Victory has been scored at the 35th Angers Premiers Plans Film Festival by Emad Aleebrahim-Dehkordi’s French-German-Italian-Iranian co-production A Tale of Shemroon [+leggi anche:
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Likewise gracing the winners’ list is Aftersun [+leggi anche:
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The Audience Award for Best European Feature Film went to Junkyard Dog by French director Jean-Baptiste Durand (due for release in France on 19 April courtesy of Bac Films), while the jury overseeing the competitive Diagonales section (for especially audacious works) rewarded Unrest [+leggi anche:
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In terms of the screenplay readings, meanwhile, it was Les Fantômes by Jonathan Millet (read our news) – a project steered by Films Grand Huit - which scooped both of the feature film prizes available.

The full list of award-winners is as follows:

European Feature Films

Grand Jury Prize
A Tale of Shemroon [+leggi anche:
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Jeanne Moreau Audience Award
Junkyard Dog - Jean-Baptiste Durand (France)

Mademoiselle Ladubay Prize (Best Actress)
Frankie Corio - Aftersun [+leggi anche:
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Jean Carmet Prize (Best Actor)
Quentin Dolmaire – Spare Keys [+leggi anche:
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Scania Diversity Prize
Suro [+leggi anche:
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Activités Sociales de l’Énergie Prize
Spare Keys - Jeanne Aslan and Paul Saintillan

Diagonales

Grand Jury Prize
Unrest [+leggi anche:
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Jury Special Mention
Fragile Memory [+leggi anche:
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European Short Films

Grand Jury Prize
Haulout – Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev (UK)

Jury Special Mention
Euridice, Euridice – Lora Mure-Ravaud (Switzerland)

Audience Award
It’s Nice in Here – Robert Jonathan Koeyers (Netherlands)

French Short Films

Grand Jury Prize (tie-break)
Ville éternelle – Garance Kim
Ne pleure pas Halima – Sarah Bouzi

Best Actress
Solène Salvat - Nuits blanches

Best Actor
Djibi Diakhaté - Fraya

Audience Award
Rapide – Paul Rigoux

Libraries Award
Coupeur de route – Christophe Granger

Young Cinephiles Award
Fraya - Clémentine Delbecq

Young Cinephiles Special Mention
Ne pleure pas Halima – Sarah Bouzi

Graduation Films

Grand Jury Prize
Runaway – Salomé Kintsurashvili (Georgia/Russia)

Audience Award
Radiadio – Ondine Novarese (France)

Arte Prize
Carp Xmass – Anna Heribanová (Czech Republic)

Angers Students Prize
Night Ride – Vida Skerk (Croatia)

Animated Films

Audience Award
Crab – Piotr Chmielewski (Poland) (short film)

Nef Animation Prize
Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez (Portugal) (short film)

Extra Short Prize
Crab – Piotr Chmielewski

Screenplay Readings

Audience Award for Best Feature Film Screenplay
Les Fantômes - Jonathan Millet

Visio Foundation Prize for Best Feature Film Screenplay
Les Fantômes - Jonathan Millet

Audience Award for Best Short Film Screenplay
Kotowari – Coralie Watanabe Prosper