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PALIC 2022 Awards

Cristian Mungiu's R.M.N. wins the Palić Golden Tower

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- The jury for the 29th European Film Festival also recognised Ukrainian director Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk for his work on Pamfir

Cristian Mungiu's R.M.N. wins the Palić Golden Tower
R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu

Last Friday 22 July, the 29th Palić European Film Festival came to an end. The prizes were awarded at the closing ceremony, where the big winner of the official section was R.M.N. [+see also:
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interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Judith State
film profile
]
, a co-production between Romania, France, Belgium and Sweden directed by Cristian Mungiu (winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2007 for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [+see also:
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interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Oleg Mutu
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), receiving the Golden Tower for best film. The Palić Tower for Best Director went to Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk for his first feature film: Pamfir [+see also:
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interview: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
interview: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
film profile
]
(Ukraine/France/Poland/Chile/Luxembourg/Germany).

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Also, a mention in the official section, decided by the jury made up of the German-Hungarian programmer Joshua Jádi (Cottbus Film Festival), the Israeli producer Katriel Schory, the Malaysian producer/programmer Lorna Tee, the British producer M.J. McMahon and the Serbian actress Katarina Radivojevic, went to the Hungarian drama about a female bodybuilding champion Gentle [+see also:
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interview: László Csuja and Anna Nemes
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, directed by the duo László Csuja and Anna Nemes.

The Critics’ Jury, who judged the Parallels and Encounters section (programmed by Julia Sinkevych - read the interview) and included the Ukrainian Nataliia Serebriakova, the German Wolfgang Martin and the Croatian Martin Milinkovic, deemed Butterfly Vision [+see also:
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interview: Maksym Nakonechnyi
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(Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden), the debut film by Maksym Nakonechnyi, as the winner, and gave a special mention to Fools [+see also:
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interview: Tomasz Wasilewski
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(Poland/Romania), by Tomasz Wasilewski.

Meanwhile, the FIPRESCI jury (made up of Italy’s Michele Sancisi, Germany’s Ingrid Beerbaum and Sunchica Unevska, from North Macedonia) decided that its prize would go to Rimini [+see also:
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interview: Ulrich Seidl
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(Austria/France/Germany),  a journey into the winter of the Italian seaside town, accompanying a failed melodic singer who survives as a mature gigolo and receives a surprise visit that will change his existence, by the always impressive Austrian Ulrich Seidl. The special mention for this jury went to Pamfir.

Following an event held on Friday at an open-air cinema under the stars, an Aleksandar Lifka award was presented to French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, followed by a screening of his zombie comedy Final Cut [+see also:
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interview: Michel Hazanavicius
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, which had its world premiere at the last Cannes festival. That same morning, at a press conference, the Parisian said that Palić was "a very peaceful place, ideal for a festival, and that he knew Emir Kusturica, a great star of Serbian cinema, whose films I admire”.

Other awards presented during the Serbian festival were the Underground Spirit of Europe Award to the Hungarian filmmaker István Borbás, a regular collaborator of the Swedish Roy Andersson; the Honorary Lifka Award for contribution to regional cinema went to the Serbian actor Igor Galo, and another Aleksandar Lifka Award (which he received on 16 July, during the festival's opening ceremony) to the Serbian playwright, screenwriter and director Dusan Kovacevic.

Here is the list of the main award winners:

Official Selection

Golden Tower for Best Film
R.M.N. [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Judith State
film profile
]
- Cristian Mungiu (Romania/France/Belgium/Sweden)

Palic Tower for Best Director
Pamfir [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
interview: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
film profile
]
- Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine/France/Poland/Chile/Luxembourg/Germany)

Special Mention
Gentle [+see also:
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trailer
interview: László Csuja and Anna Nemes
film profile
]
- László Csuja and Anna Nemes (Hungary)

FIPRESCI Award for Best Film
Rimini [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Ulrich Seidl
film profile
]
- Ulrich Seidl (Austria/France/Germany)
Special Mention
Pamfir - Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Parallels and Encounters

Critics Jury Award
Butterfly Vision [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Maksym Nakonechnyi
film profile
]
- Maksym Nakonechnyi (Ukraine/Czech Republic/Croatia/Sweden)

Special Mention
Fools [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Tomasz Wasilewski
film profile
]
- Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland/Romania)

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(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)

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