Lithuanian filmmaker Saulė Bliuvaitė’s “Poisonous” took residence one of the best movie award on the fifty fifth Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI) in Goa. The jury, headed by Indian director Ashutosh Gowariker, acknowledged the movie for its portrayal of adolescence and financial hardship.
Beforehand, at Locarno, “Poisonous” gained not solely the Golden Leopard for Greatest Movie within the fest’s premier Worldwide Competitors — from a jury chaired by Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner — but in addition, in an uncommon double, the highest prize within the individually juried First Function Competitors.
Selection‘s optimistic overview of “Poisonous” described the movie as “sobering however not with out glimmers of tenderness and humor as feminine friendship takes root in a hopeless place,” including that its “alternation between chilly composure and kinetic motion roughly corresponds with [the protagonist’s] wavering sense of self.”
Romanian director Bogdan Muresanu nabbed one of the best director prize for “The New Yr That By no means Got here,” a multi-narrative characteristic set throughout a revolution. The jury cited his talent in crafting a tragicomedy towards the backdrop of social upheaval.
One of the best actor award went to Clément Faveau for the French movie “Holy Cow,” by Louise Courvoisier, with a particular point out for Adam Bessa’s efficiency within the Tunisian-French-Canadian co-production “Who Do I Belong To?” In a notable joint win, “Poisonous” stars Vesta Matulytė and Ieva Rupeikaitė shared one of the best actress prize for his or her debut roles.
“Holy Cow” additionally acquired the Particular Jury Award, whereas Sarah Friedland’s “Acquainted Contact” was honored as greatest debut characteristic. The ICFT Worldwide Movie Prize with UNESCO Gandhi Medal was offered to Levan Akin’s “Crossing,” which follows an aged Georgian girl’s journey to Istanbul looking for her lacking niece.
The worldwide jury included filmmaker Anthony Chen, producers Elizabeth Karlsen and Fran Borgia, and editor Jill Bilcock alongside chair Gowariker.
Navjyot Bandiwadekar gained the Greatest Debut Director of an Indian Function Movie Award for his Marathi-language movie “Gharat Ganpati.”
Acclaimed Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce acquired the IFFI Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award.
SonyLIV‘s “Lampan,” Nipun Dharmadhikari’s rural coming-of-age narrative, gained IFFI’s Greatest Internet Sequence award.
The pageant, organized by India’s Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and the Nationwide Movie Improvement Company of India (NFDC), concluded its 2024 version on Nov. 28. Concurrent mission market Movie Bazaar ran Nov. 20-24.
