The Jury of the 27th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima consisting of Anca Damian (President of the Jury), Marcin Koszałka, Tomasz Wolski and Mark Ther, after watching thirty competition films, decided to award the following prizes:
dir. Maya Yadlin, screenplay Maya Yadlin, prod. Minshar School of Art, country: Israel
dir. Patrycja Polkowska, screenplay Patrycja Polkowska, prod. National Film School in Łódź, country: Poland
dir. Albin Wildner, screenplay Albin Wildner, prod. Filmakademie Wien, country: Austria,
1. Good Night / Da Yie
dir. Anthony Nti, screenplay Chingiz Karibekov, Anthony Nti, prod. Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound, country: Belgium
2. Kosher / כשר
dir. Gideon Imagor, screenplay Yudit Kantor, prod. Minshar School of Art, country: Israel
3. Territories / Timoura
dir. Azedine Kasri, screenplay Azedine Kasri, prod. École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l'Image et du Son, Université de recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres, country: France
4. Masel Tov Cocktail
dir. Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch, screenplay Arkadij Khaet, Merle Kirchhoff, prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, country: Germany
5. Frontier / Hranice
dir. Damián Vondrášek, screenplay Damián Vondrášek, Lukáš Csicsely, prod. Filmová a televizní fakulta Akademie múzických umění v Praze – FAMU, country: Czech Republic
Award of the Artistic Director Bogusław Zmudziński:
A Long Story Short dir. Andrei Olănescu, prod. Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică, country: Romania
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
The Jury consisting of Tiziana Spadaro (Italy), David Lings (Great Britain), Grzegorz Pieńkowski (Poland), after watching thirty competition films, decided to award the following:
1. The “Don Quixote” FICC Jury Prize: Territories / Timoura, dir. Azedine Kasri (France) – for an uncompromising depiction of a man’s life and the feeling of being lost in society and culture, and for highlighting the importance of having a family.
2. Two honourable mentions:
- Good Night / Da Yie, dir. Anthony Nti (Belgium) – for showing the fate of young people and children in the slums of Ghana and drawing attention to the dangers of false models.
- Masel Tov Cocktail, dir. Arkadij Khaet and Mickey Paatzsch (Germany) – for showing the loss of cultural heritage among the young generations that no longer know where they come from, where they are headed and what they are losing when rejecting the knowledge of the adult world – all in an expressive form, bursting with energy and a unique sense of humour.
Masel Tov Cocktail
dir. Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch, screenplay Arkadij Khaet, Merle Kirchhoff, prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, country: Germany
In Between Spaces / Sa Among Agwat
dir. Don Senoc, prod.: Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, country: Philippines
Jury consisting of Andrzej Pągowski (President of the Jury), Dahee Jeong, Anna Mantzaris and Andrzej Orzechowski, after watching fifty three films, decided to award the following prizes:
For a powerful message and the economy of artistic expression. For courage, sensitivity, excellent animation and a great choice of actors, whose voices make the image even more credible — a true success in these difficult times, when the issue of dying with dignity resounds ever so strongly.
For a precise screenplay, a visual layer that fits the subject matter and the method of narration and, first and foremost, for telling the story of a serious family drama in a playful form and making creative use of the possibilities offered by traditional, hand-drawn animation.
For bold directing decisions and an exceptional sensitivity in observing the psyche of men and its fragility which, in the face of danger, often makes us turn a blind eye to another man’s suffering.
Symbiosis, dir. Nadja Andrasev, France, Hungary 2019
Conversations with a Whale, dir. Anna Samo, Germany 2020
Freeze frame,dir. Soetkin Verstegen, Germany, Belgium 2019
Ties / Uzi, dir. Dina Velikovskaya, Germany, Russia 2019
Altötting, dir. Andreas Hykade, Germany, Canada, Portugal 2020
Heart of Gold / Un Cœur d’Or, dir. Simon Filliot, France 2020
THE GREAT UNDERESTIMATED
Award of the Artistic Director Bogusław Zmudziński:
Co-Ognition, dir. Przemysław Świda, Poland 2020
• Award of the Student Jury: Why Slugs Have No Legs / Warum Schnecken Keine Beine Haben, dir. Aline Höchli, Switzerland 2019
Jury consisting of Izabela Plucińska (President of the Jury), Michaela Mertová, Thomas Renoldner and Piotr Furmankiewicz, after watching forty competition films, decided to award the following prizes:
1) for best auteur animated film: Co-Ognition, dir. Przemysław Świda, Poland 2020
2) for best animation for children: The Great Book of Feelings – Longing,dir. Wiola Sowa, Poland 2020
3) for best graduation film or professional debut: Marbles, dir. Natalia Spychała, Poland 2019
Award of the Artistic Director Bogusław Zmudziński:
A Woman with a Pebble in Her Heart, dir. Karyna Piwowarska, Jakub Wroński, Poland 2020
