Victory has been claimed at the 14th Les Arcs Film Festival by Vera [+leggi anche:
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Les Arc’s prize for Best Director was likewise won by a film discovered in the Orizzonti programme: The Happiest Man in the World [+leggi anche:
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Acting trophies, meanwhile, went to France’s Annabelle Lengronne for her performance in Léonor Serraille’s Mother and Son [+leggi anche:
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The winners list also includes Pierre Földes who was rewarded for the music gracing the feature-length animation he also directed, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman [+leggi anche:
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Worth a final mention is the Audience Award, which went to Eismayer [+leggi anche:
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The winners list is as follows:

Crystal Arrow
Vera [+leggi anche:
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Grand Jury Prize
The Happiest Man in the World [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress
Annabelle Lengronne – Mother and Son [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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Best Actor
Yothin Clavenzani – Ghost Night [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Fulvio Risuleo
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Best Original Score
Pierre Földes – Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman [+leggi anche:
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Best Photography
Hélène Louvart – Mother and Son

Best Short Film
Scale – Joseph Pierce (UK/France/Belgium/Czech Republic)

Short Film Crush
Léna Papaligoúra (actress) - AirHostess-737 (Greece)

Other awards

Audience Award
Eismayer [+leggi anche:
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Cineuropa Prize
Skin Deep [+leggi anche:
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Youth Jury Award
The Happiest Man in the World - Teona Strugar Mitevska
Special Mention
Skin Deep - Alex Schaad

Film Nuts’ Award
Eismayer - David Wagner