23/12/2017 - Nico, 1988 takes the Grand Prix, while the Audience Award goes to What Will People Say and the Cineuropa Award goes to Disappearance

The jury hands out the Crystal Arrow to Lean on Pete on stage (© Romuald Maginot / Les Arcs European Film Festival)

Lean on Pete [+see also:
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The jury awarded the Grand Prix to Nico, 1988 [+see also:
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interview: Susanna Nicchiarelli
film profile] by the Italian director Susanna Nicchiarelli and the Best Actress award to the German and Romanian-born Maria-Victoria Dragus for her performance in Mademoiselle Paradis [+see also:
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interview: Barbara Albert
film profile] by the Austrian director Barbara Albert.

The Audience Award went to What Will People Say [+see also:
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interview: Iram Haq
film profile] by the Norwegian director Iram Haq, with the Jury Award going to Arrhythmia [+see also:
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interview: Boris Khlebnikov
film profile] by the Russian director Boris Khlebnikov, The Captain [+see also:
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interview: Robert Schwentke
film profile] by the German director Robert Schwentke (which also seduced the Young jury and won the 20 Minutes d'Audace award) received a special mention.

Finally, the Cineuropa Award went to Disappearance [+see also:
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interview: Boudewijn Koole
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Awards:

Crystal Arrow
Lean on Pete [+see also:
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Jury Grand Prix
Nico, 1988 [+see also:
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interview: Susanna Nicchiarelli
film profile] – Susanna Nicchiarelli (Italy/Belgium)

Best Actress
Maria-Victoria Dragus - Mademoiselle Paradis [+see also:
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interview: Barbara Albert
film profile] (Austria/Germany)

Best Actor
Charlie Plummer - Lean on Pete

Best Original Score
James Edward Baker - Lean on Pete

Best Photography
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck - Lean on Pete

Audience Award
What Will People Say [+see also:
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interview: Iram Haq
film profile] – Iram Haq (Norway/Germany/Sweden)

Cineuropa Award
Disappearance [+see also:
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interview: Boudewijn Koole
film profile] - Boodewijn Koole (the Netherlands/Norway)

Press Award
Arrhythmia [+see also:
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interview: Boris Khlebnikov
film profile] – Boris Khlebnikov (Russia/Finland/Germany)

Press Jury Mention
The Captain [+see also:
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interview: Robert Schwentke
film profile] – Robert Schwentke (Germany/France/Poland)

20 Minutes d'Audace Award
The Captain – Robert Schwentke

Young Jury Award
The Captain – Robert Schwentke

Young Jury Special Mention
What Wil People Say – Iram Haq

Best Short Film
Los desheredados – Laura Ferrés (Spain)

Short Film Special Mention
Koropa – Laura Henno (France)

(Translated from French)