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Det internasjonale filmklubbforbundet (FICC), har avtaler med utvalgte festivaler om at filmklubbfolk får være med å sitte i en konkurransejury som deler ut Don Quijote-prisen.
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Read about the laureates of The Don Quixote Prize!
Tromsø International Film Festival 2025, Norway
Winner: Vingt dieux (2024, Louise Courvoisier).
Members of the jury: Eva-Maria Schneider – Germany, Maciej Gil – Poland, Mike Murphy – Norway.
Statement from the jury:
In this calm, simple, documentary-like story we see cows in cars, siblings grieving and making cheese, and a village clique drinking and fighting while at the same time being there for each other without saying a word. This light-hearted summer story, with its fantastic young actors, captures the people, landscapes, and flavors of rural France, in a way that is raw and direct, but also tender and poetic. Holy Cow is a brilliant debut from an exciting young director that looks forward with hope in uncertain times. The International Federation of Film Societies is proud to present the Don Quixote Prize for TIFF 2025 to Holy Cow, by Louise Courvoisier. Congratulations!
Honourable mention: Gaucho Gaucho (2024, Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw)
Versi di Luce International Film Poetry Festival 2024, Italy
Winner: Tre donne, di Sylvia Plath (2021, Francesca Lolli & Bruno Bigoni)
Members of the jury: Anna Lati Escobar – Spain, Renato Scatà – Italy, Atle Hunnes Isaksen – Norway.
Statement from the jury:
Three Women by Silvia Plath is a question and an attempt to talk about the human condition of birth.
This film eassay is a liquid work that merges the genre with the most ancient feelings of identity and fertility. What does pregnancy imply? the mother? the child? The society?
The film asks questions about belonging and the body, the voice and the gender that makes us an individual. The film is an unsolved journey of birth and miscarriage which is complex to digest, but powerful as a cry.
Honourable mention: Il mare acosto (2024, Luca Calvetta)
Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá (MIDBO) 2024, Colombia
Winner: Recuerdos de los últimos (2023, Simone Cardona)
Members of the jury: Claudia Loredo Ibarra – Mexico, Elena Omaira – Ecuador, Adriana Herrera Bocanegra – Colombia.
Statement from the jury:
Through a loving approach to family archive material, the film manages to reconstruct a particular story that in turn problematizes the construction and protection of national audiovisual memory. We highlight the good use of technical resources that enhance the importance of the archival material, favoring a fluid narrative that builds an endearing audiovisual work.
Honourable mention: Nueva Esperanza ( picture. 2023, Carlos Rentería).
Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival 2024, Kraków, Poland
Winner: The Fuse ( 2022, Kevin Haefelin).
Members of the jury: Miki Kilian – Poland, Dragan Milinkevic – Serbia, Carl Petter Kirkebø – Norway
Statement from the jury:
The Fuse captures the perversity of life and tells a coherent story with humor that is such an essential part of being human.
Honourable mention: Tenemos Patria (2023, Mikel Garrido Linares).
Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival, 2024, Portugal
Winner: No Other Land (2023, Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Balal) and A Beautiful Day (2023, Stefano Obino)
Members of the Jury: Mario Ventura – Portugal, Anders Ekman – Norway, Krzysztof Wiewiora – Poland.
Statement from the Jury:
«A camera in the hands of two Palestinians and two Israeli filmmakers becomes a weapon against oppression and documents the demolition of a Palestinian village by Israeli soldiers on the West bank. The evident act of courage of the film creators let them reveal the shocking brutality of the Israeli soldiers and settlers.The document already is and shall remain particularly important in the context of the Palestinian – Israeli conflict. The people in the village shout with a grand courage to bring back justice for their relatives and loved ones.As a jury, we want to be an extension of their voices and make our statement an echo to be heard even further»
Avanca Film Fest 2024, Portugal
Winner: Demain, Si Tout Va Bien (2023, Ivan Goldschmidt) and Bauk (2024, Goran Radovanovic).
