“Thank you for awarding a daring, necessary and libertarian film about a man who runs away from his own life through culture but ends up being taken prisoner by the culture industry.” With these words, and via video link, Italian director Pietro Marcello expressed his gratitude for his well-deserved Golden Giraldillo from the 16th Seville European Film Festival, for his latest movie, the incredible and inspired Martin Eden [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pietro Marcello
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On Saturday, under the watchful eye of the city’s Torre del Oro landmark, the festival unveiled not only its top prize, but the entire list of award winners. In the official section, the jury, made up of the director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, Mirsad Purivatra, Romanian producer Ada Solomon, French filmmaker Serge Bozon, and Spanish directors Elías León Siminiani and Lucía Alemany, also decided to single out the enchanting and edgy musical comedy Technoboss [+leggi anche:
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intervista: João Nicolau
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intervista: Nadav Lapid
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
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intervista: Valentyn Vasyanovych
scheda film]), while the acting gongs aptly went to North Macedonia’s Zorica Nusheva for God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Labina Mitevska
intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
scheda film] and Spaniard Marta Nieto for Madre [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
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Besides the Official Section, the jam-packed The New Waves section shone the spotlight on the hard-hitting feature debut by French-Algerian director Amin Sidi-Boumédiène, Abou Leila [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Oskar Alegría
scheda film], in the non-fiction category. In addition, and somewhat surprisingly, first-time Basque director Jaione Camborda scooped the Best Direction Award in the former strand with her Galician movie Arima [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jaione Camborda
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The festival also announced the winner of its Audience Award, which went to And Then We Danced [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Levan Akin
intervista: Levan Gelbakhiani
scheda film] by Levan Akin, which also took home the Ocaña Award to Freedom (meanwhile, it is currently having a hard time getting screenings in the director’s native country, Georgia, on account of its topic revolving around homosexuality). The task of closing the gathering, which is increasingly finding favour with local audiences, was entrusted to Adiós [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Paco Cabezas
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Here is the list of the main award winners:

Official Section

Golden Giraldillo
Martin Eden [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pietro Marcello
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Grand Jury Award
Technoboss [+leggi anche:
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intervista: João Nicolau
scheda film] – João Nicolau (Portugal/France)

Best Direction
Nadav Lapid – Synonyms [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nadav Lapid
scheda film] (France/Israel/Germany)

Best Screenplay
The Whistlers [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
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Best Actress (ex aequo)
Zorica Nusheva – God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Labina Mitevska
intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
scheda film] (North Macedonia/Belgium/Slovenia/Croatia/France)
Marta Nieto - Madre [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
scheda film] (Spain/France)

Best Actor
Pierfrancesco Favino – The Traitor [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: Marco Bellocchio
scheda film] (Italy/France/Germany/Brazil)

Best Cinematography
Valentyn Vasyanovych – Atlantis [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Valentyn Vasyanovych
scheda film] (Ukraine)

The New Waves

Best Film
Abou Leila [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Amin Sidi-Boumédiène (Algeria/France)

Special Prize
A Russian Youth [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] - Alexander Zolotukhin (Russia)

Award to the Direction
Jaione Camborda – Arima [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jaione Camborda
scheda film] (Spain)

The New Waves Non-Fiction

Best Film
Zumiriki [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Oskar Alegría
scheda film] – Oskar Alegria (Spain)

Special Mention
Space Dogs [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter
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Permanent Revolutions

Best Film
Bait [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mark Jenkin
scheda film] - Mark Jenkin (UK)

Other awards

Deluxe Award
Barzakh [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Alejandro Salgado (Spain)

Europa Junior Award
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lorenzo Mattotti
scheda film] – Lorenzo Mattotti (France/Italy)

Cinephiles of the Future Award
School Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Zita Hanrot
scheda film] – Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir (France)

Audience Award - EFA Selection
And Then We Danced [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Levan Akin
intervista: Levan Gelbakhiani
scheda film] – Levan Akin (Sweden/Georgia/France)

Eurimages Award for Best European Co-Production
It Must Be Heaven [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elia Suleiman
scheda film] – Elia Suleiman (France/Germany/Canada/Turkey/Qatar)

Rosario Valpuesta Award - Best Short Film Andalusian Panorama
Litoral – Juanjo Rueda

Rosario Valpuesta Special Award - Best Direction in a Short Film Andalusian Panorama
Carlos Violadé – Foreigner

ASECAN Award for Best Film in the Official Section
Sibyl [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Justine Triet
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CICAE Award – Best First Film The New Waves + Permanent Revolutions
Take Me Somewhere Nice [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ena Sendijarević
scheda film] – Ena Sendijarevic (Netherlands/Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Ocaña Award to Freedom
And Then We Danced – Levan Akin

Women in Focus Award for Best Film in the Official Section
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya – Teona Strugar Mitevska