“Film Festival Winners: ‘The Zone of Interest’ and More Award-Winning Films”

The film, starring German actress Sandra Hiller, tells the story of a writer who tries to prove that she is not to blame for her husband’s death.

Ar Kannu Grand Prizethe second highest award of the festival, the film of the English director Jonathan Glazer was awarded The Zone of Interest – the story of a German family living next to Auschwitz.

On the other hand, the work of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismeki was awarded with the Jury Prize Dead leaves (Fallen Leaves; Kritushas lapas).

The best actor award went to Japanese actor Koji Yakuso for his performance in Wim Wenders’ film Perfect Days.

On the other hand, Turkish actress Merve Dizdar was awarded the best actress award for her role in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s film Kuru Otlar Üstüne (About Dry Grasses; About dry grass)

The best director award went to Vietnamese-French director Tran An Ung for the film La passion de Dodin Bouffant (Pot-au-Feu; The passion of Dodin Bouffant), while the award for the best screenplay went to Yuji Sakamoto for the film Kaibutsu (Monster).