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Millennium Docs Against Gravity has presented awards for nan 23rd version of nan awesome world nonfiction movie show successful Poland.
To Hold a Mountain followed its Grand Jury Prize triumph astatine Sundance by capturing MDAG’s apical prize successful world competition, nan Grand Prix – Bank Millennium Award. The movie directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić, group successful Montenegro, examines nan effort by 2 women to protect their ancestral location from being turned into a subject training ground.
“The movie takes america into a magical world – a chosen solitude shared betwixt an aunt and her niece, redrawing for america nan beauty of family bonds wrong an enchanting earthy scenery and agrarian contented filled pinch emotion and patience,” wrote nan assemblage comprised of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Talal Derki, Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Lea Glob, and Oscar-nominated shaper Jessica Hargrave. “The aforesaid patience is shown by nan filmmakers themselves, arsenic they softly observed and captured each subtle item of a communicative that speaks to nan reunion of humanity pinch nature, a nuanced portrayal of sisterhood, adolescence, and nan profound, generative domiciled that quality and family clasp successful shaping who we are.”
A Special Mention successful world title went to A Fox Under a Pink Moon, directed by Mehrdad Oskouei and Soraya Akhlaghi, jurors calling it “a beautiful image of a young female Afghani creator that gave america a deeper knowing of hope, guidance and survival.”
A Fox Under a Pink Moon won nan FIPRESCI Award, chosen from among films successful world title by critics Bartolomé Armentano, Igor Anjelkov, and Sylwia Szostak (all members of nan FIPRESCI world critics group). The jurors wrote, “The movie awarded coming reminds america of 1 of nan astir important functions of documentary cinema – its expertise to respond to existent issues, inquire difficult questions, and compel america to bespeak connected nan world we unrecorded in.”
The assemblage added, “This is simply a communicative that group should perceive coming particularly powerfully – besides present successful Poland, astatine a infinitesimal erstwhile exile issues stay 1 of nan cardinal societal and governmental topics. The movie reminds america that down debates, statistics, and headlines, location are ever existent group and their lived experiences.
“We coming this grant for courage, humanism, and nan bonzer powerfulness of cinematic language. For cinema that does not simply picture nan world but genuinely helps america understand it better.”
A Fox Under a Pink Moon besides won nan Amnesty International Poland Award, chosen by a assemblage comprised of Margje de Koning, Anna Błaszczak-Banasiak, and Anne Marie Borsboom.
Along pinch its main prize for films successful world competition, nan assemblage presented awards for editing and cinematography.
The editing grant went to Time and Water, Sara Dosa’s documentary centering connected nan nonaccomplishment of glacial crystal successful Iceland. That grant recognized nan activity of editors Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, and Mark Harrison.
The assemblage wrote, “An emotionally resonant connection to nan future, shaping memories built by eyes, h2o and chromatic into a ocular form. Interweaving layers of family practice and ambiance history, nan movie presents glaciers arsenic some forms and characters, shaped by clip and by humanity, laced pinch persistent dream for nan powerfulness of change.”
The cinematography grant successful main title went to Closure, directed by Michał Marczak and changeable by Marczak. The assemblage wrote, “Balanced betwixt an expansive stream view and nan soul layers of a grieving father’s mind, nan visuals of this movie transmit a connection tying nan intimacy of nan father’s beliefs to nan vastness of quality and its power.”
The in-person shape of MDAG, nan second-largest documentary movie show successful Europe, ends connected Sunday; it continues online from May 19-June 1. MDAG is held simultaneously crossed 7 cities successful Poland — Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdynia, Poznań, Katowice, Łódź and Bydgoszcz – pinch section awards presented successful each metropolis extracurricular of Warsaw.
In some Gdynia and Poznań, nan apical grant – selected by section juries – went to Mariinka, directed by Pieter-Jan de Pue. The communicative group successful nan Ukrainian municipality of Mariinka successful nan Donetsk region, examines a spot defined by much than 10 years of war, stretching backmost to Russia’s insurgency run that preceded nan full-scale penetration successful 2022.
The Bydgoszcz ART.DOC Award was claimed by Bugboy, directed by Lucas Paleocrassas. Jurors for that grant wrote, “Bugboy is an inspiring image of coming of age, showing that courageousness does not dishonesty successful nan absence of fearfulness of rejection, but successful embracing a world that astatine first glimpse seems hostile.”
Ten films contended successful nan Polish Competition conception of MDAG. The victor location was Candidates of Death, directed by Maciej Cuske. The jury, comprised of Joanna Łapińska, Raul Niño Zambrano, and Ola Staszel, wrote, “For a thrilling cinematic roller coaster; a tender yet hellishly funny image of increasing up, relationship and intimacy successful which cheerfulness mixes pinch fears that tin beryllium conscionable arsenic terrifying arsenic scary movie zombies.”
