ELEMENTS +3 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Short Film |
WOMBO by Daniel Acht (Germany) |
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Special Prize GIOTTO SUPER BE-BÈ AWARD |
AMAZING LAUNDRETTE by Martina Carossa, Ilaria Giacometti, Eura Pancaldi, Mathieu Narduzzi (Italia) Reasons: For the original storytelling and graphics which lead the audience to re-discover the creative fantasy of childhood, which is a distinctive element of each of us and needs to be fed throughout life. For being able to express with passion and originality the common values of FILA and Giffoni Film Festival. |
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ELEMENTS +6 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
ZIP & ZAP AND THE MARBLE GANG by Oskar Santos (Spain) |
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Gryphon Award - Best Short Film |
SISSY by Siri Rutlin Harildstad (Norway) |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE by Nick Moore (United Kingdom) |
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ELEMENTS +10 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
FINN by Frans Weisz (The Netherlands) |
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Grifone Award - Best Short Film |
ROPES by Pedro Solís (Spain) |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
THE LEGEND OF LONGWOOD by Lisa Mulcahy (Germany) |
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GENERATOR +13 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
BEHAVIOR by Ernesto Daranas Serrano (Cuba) |
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Special Prize CGS AWARD "Percorsi Creativi 2014" |
THE EXCURSIONIST by Audrius Juzenas (Lithuania) Reasons: For telling the story of the Second Post World War from an unusual point of view for the teenagers of our country, and for showing how the totalitarian sovietic régime made men lose all the values but wasn’t able to weaken freedom and hope, made stronger by catholic faith, which lives within the protagonist who is a symbol for the entire lithuanian population. The direction is able to mix the use of symbols with very realistic scenes through a smart use of photography, and music. Thanks to an intense interpretation of the young protagonist, the movie leads the audience to an open ending, as to leave a warning: no right, especially freedom, should be taken for granted. |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
BOYS by Misha Kamp (The Netherlands) |
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GENERATOR +16 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
EXIT MARRAKECH by Caroline Link (Germany) |
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Crystal Gryphon - Special Prize CAMPANIA BANK AWARD |
MATEO by Maria Gamboa (Colombia/France) Reasons: For the message, and for the way it has been brought on screen, for the interpretation and cinematography. A particular remark to the story told with great realism, and for the ending, that gives a universal message. |
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Aluminium Gryphon - Special Prize CIAL AWARD |
BROKEN HILL BLUES by Sofia Norlin (Sweden) Reasons: "Broken Hill Blues" is set in the northernmost town in Sweden: Kiruna, where the community lives around a mine. The film focuses on the story of the main characters who are about to take the leap in adulthood when most of the citizens are forced to move due to the explosions mining the ground. The CIAL award for the environment goes to this movie, mostly for the poetic and concrete approach that the director Sofia Norlin used to highlight the relationship between the native country and the youngest members of a small community. |
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Special Prize BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE |
HAN GONG-JU by Sujin Lee (South Korea) Reasons: "Han Gong-Ju" is a brave film which tackles a very sensitive subject and in doing so creates a conversation and gives those affected by it a voice. It's jumbled narrative forces us to think, think and think again and it is this conscious manipulation and involvement of the audience that we believe makes "Han Gong-Ju" so great a film. |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
HAN GONG-JU by Sujin Lee (South Korea) |
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GENERATOR +18 | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
HOPE by Joon-ik Lee (South Korea) |
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Gryphon Award - Best Animated Short |
SUPERVÉNUS by Frederic Doazan (France) |
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Gryphon Award - Best Fiction Short |
THE NOSTALGIST by Giacomo Cimini (Italy/United Kingdom) |
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Special Prize BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE |
LITTLE CRUSHES by Aleksandra Gowin, Ireneusz Grzyb (Poland) Reasons: Although there seemed like an unclear plot at first it was unconventional and entertaining. We liked the decision to use a smaller frame to show how close and intimate they could be without touching, and using the rule of three throughout the film. Little Crushes was cleverly written with interesting characters that weren’t typical but seemed ordinary. There was also no climax but this reflected how life can be at times. |
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Premio Speciale GOLDEN SPIKE AWARD OF THE SOCIAL FILM FESTIVAL |
YOU WILL FIND ME by Eitan Pitigliani (Italy/Argentina) Reasons: For having told, through the magic and poetry of art, the journey of a young Argentinian in search for his origins marked by the Jewish persecution of the Second World War. The work is enriched by a very convincing acting performance of the young Argentinian actor Andres Gil. Special Mention: goes to Danish short film HELIUM by Andres Walter, for dealing with such a sensitive topic as a kid's terminal illness with directorial and narrative mastery. |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
FOUR CORNERS by Ian Gabriel (South Africa) |
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GEX DOC | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Feature Film |
#CHICAGOGIRL - THE SOCIAL NETWORK TAKES ON A DICTATOR by Joe Piscatella (USA/Syria) |
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Special Prize AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AWARD |
LUCKY DEVILS by Verena Endtner (Switzerland) Reasons: "Lucky Devils" shows us once again how art and culture can be pivotal and even more important than politics for the real progress of any country. The children of Saint Petersburg have found in the Upsala circus the right to hope and smile again which is probably the most fundamental of Human Rights. |
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Special Prize BAMBINO GESÙ HOSPITAL AWARD |
LINAR by Nastia Tarasova (Russia) Reasons: For a work that best treated delicate issues with both sensibility and strictness thus attracting the young jurors enriching their experience here at the Giffoni Film Festival. |
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The artistic director has assigned the following awards, based on the results of the jurors votes: | ||||
Feature Film 2nd Place |
THE BRAIN THAT SINGS by Amal Al-Agroobi (United Arab Emirates), which was awarded with the Municipality of Comune di Giffoni Valle Piana Award |
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MASTERCLASS | ||||
Gryphon Award - Best Short Film |
FADED FINERY by Sonia Gerbeaud (France) |
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Premio Speciale AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AWARD |
FEATHERS by Adriano Giotti (Italy) Reasons: For describing poetically the unexpected ways through which the bravery of people good at heart can emerge even in the most frustrating conditions of life. For the realistic happy ending which reminds us that Humanity of the last ones is stronger than social conventions in which racism is rooted. |
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