Members of the jury: Victor Feliu – Spain, Bruno Teixeira – Portugal , Abinash Shankar Muthyala – India
Statement from the jury:
«Demain, si tout va bien is a complete film that balances drama and comedy in a very punctuated way.
With a well-written screenplay and a well-constructed story, the relationship between father and
daughter is treated in detail on roles well achieved by the actors. The scene performed by Olivier
Massart – also one of the writers – at the bar where he sings passionately to (re)gain his daughter is
simply perfect and stays in our mind after watching the film»
«Bauk is a harsh and tough film and we found the child actors of the film simply amazing. They can grab
us to the screen and really live with those characters which, during a war, are extremely broken. As a
positive part, the film is narrated from the child ‘s point of view».
Krakòw Film Festival 2024, Poland
Winner: Buzz of the Earth (2023, Greta Stocklassa).
Members of the jury: Paweł Herman – Poland, Holger Twele – Germany, Cristina Rius Sanclimens – Spain.
Statement from the jury:
«For proving the importance of comedy in difficult times. For creating an universal and engaging portrait of modern world problems. For asking important questions like: what does it mean to be a human? What defines us as a species? And does it even matter? The FICC jury presents the main award to the film ‘Buzz of the Earth’ by Greta Stocklassa».
The FICC jury gives a special mention to the animation film On the 8th Day by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin & Théo Duhautois:
«This colorful film deals very clearly with the pollution and destruction of nature, creatures and mankind as well. The animation technique is really fascinating and the teamwork of 5 young students will have a great future».
Nepal International Film Festival 2024.
Winner: Lazarus Path (2023, Ivan Jovic).
Members of the jury: Kishore Acharya – Nepal, Maheshwar Vepalli – India and Maria Skeie-Chemally – Norway.
Statement from the jury:
Cited as «The film’s profound effect was encapsulated by its melancholic exploration of imprisoned spirits and the immense burden of remembrance. «Lazarus Path» transcends cinematic boundaries with its experimental surrealism, evocative cinematography, immersive sound design, and gripping plot, providing a profound reflection on life’s complexities and the quest for self-discovery. Because of Ivan Jovic’s imaginative directing and compelling story, the picture is a deserving recipient of the Don Quixote Award, cementing its reputation as a global masterpiece of film.»
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Tromsø International Film Festival 2024.
Winner: Olfas Daughters (main picture. 2023, Kaouther Ben Hania).
Members of the jury: Maria Rikardsen – Norway, Katharina Franck – Germany and
Ariadna Ulldemolins Abad – Spain (Catalonia).
Statement from the jury:
«This year’s winner is an overwhelming emotional experience, told in a unique way. The director unveils layers of structural violence within families and in the society at large. The participants in the movie impressed us with their courage and openness in telling their stories. The visual language of the film also makes for an exceptional cinematic experience. This film is important in showing that it is possible to break the chain of violence and through this leaves hope for the future. Therefore it is with great pleasure that this jury,consisting of three women, announce that the winner of the Don Quixote award is Four Daughters by director Kaouther Ben Hania.»
Honourable mention: Riceboy Sleeps (2022. Anthony Shim).
Havana International Film Festival, 2023.
Winner: La Mujer Salvaje (2023, Alán Gonzáles).
Members of the jury: Lázaro Alderete – Cuba, Enrique García Medina – Puerto Rico og Yoni Llanes – Cuba
Statement from the jury:
For approaching the aesthetics of the film club movement, defending from her perspective the role of a Cuban woman in modern times and at the same time visualizing a universal theme, about the duty of a mother in defending her child, in the face of prejudices and perceptions that are established . many times in a society.
For discovering us in his film, a Havana, which breaks with the usual conventions in Cuban cinema, giving us an anti-heroine, with her virtues and mistakes, who explores almost in real time the role of a mother in her confrontation with society and family.