BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY scoops the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film
Awards August 2023
Locarno Film Festival
13 awards for EAVE graduates at the Locarno Film Festival:
- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH OF THE END OF THE WORLD by Radu Jude, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanina National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producers: EAVE graduate Paul Thiltges, EAVE group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic, executive producer: EAVE graduate Dan Wechsler won the Special Jury Prize and a Special Mention
- STEPNE by Maryna Vroda, co-producers: EAVE graduates Anna Katchko, Agnieszka Dziedzic, Jan Naszewski, PUENTES graduate Marcin Luczaj won the Leopard for Best Direction and the FIPRESCI Award
- ANIMAL by Sofia Exarchou, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Maria Drandaki, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vicky Miha won a Leopard for Best Performance
- SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarevic, producer: EAVE graduate Leontine Petit won a Leopard for Best Performance
- OBSCURE NIGHT by Sylvain George, producer: EAVE graduate Eugenia Mumenthaler received a Special Mention
- DREAMING & DYING by Nelson Yeo, co-producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Yulia Evina Bhara won the Golden Leopard award of the Cineasti del Presente competition and the Swatch First Feature Award (Award for Best Feature Debut)
- TOUCHED by Claudia Rorarius, producer: EAVE graduate Harry Flöter won a Leopard for Best Performance in the Cineasti del Presente competition
- EXCURSION by Una Gunjak, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Bosnia Herzegovina Amra Baksic Camo, EAVE graduate Adis Djapo won a Special Mention in the Cineasti del Presente competition
- GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA by Dragan Bjelogrlić, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic won the Variety Piazza Grande award and the Pardo Verde award
- PATAGONIA by Simone Bozzelli, producer: EAVE FFF graduate Lorenzo Gangarossa won the Ecumenical Award
- THE HUMAN SURGE 3 by Eduardo Williams, executive producers: EAVE, PUENTES, TTB graduate Raymond van der Kaaij, EAVE participant Julia Alves won the Boccalino d'Oro Critics' Award
Locarno Pro Awards
- Open Doors Grant to PUENTES project DESIDIA by Leandro Griillo, producer: PUENTES participant Alejandra Antequera
Sarajevo Film Festival
Three Hearts of Sarajevo for EAVE graduates at the Sarajevo Film Festival:
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper wins Sarajevo. The film won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Film, and the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress
- GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA by Dragan Bjelogrlić, co-producer: EAVE graduate Miroslav Mogorovic won the Audience Award in the Feature Film category
- LOST COUNTRY by Vladimir Perisic, producers: EAVE graduates Vincent Quenault, Janja Kralj, EAVE graduate, group leader and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor
CineLink Industry Days
- PRIMAVERA by Dusan Kasalica, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski won the Film Center Serbia CineLink Award
- THE AMAZONS OF ISTANBUL by Nisan Dag, producer: EAVE graduate Müge Özen won the TV Drama Vision Pitch Award
- YOUR LIFE WITHOUT ME by Anna Rubi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Annika Hellström, EAVE participant Erika Malmgren won the CAT&Docs Award and the East Silver Caravan Award at Docu Rough Cut Boutique, organised by the Sarajevo Film Festival
- AS IF YOU WERE NEVER HERE by Eti Tsicko, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimer Katcharava won the Turkish National Radio Television Award
Partners’ Awards
- MEDIUM by Christina Ioakeimidi, co-producer: EAVE graduate Veselka Kiryakova won the Cineuropa Award
- LIBERTATE by Tudor Giurgiu, producers: EAVE graduates Tudor Giurgiu and Oana Giurgiu won the CICAE award handed over by the International Confederation of Art Cinemas
- AN ALMOST PERFECT FAMILY by Tudor Platon, producer: EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon won the DAFilms.com Distribution Award at Docu Talents from the East organised by the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
Odesa International Film Festival
- VALERIA IS GETTING MARRIED by Mikhaylo Vinik, producer: EAVE graduate Vladimir Yatsenko wins Best Ukrainian Feature Film
- TTB project MAMMALIA by Sebastian Mihailescu, producers: EAVE graduate Diana Paroiu & EAVE graduate and Romanian National Coordinator Ada Solomon, co-producer: EAVE graduate Nina Frese wins Best European Film
Israeli Academy of Film and Television
- EAVE expert and decision maker Katriel Schory, former Head of Israel Film Fund, has been awarded for his lifetime achievement for film by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. Heartfelt congratulations!
New Horizons International Film festival
- THE DELINQUENTS by Rodrigo Moreno, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Gilles Chanial scooped the Grand Prix at the New Horizons International Film festival, Wroclaw.
- BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY by Elene Naveriani, producer: EAVE+ graduate Bettina Brokemper won the Audience award.
Amanda Awards
7 Amandas for EAVE graduates at the Haugesund Film Festival:
- CLOSE by Lucas Dhont, producer: EAVE graduate Laurette Schillings, EAVE+ graduate Frans van Gestel won Best Foreign-language Film.
- SICK OF MYSELF by Kristoffer Borgli, producers: EAVE graduates Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Dyveke Graver wins Best Make-up, Best Screenplay
- WAR SAILOR by Gunna Vikene, producer: EAVE graduate Karsten Stöter won Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Cinematography, Best Costumes.
- FALLEN LEAVES by Aki Kaurismäki, producers: EAVE graduate Misha Jaari, TTB graduate Mark Lwoff receives a Special Mention at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
Angoulême Francophone Film Festival
- OMEN by Baloji, producers: EAVE graduates Benoit Roland, Ellen de Waele won the Valois for Best Direction at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival (FFA).
Durban FilmMart
- COCONUT by Karabo Lediga, producer: EAVE graduate and National Coordinator Africa Bongiwe Selane won the TRT Cinema Award and the JCC Carthage Pro / Chabaka Prize at the Durban FilmMart.
MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival
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BETWEEN REVOLUTIONS by Vlad Petri, producer: EAVE graduate Monica Lazurean-Gorgan won the Onion Main Award for Best Film at the MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival, Skopje.
Fantasia International Film Festival
- TTB project TIGER STRIPES by Amanda Nell, co-producers: TTB graduate Foo Fei Ling, EAVE and TTB graduates Fran Borgia and Yulia Evina Bhara, EAVE graduate, TTB group leader and German National Coordinator Jonas Weydemann, EAVE graduate Ellen Havenith received Special Jury Mention in the New Flesh Competition for Best First Feature
- BOLD EAGLE by Whammy Alcazaren, producer: EAVE and TTB graduate Alemberg Ang won Best Short Film in the International Short Film Competition.
Page published 31 August 2023. Updated 23 October 2023.
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