The 45^th Göteborg Film Festival came to a close on 5 February with the announcement of its award winners. As in Heaven [+lee también:
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“This powerful and engaging film takes us into a brutal landscape filled with blood, dirt and life-changing decisions. It is a character-driven film that tells a story about hope, superstition and obedience, where we follow a young woman's transition from being free to feeling the suffocating weight of responsibility. The main actress delivers a remarkable performance, and we are truly touched by the perspective it offers: giving birth is a natural part of life, something that affects us all – and still, we have rarely seen this phenomenon depicted with such an insistent and painfully raw quality in a film before,” was the Nordic Competition jury’s statement. This year, the jury consisted of French director Eva Husson, Swedish filmmaker Milad Alami, Swedish director Maria Bäck and Ukrainian producer Olena Yershova.

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The jury also rewarded the work of Seidi Haarla with the Best Acting gong, thanks to her performance as Laura in Compartment No. 6 [+lee también:
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Furthermore, The Innocents [+lee también:
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Danish director ​​Simon Lereng Wilmont received the Best Nordic Documentary Dragon Award, which is accompanied by SEK 250,000 (€24,000) in services from Chimney, for A House Made of Splinters [+lee también:
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ficha de la película]. “With poetic, unforgettable images, it gives a voice to the children's heartbreaking stories, with a brutal war raging in the background. The story and the images that carry so much weight sometimes feel light, like a soap bubble floating carefree around a room,” the jury stated.

The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award – consisting of a stay at the Bergman Estate on Fårö and a visit to Bergman’s personal archive in Stockholm – went to Vera Dreams of the Sea [+lee también:
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Here is the full list of award winners at the 45^th Göteborg Film Festival:

Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
As in Heaven [+lee también:
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Dragon Award for Best Acting
Seidi Haarla - Compartment No. 6 [+lee también:
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Sven Nykvist Cinematography Award
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen - The Innocents [+lee también:
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FIPRESCI Award
Compartment No. 6 - Juho Kuosmanen

Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary
A House Made of Splinters [+lee también:
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The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
Vera Dreams of the Sea [+lee también:
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Audience Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film
The Innocents - Eskil Vogt

Dragon Award for Best International Film
Playground [+lee también:
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Draken Film Award
2gether - Kim Ekberg (Sweden)

Honorary Dragon Award
Luca Guadagnino

Nordic Honorary Dragon Award
Rebecca Ferguson

Dragon Award Best Swedish Short
Bromance - SaraKlara Hellström (Sweden)

Audience Choice Award for Best Swedish Short
We Were Kids - Alexander Abdallah, Mustafa Al-Mashhadani (Sweden)

Angelo Award
Felix Herngren - Day by Day (Sweden)

Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize
Blackport [+lee también:
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