post-production Projects
Post-production Award
Moon in Scorpio – Aizpea de Atxa, Maria Corriàs (Spain)
Production: Casa 11
MUBOX Studio Award
Como Manolete en la víspera de su muerte – Álvaro Gómez (Spain)
Production: currently being self-produced
INCOPRODUCTION Award
No Ghost Inside – Antonio Morales (Spain)
Production: Arróspide (NADADORA FILMS)
Subtitulam Award
ZORAvsKONG – Paola Álvarez, Manuel Escorihuelao (Spain)
Production: Paola Á Filmproduktion
MECAS Studio Award
No Ghost Inside – Antonio Morales
Semilleru Lab – Projects in Development
Semilleru Lab Asturias Paraíso Natural Film Commission Award
La Isla – Ismael Sordo (Spain)
Music Library & SFX Award
El desencanto – Marta Martín (Spain)
Production: Carlos J Mata (ESCAC Films, Persi Motion Pictures)
Impulso ECAM Award
I’m in Love With My Testo – Juno Álvarez (Spain)
Production: Nell Córdova (Cacao Cinema)
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