Puan wins at La Roche-sur-Yon
- The film by Argentine directors María Alché and Benjamin Naishtat wins the Grand Prix while The Beast by Bertrand Bonello wins the Special Jury Prize
The jury of the international competition of the 14th La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival handed out the 2023 Grand Prix (endowed by Ciné+ with a minimum of €15,000 for French distribution) to Puan [+see also:
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interview: Benjamín Naishtat and María…
film profile] by Argentine directors María Alché and Benjamin Naishtat. Winner of two awards in San Sebastián, this co-production between Argentina, Italy, Germany, France and Brazil is sold internationally by Luxbox.
The jury (composed of Antoinette Boulat, Maud Wyler and Giovanni Marchini Camia) gave the Special Jury Prize to The Beast [+see also:
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The Nouvelles Vagues competition crowned Foremost by Night [+see also:
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interview: Víctor Iriarte
film profile] by Spain’s Víctor Iriarte and Knit’s Island [+see also:
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film profile] by France’s Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse and Quentin L’helgoualc’h ex-aequo.
The audience award went to Green Border [+see also:
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The full list of winners:
Ciné+ Grand Jury Prize
Puan [+see also:
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interview: Benjamín Naishtat and María…
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Special Jury Prize
The Beast [+see also:
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
film profile] - Bertrand Bonello (France/Canada)
Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis Award ex-aequo
Foremost by Night [+see also:
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interview: Víctor Iriarte
film profile] - Víctor Iriarte (Spain/Portugal/France)
Knit’s Island [+see also:
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film profile] - Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse and Quentin L’helgoualc’h (France)
BNP Paribas Trajectories Award (high school jury)
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person – Ariane Louis-Seize (Canada)
Audience Award
Green Border [+see also:
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film profile] - Agnieszka Holland (Poland/Czech Republic/France/Belgium)
Middle school favourite
Bolide – Juliette Gilot (France) (short film)
Primary school favourites
Bolide – Juliette Gilot (France)
Tümpel – Lena von Döhren (Switzerland)
(Translated from French)
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