Lithuanian drama Poisonous, the debut characteristic of Saule Bliuvaite, has picked up the Golden Peacock award for greatest movie on the 55th Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI, November 20-28).
On the closing ceremony of the pageant in Goa, the movie additionally scooped one of the best actress award, shared between co-leads Vesta Matulyte and Ieva Rupeikaite.
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Poisonous follows two teenage ladies from a bleak industrial city who be part of an excessive native modelling college. That includes a forged of non-actors, it premiered at Locarno in August the place it received the Golden Leopard for greatest movie in addition to one of the best first characteristic award.
The perfect director award went to Romania’s Bogdan Muresanu for tragicomedy The New 12 months That By no means Got here, only a week after it received greatest movie at Cairo Worldwide Movie Competition.
French coming-of-age drama Holy Cow took house a brace of prizes: the particular jury award for director Louise Courvoisier and greatest actor for Clement Favreau. The movie premiered in Un Sure Regard at Cannes.
Acquainted Contact by US filmmaker Sarah Friedland was named greatest debut for a characteristic movie director, having beforehand received greatest debut movie, greatest director and greatest actress for Kathleen Chalfant at Venice the place it performed in Horizons. The story is a couple of lady’s transition to assisted residing and the impression it has on her identification and needs.
A particular point out for greatest male actor went to Tunisia’s Adam Bessa for his efficiency in Meryam Joobeur’s Who Do I Belong To. Bessa was named one in all Display screen’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow in 2022.
The ceremony, held on the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa, additionally noticed acclaimed Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce introduced with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award whereas Indian actor Vikrant Massey was named Persona of the 12 months.
The ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal, awarded to a movie that embody the beliefs of tolerance, intercultural dialogue, and peace, went to Levan Akin’s Crossing.
A brand new award this 12 months was greatest debut director of Indian characteristic movie, which went to Navjyot Bandivadekar for his Marathi-language movie Gharat Ganpati.
The pageant, organised by India’s Ministry of Info and Broadcasting and the Nationwide Movie Growth Company of India, screened greater than 200 movies from 75 international locations and hosted masterclasses and panel discussions. Business market Movie Bazaar ran alongside IFFI from November 20-24.
55th IFFI winners
Golden Peacock (Greatest Movie): Poisonous
Greatest Director: Bogdan Muresanu, The New 12 months That By no means Got here
Greatest Debut for Function Movie Director: Sarah Friedland, Acquainted Contact
Greatest Actress: Vesta Matulyte, Ieva Rupeikaite, Poisonous
Greatest Actor: Clement Favreau, Holy Cow
Particular Point out (Greatest Actor Male): Adam Bessa, Who Do I Belong To
Particular Jury Award: Louise Courvoisier, Holy Cow
Greatest Internet Sequence: Lampan
Persona of the 12 months: Vikrant Massey
Greatest Debut Director of Indian Function Movie: Navjyot Bandivadekar, Gharat Ganpati
ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal: Levan Akin, Crossing
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Phillip Noyce
