This Saturday, October 15, the jury unveiled the winners of the Adventure Screens 2022.
The screenings of the award-winning films are scheduled for this Saturday evening at Olympia and this Sunday afternoon at Darcy.
The 31st edition of the Dijon Adventure Screens is about to end and unveils its 2022 program of authentic, scientific and human adventure!
With 14 films and 6 books in competition this year, Adventure Screen Festival stood out for the plurality of works presented and themes addressed. From the tropical forests of Gabon, to the snowy lands of the Yukon, through the story of the cartographer Lejean, the public was able to travel through the most committed, unexpected, poetic but always human and meaningful adventures.
New this year, a pre-opening day dedicated to climbing with the installation of an initiation wall for children and the screening of 3 films including the French premiere of Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits. Finally, 4 exceptional appearances by Elsa Pény-Etienne and Jean-Louis Etienne who came to present Polar Pod Expedition, Nicolas Vincent and the preview broadcast of the images of the documentary Endurance 22 and Jean-Luc Van Den Heede Toison d’or d’honneur 2022 for his entire career.
7 PRIZES AWARD THE FILMS IN COMPETITION
The film jury chaired by Raphaël Domjan, solar adventurer and composed of Bouchra Baibanou, engineer, mountaineer and lecturer, Antoine de Suremain, adventurer and director (Antoine l’Aventure on Canal +), Philippe Lafaix, author and director (Les routes de l ‘ impossible) and Florence Saugues, journalist (Paris Match) announced the awarding of the following 4 prizes:
The Toison d’Or for the adventure film of the city of Dijon is awarded to:
Yukon, a white dream
Director: Mathieu Le Lay
Production: Bonne Pioche Television & Arte France
France – 52 minutes – 2021
The Special Jury Prize is awarded to:
Felice and Chepa
Director: Matthieu Fournier
Production: RTS
Switzerland – 52 minutes – 2022
The Jean-Marc Boivin Award that rewards the authenticity of a lived adventure is awarded to:
Farewell to adventure
Director: Chris Prescott
Production: Dark Sky Media, BBC Scotland
Great Britain – 28 minutes – 2022
The Alain Bombard Award for Teaching for the Future is awarded to:
Idjanga, the gorilla forest
Director: Caroline Thirion
Production: Gideon programs
France – 52 minutes – 2022
and a special mention from the jury for the film
Do not
Director: Michael Garcia
Production: Avalon Creative
France – 52 minutes – 2022 – Preview
3 OTHER PRIZES AWARD THE FILMS IN COMPETITION
The Adventure Screen Audience Award presented by Barooders.com is given to:
Do not
Director: Michael Garcia
Production: Avalon Creative
France – 52 minutes – 2022 – Preview
The Youth Prize of the city of Dijon endowed with the Gibert bookcase is awarded to:
Idjanga, the gorilla forest
Director: Caroline Thirion
Production: Gideon programs
France – 52 minutes – 2022
The Ushuaïa TV / Les Ecrans de l’aenture Award with a broadcast on the channel is awarded to:
Fly monarch
Directed by Benjamin Jordan and Lyndsay Nicole
Production Benjamin Jordan and Lyndsay Nicole
Canada – 76 minutes – 2021- Preview
Two screenings of 3 winners’ films will be offered to the public on Saturday 15 October at 8:30 pm at the Olympia cinema and on Sunday 16 October from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Darcy cinema.
2 PRIZES FOR BOOKS IN COMPETITION
The jury of the book chaired by Charles Wright, writer and composed of Gaële de la Brosse, journalist, editor and writer, responsible for the golden fleece for adventure books, Lodewijk Allaert traveler and writer, Katia Fondecave, responsible for the documentary and offer digital of the Municipal Library of Dijon, Bruno d’Halluin, navigator and writer and journalist-columnist Ingrid Pohu on radio France Info, announced the award of the following prize:
Golden Fleece is awarded for Millet Shop Dijon’s Adventure Book of the Year
aka Jean
by Guillaume Jan, Stock editions, published in April 2022.
The Readers’ Prize of the Municipal Library of Dijon is awarded
A year on the road
by Samuel Adrien, Equateurs editions, published May 2022.
plus a special mention from the jury.
2 AWARDS REWARD A CAREER AND A SUCCESS
The Golden Fleece for Adventurer of the Year awarded by La Guilde is awarded to Sébastien Roubinet for his expedition to Nagalaqa with Eric André and Jimmy Héry
The Golden Fleece awarded by La Guilde is awarded to Jean-Luc Van Den Heede throughout his career.
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