27-04-2015

FESTIVALS: Awards of the A l'Est, de Nouveau Film Festival in France

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    Little Crushes, directed by Ireneusz Grzyb and Aleksandra Gowin Little Crushes, directed by Ireneusz Grzyb and Aleksandra Gowin

    ROUEN: The main prize of the 10th edition of the A l'Est, de Nouveau film festival went to Serbian/German/Macedonian/Croatian coproduction Monument to Michael Jackson, directed by Darko Lungulov and coproduced in Croatia by Propeler Film. The student jury gave their prize to Little Crushes, directed by Ireneusz Grzyb and Aleksandra Gowin and produced by Koi Studio and Fixafilm Postproduction House.

    A l'Est, de Nouveau focuses on East European film from all over the region. This year the festival included Bulgarian, Ukranian and Georgian films. The festival ran in Normandy, France from 17 to 24 April 2015. For the first time this year, the festival will have a rerun in Paris, hosted by the Czech Cultural Centre from 11 to 21 May 2015. The programme included an Official Selection with eight titles representing new cinematographic trends, as well as thematic sections such as Off the Wall, Experiment, Kluk and Homage to FAMU Film School.

    List of Winners:

    Main Prize:

    Monument to Michael Jackson (Serbia, Germany, Macedonia, Croatia)
    Directed by Darko Lungulov,
    Produced by Papa Film (RS) in coproduction with Propeler Film in Croatia, AV Medien Penrose (DE) and Dream Factory (MK)
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre

    Student Jury Prize:

    Little Crushes (Poland)
    Directed by Ireneusz Grzyb and Aleksandra Gowin
    Produced by Koi Studio
    Coproduced by Fixafilm Postproduction House
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute