EAVE Newsflash – EAVE producers triumph at Sundance!

press release

We are proud to announce that EAVE graduates have been extremely successful at the this year`s Sundance Film Festival, taking home 8 main awards in the World Cinema category.

HIVE by Blerta Basholli is the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award – in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.

World Cinema Dramatic

• HIVE by Blerta Basholli, producer: EAVE graduate Valon Bajgora, EAVE+ graduate Britta Rindelaub, sales: LevelK wins World Cinema Audience Award, World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and Directing Award

• LUZZU by Alex Camilleri, executive producer: EAVE graduate Pierre Ellul wins Jury Award for Acting

World Cinema Documentary

• FLEE by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, producers: EAVE graduates Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen wins World Cinema Jury Prize

• PRESIDENT by Camilla Nielsson, producer: EAVE graduate Signe Byrge Sørensen wins Special Jury Award in Verite Filmmaking

Short Film

• THE CRIMINALS by Serhat Karaaslan, producer: EAVE graduate Laure Dahout wins Short Film Special Jury Award – Screenwriting

The Sundance Institute NHK Award has been given to:

• MOTHERHOOD by Meryam Joobeur, producer: EAVE graduate Sara Ben Hassen, co-producer: EAVE graduate Khalid Maimouni

CONGRATULATIONS!

Page published 3 February 2021.