The prizes of 32nd FIDMarseille, which ran July 19-25 are as follows:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Jury composed of Lav Diaz, president, Carine Chichkowsky, Víctor Iriarte, Jelena Maksimović, Nick Pinkerton.
Grand Prix of the International Competition
Haruhara San’s Recorder by Kyoshi Sugita
Japan / 2021 / 120′ World Premiere
Georges de Beauregard International prize
Awarded to a film in the International Competition. The prize is sponsored by the post-production company VIDÉO DE POCHE.
Saturn and Beyond by Declan Clarke
Ireland / 2021 / 60’ World Premiere
ACTING AWARD
This year the festival launched a new award. In order to recognise the contributions of actors and actresses, as many of our counterparts already do, we have chosen to entrust the juries of the International, National, Premier & CNAP competitions with the task of choosing one award-winner from their selection. In keeping with the times, we have chosen not to award separate prizes based on gender.
Attila Meste de Segonzac for JOJO by Antoni Collot
France / 2021 / 90’ World Premiere
Chila Araki for Haruhara San’s Recorder by Kyoshi Sugitapour
HARUHARASAN NO UTA / HARUHARA SAN’S RECORDER
FRENCH COMPETITION Jury composed of Lech Kowalsky, president, Alessandra Celesia, Annik Leroy, Simon Kiyé Luang, Constanze Ruhm
Grand Prix of the French Competition
Appuyé au mur (Lean on the Wall) by Jacques Meilleurat
France / 2020 / 53’ World Premiere
Georges de Beauregard International prize awarded to a film in the French Competition. The prize is sponsored by the post- production company VIDÉO DE POCHE.
Pénélope mon amour/Penelope Mon Amour by Claire Doyon
France / 2021 / 88’ World Premiere
ACTING AWARD
Pierre-Edouard Dumora for Le transformateur by Pierre-Edouard Dumora
France / 2021 / 35’ World Premiere
FIRST FILM PRIZE
Awarded by the First Film and Cnap Jury to a first film in either the International Compétition Internationale, French Compétition or Ecrans Parallèles. Jury composed of Jacqui Davies, Muriel Enjalran, Djamel Kerkar. The award is sponsored by the South Region.
Lèv la tèt dann fénwar/In the Billowing Night by Erika Etangsalé
France / 2021 / 51’ World Premiere
ACTING AWARD
Eva Sommer for Beatrix by Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky
Austria / 2021 / 95’ World Premiere
CNAP (NATIONAL CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS) AWARD
Awarded by the First Film and Cnap jury to a film from the International, French and First Films competitions. Jury composed of Jacqui Davies, Muriel Enjalran, Djamel Kerkar. The Award is sponsored by the Cnap.
Lumbre / Embers by Santiago Mohar Volkow
Mexico / 2021 / 40’ World Premiere
FLASH COMPETITION PRIZE
Awarded by the jury to a film present in the Flash Competition. Jury composed of Pela Del Álamo, Sofia Bohdanowicz, Jacques Kermabon.
La sangre es blanca by Óscar Vincentelli
Spain, Venezuela / 2021 / 13’ Première Internationale
ALICE GUY PRIZE
Alice Guy was the first female filmmaker in the world. She is little known today, despite of her prestigious and prolific career. Created in her memory in 2018, the Alice Guy Prize aims at highlighting the work of female directors by rewarding a feature film made by a woman. In addition to this first prize, the FID’s Alice Guy Prize, introduced this year, will go to a female director in the Flash Competition.
Podesta Island by Stéphanie Roland
France, Belgium, Micronésie / 2020 / 23’ Première Mondiale
RENAUD VICTOR PRIZE
A selection of films in competition are presented to a voluntary group of inmates in agreement with the Marseille Prison Management. The Prize is sponsored by the CNC in the context of buying copyright for the catalogue Images de la Culture.
Pénélope mon amour/Penelope Mon Amour by Claire Doyon
France / 2021 / 88’ World Premiere
MARSEILLE ESPÉRANCE PRIZE
Awarded by the Marseille Espérance Jury to a film in the International and French competitions or First Film. The jury composed of trainees from The Ecole de la Deuxième Chance Marseille. The Prize is sponsored by the City of Marseille.
Lèv la tèt dann fénwar/In the Billowing Night by Erika Etangsalé
France / 2021 / 51’ World Premiere
HIGHSCHOOL AWARD
Awarded by a jury of highschool students’ group from Aix-Marseille Academy university to one of the films in the international, French and First Film competitions in partnership with the Aix-Marseille Academy.
Le poireau perpétuel by Zoé Chantre
France / 2021 / 83’ World premiere
GNCR PRIZE
The GNCR Award (National Grouping for Research Film) is awarded to a film from the festival selections. The laureate receives support towards the film’s distribution in France (publication of a brochure by the GNCR and programming of the film in GNCR cinemas). The jury composed of Ariane Mestre, Bénédicte Haze, Romain Grosjean
Juste un mouvement by Vincent Meessen
Belgium / 2021 / 110’ Première Française
AIR FRANCE AUDIENCE AWARD
Awarded by the audience to one of the films in competition. The Prize is sponsored by Air France
Vikken by Dounia Sichov
France / 2021 / 27’ Première Mondiale
Haruhara San’s Recorder by Kyoshi Sugita
Japan / 2021 / 120′ World Premiere
MED IN DOC / MARITIMA TV PRIZE
The Southern Region has entrusted Maritima TV with the mission of creating the Med in Doc / Maritima TV prize. This prize consists in the purchase of documentary film rights related to the Mediterranean. One of these prizes is awarded during the FIDCampus by Pascale Furioli, TV Manager.
Meseret by Agnese Galiotto
Germany, Italy, 2021, 17′ World premiere
