‘Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry’ Takes High Honors – Deadline
Georgian filmmaker Elene Naveriani clinched the Finest Function Award in the principle worldwide competitors of the twenty ninth Sarajevo Movie Competition together with her newest pic Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry. The award comes with a €16,000 money prize.
The movie additionally picked up the Finest Actress award for Ekaterine Chavleishvili, which comes with a €2,500 money prize. General, eleven movies battled it out in the principle competitors, and Mia Wasikowska’s jury—together with MoMA Movie Head Josh Siegel, actor Zlatko Burić, actress Danica Ćurčić, and director Juraj Lerotić, unfold the love fairly broadly.
The Ukrainian pic La Palisiada gained the Finest Director Award for Philip Sotnychenko, whereas Jovan Ginić gained the Finest Actor prize for the Serbian movie Misplaced Nation. Within the competition’s documentary part, the highest prize went to Bottlemen by Slovenian director Nemanja Vojinović.
Take a look at the complete checklist of winners beneath:
Honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo
Mark Cousins, director and screenwriter
Lynne Ramsay, director, screenwriter, and producer
Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter, director, and producer
The Honorary Coronary heart of Sarajevo is awarded in recognition of remarkable contribution to the artwork of movie.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – FEATURE FILM
President of the Jury:
Mia Wasikowska (Actor, Director, Australia)
Members of the Jury:
Zlatko Burić (Actor, Croatia, Denmark)
Danica Čurčić (Actor, Serbia, Denmark)
Juraj Lerotić (Director, Actor, Croatia)
Josh Siegel (Curator of MoMA’s Division of Movie, USA)
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY
Georgia, Switzerland
Director: Elene Naveriani
Producer: Britta Rindelaub, Thomas Reichlin, Ketie Danelia
The financial prize within the quantity of €16,000 is co-funded by the Tourism Affiliation of Canton Sarajevo.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Philip Sotnychenko, LA PALISIADA
Ukraine
The financial prize within the quantity of €10,000 is sponsored by the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with UNESCO.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTRESS
Ekaterine Chavleishvili, BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY
Georgia, Switzerland
Financial prize within the quantity of €2,500.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTOR
Jovan Ginić, LOST COUNTRY
Serbia, France, Croatia, Luxembourg, Qatar
Financial prize within the quantity of €2,500.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – DOCUMENTARY FILM
Jury:
Iva Dimitrova (Program Supervisor at Hen and Egg Photos, USA)
Niklas Engstrom (Creative Director at CPH:Dox, Denmark)
Péter Kerekes (Director, Producer, Slovakia)
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
BOTTLEMEN
Serbia, Slovenia
Director: Nemanja Vojinović
The financial prize within the quantity of €4,000 is sponsored by the Authorities of Switzerland.
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM
VALERIJA
Croatia
Director: Sara Jurinčić
Financial prize within the quantity of €2,000.
HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
SILENCE OF REASON
North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Director: Kumjana Novakova
The Human Rights Award is offered for one of the best movie from the Competitors Programme – Documentary Movie that addresses human rights points. The financial prize within the quantity of €3,000 is sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
FAIRY GARDEN
Hungary, Romania, Croatia
Director: Gergő Somogyvári
Financial prize within the quantity of €2,500.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – SHORT FILM
Jury:
Turai Balazs (director, animation artist, Hungary)
Nina Rodriguez (Head of Programming at Guanajuato Movie Competition, Mexico)
Wim Vanacker (Programmer at Cannes Official Competitors Quick Movie, France)
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST SHORT FILM – eligible for Oscar® nomination
27
Hungary, France
Director: Flóra Anna Buda
Financial prize within the quantity of €2,500.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – STUDENT FILM
Jury:
Kumjana Novakova (Programmer, Professor, Producer and Filmmaker, North Macedonia)
Tomek Popakuł (Director, Animation Artist, Poland)
Damir Šagolj (Journalist, Photographer, Director of Pictures, Professor at Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST STUDENT FILM
FALLING
Hungary, Belgium, Portugal
Director: Anna Gyimesi
The financial prize within the quantity of €1,000 is sponsored by the Regional Cooperation Council.
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
SHORT CUT GRASS
Croatia
Director: David Gašo
SPECIAL AWARD FOR PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
Jury:
Jay Van Hoy (Producer, USA)
Nashen Moodley (Director of the Sydney Movie Competition, Australia, South Africa)
Mila Schlingemann (Head of Programming at Eye Filmmuseum, Netherlands)
DE FACTO
Austria, Germany
Director: Selma Doborac
The financial prize within the quantity of €7,500 is sponsored by Mastercard.
