Sophie Linnenbaum
Maria Rivera Bolańos
Mateusz Głowacki
at the meeting on November 24, 2023, after watching 25 films in the competition, ETIUDA decided to award the following films:
dir. Alexandra Roberta Serban, prod. school: Universitatea Nationala de Arta Teatrala si Cinematografica I.L. Caragiale, country: Romania
Justification:
“With an almost casual ordinariness, this film gives us an insight into a dark chapter of Romanian history. Masterfully realized, Roberta Serban and her team touched us unobtrusively with a deep story between conversations about poems, weapons and salami. May the curse of the falling dinosaur be with her”
dir. Florian Moses Bayer , prod. School: Filmakademie Wien, country: Austria
Justification:
“To florian Moses Bayer for daring to question traditional masculinity in such a lovely and funny way with such charming characters.”
dir. Malu Janssen, prod. school: Nederlandse Filmacademie, country: Holland
Justification:
“The director Malu Janssen succeeds in creating a light-footed social comedy about the absurd, tragicomic and serious abysses of sexuality - and the hurdles of parenthood in dealing with them”
dir. Florencia Gómez Sántiz, school: Escuela de Cine Documental de San Cristóbal de las Casas, country: Mexico
Justification:
“For achieving a sensible portrait of an urgent subject about tsotsil women and how finally they started to be heard and seen, and thereby telling a universal story”
Iva Hejlickova (Czech)
Karolina Żuk (Poland)
Joaquin Pavao (Portugal)
after watching 25 films in the ETIUDA competition on November 24
dir. Ani Vo, prod. school: Hochschule fur Fernsehen Munchen, country: Germany
dir. Gal Cohen, prod. school: Kibbutzim College, country: Israel
Justification:
“The winner is Taste of home. But we wanted to give the honorable mention to Deja vu. Ivana said something really important that the Taste of home is a movie and Deja vu is like a minature. Its really great, the acting, the pictures and we really apriciate that but Taste of home got our hearts, the topic of this movie was really important but for us more important was the story that was just really good written. ”
Lilianna Skut
Edyta Kubiak
Florentyna Cieślak
at the meeting on November 24 2023, after watching 25 films in the competition, ETIUDA decided to:
dir. Dimana Pastrakowv, Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, Bulgaria
The viewers of the 30th Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival decided to:
dir.: Natalia Bermúdez, Meksyk/Mexico
Ivana Šebestová (Slovakia)
Marc Roels (Holland)
Paulina Ziółkowska (Poland)
at the meeting on November 24, 2023, after watching 44 animations, decided to award the following prizes:
dir. Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki,Poland 2023
Justification:
„A harsh yet mesmerising film depicting a community seemingly on the brink of apocalypse. The film resembles a cold, beautiful kaleidoscope turning and shifting effortlessly between cruelty and longing, between the sacred and vulgar. An absolute masterclass in technique, writing and direction!”
dir. Osman Cerfon, France 2023
Justification:
„Surprisingly inventive and thrillingly simple. This film manages to convey with affection and humor the simple, primal fact that we are all just animals screaming into the abyss. And its hilarious!”
dir. Marta Magnuska, Poland 2022
Justification:
„This film features a strong, confident visual style in its compositions, character designs and animation. Underpinned by deft and elegant editing, it playfully reveals its themes with subtlety, emotion and humour.”
dir. Alexander Gratzer, Hungary 2022
Justification:
„This deceptively simple film evokes a rich, surreal world that is surprisingly moving and emotional. The characters are as bizarre as they are relatable and are rendered with warmth and a very effective lightness of touch. We also loved all the hairiness.”
dir. Helena Stańczyk, Poland 2023
Justification:
„For the light yet powerful commemoration of events that are not to be forgotten.”
dir. Klaudia Bochniak, Poland 2023
dir. Kaspar Jancis, Estonia 2023
Jan Bryg
Karolina Walas
Bartek Miechowicz
at the meeting on November 24 2023, after watching 44 films in the competition, ANIMA decided to:
dir. Piotr Chmielewski, WJTeam, Poland
The viewers of the 30th Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival decided to:
dir. João Gonzalez
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners and honorable mentions!!!