A Special Mention successful that class went to Traces, directed by Alisa Kovalenko and Marysia Nikitiuk. The assemblage said, “For a profoundly moving activity successful which nan board masterfully equilibrium nan devastating reality of intersexual unit successful warfare pinch a corporate image of resilience.”
Traces won nan Smakjam Award for Best Production successful nan Polish Film Competition, recognizing producers Olha Bregman, Natalia Libet, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik, and Dariusz Jabłoński. The assemblage said Traces “serves arsenic a powerful reminder of nan imaginable of documentary cinema – a cinema that speaks retired for victims, fights for justice, and builds a consciousness of community. With bonzer sensitivity and empathy, nan filmmakers represent nan experiences of women affected by unit astatine nan hands of Russian aggressors. At nan aforesaid time, nan movie is besides a moving communicative of solidarity, showing really quality relationship tin thief group past nan trauma of war.”
The Arthouse Cinema Association Award successful Polish Competition went to nan antecedently mentioned Closure, directed by Michał Marczak. Jurors said of it, “The movie approaches nan rumor of attentiveness to young group coming of property pinch singular sensitivity and thoughtfulness. At nan aforesaid time, nan movie is technically accomplished connected each level. The cinematography, camerawork, and soundtrack activity together seamlessly, creating a coherent and cautiously crafted whole.”
As Deadline has reported, Closure won nan Golden Alexander, nan apical grant successful world title astatine nan precocious completed Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival successful Greece.
These are each nan awards announced by MDAG:
Main Competition. Bank Millennium Award – Grand Prix: “To Hold a Mountain”, dir. Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić
Special Mention: “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi
Main Competition. Best Cinematography Award: “Closure”, dir. Michał Marczak, cinematography: Michał Marczak
Main Competition. Best Editing Award: “Time and Water”, dir. Sara Dosa, editing: Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, Mark Harrison
Main Competition. FIPRESCI Award: “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi
Main Competition successful Gdynia. The Mayor of Gdynia Award: “Mariinka”, dir. Pieter-Jan de Pue
Main Competition successful Poznań. The City of Poznań Freedom Award: “Mariinka”, dir. Pieter-Jan de Pue
Special Mention: “Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest” , dir. Viv Li
Main Competition successful Bydgoszcz. BYDGOSZCZ ART.DOC AWARD: “Bugboy”, dir. Lucas Paleocrassas
Honorary Mention of nan Regional Bar Council successful Bydgoszcz for nan Best Production Addressing Human Rights Issues: “Nuisance Bear”, dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
Best Polish Film Award: “Candidates of Death”, dir. Maciej Cuske
Special Mention: “Traces”, dir. Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk
Smakjam Award for nan Best Production successful a Polish Film: “Traces”, dir. Alisa Kovalenko, Marysia Nikitiuk; producers: Dariusz Jabłoński, Izabela Wójcik, Olha Bregman, Natalia Libet, Violetta Kamińska
The Arthouse Cinema Association Award successful nan Polish Competition: “Closure”, dir. Michał Marczak
Special Mention: “Bigger Picture”, dir. Mikołaj Janik
Best Short Film Award: “How to drawback a Butterfly?”, dir. Kiriko Mechanicus
Special Mention: “Guided Tour”, dir. Alba Jaramillo
First Appearance Award: “Confessions of a Mole”, dir. Mo Tan
Special Mention: “Joybubbles”, dir. Rachael J. Morrison
Green Warsaw Award: “Whispers successful nan Woods”, dir. Vincent Munier
Special Mention: “Sentient”, dir. Tony Jones
Chopin’s Nose Award: “Crocodile”, dir. Pietra Brettkelly, The Critics
“Newsweek Psychologia” Award for nan Best Film connected Psychological Themes: “My Word Against Mine”, dir. Maasja Ooms
Amnesty International Poland Award: “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi
OTHER AWARDS PRESENTED DURING THE GALA IN GDYNIA:
ETNOMATOGRAF Award: “Daughters of nan Forest”, dir. Otilia Portillo Padua
All About Freedom Festival Award: “The Librarians”, dir. Kim A. Snyder
Gdynia Emigration Museum Compass Award: “A Fox Under a Pink Moon”, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi
The Audience Award (Warsaw Documentary Award) and nan Onet Big Screen Doc grant will beryllium announced pursuing nan in-person shape of MDAG.
We will update this portion pinch nan announcement of further prizes from Wrocław and Katowice (two of nan cities hosting section editions of MDAG).
