Iranian feature film Terrestrial Verses | Ayeh haye zamini, written and directed by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami, is the winner of the 3,000 euro worth of Grand Prize of the Anonimul 2023 International Independent Film Festival, the organizers informed in a release.
The five fiction feature films that competed this year for the trophy were: Fremont (USA), directed by Babak Jalali, Stella In Love (France) by Sylvie Verheyde, Terrestrial Verses (Iran) by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami, Légua (Portugal, France, Italy) by Filipa Reis and Joao Miller Guerra, and The Quarrel (India) by Sanal Kumar Sasidharana. The selector for the feature film competition was Ludmila Cvikova, agerpres reports.
Antrenamentul de noapte/Night Training by Bogdan Alexandru was chosen the best Romanian short film and was rewarded with a 1,000 euro prize.
Amok (Hungary-Romania) by Balázs Turai took home the 1,000 euro prize for best foreign short film.
Acolo unde barcile nu ajung/Where the Boats Don't Reach, directed by Vlad Buzaianu, is the short film picked by the Anonimul Foundation for the 1,000 euro Ovidiu Bose Pastina special award.
There were 12 titles in the Romanian short film competition, and an equal number of productions in the international short film competition. Film critic Ionut Mares was the selector for both sections.
Japanese-born director Naomi Kawase was honored with the Anonimul Trophy for her contribution to the beauty of universal cinema.
The 20th edition of the Anonimul International Independent Film Festival, presented by actor Sorin Miron, took place between August 14 and 20 in Sfantu Gheorghe (Danube Delta).
Apart from the films in the competitions, the event also included ten Romanian feature films.
All the screenings in the Anonimul selection took place at the Green Dolphin campsite.
"Film, my vocation", the program intended for Danube Delta village teenagers, this year played its second edition between August 15 and 20, as part of the festival. Having an integrative role in the development of the community and, in particular, in the education and development of youth, the workshop offered participants new perspectives in choosing the next stages for their study career.
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