The Montgolfière d’Or is awarded ex aequo to two Korean and Japanese films. The 42nd edition of this festival, which highlights cinemas from Asia, Africa and South America, gathered online more than 10,000 spectators. A free and unique edition in its virtual form.
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A real success for this virtual edition which promised to be a real challenge and took place online from November 20 to 29.
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The jury awarded the Montgolfière d’or ex æquo to the films “Moving On“by Korean director Yoon Dan-bi and”Professor Yamamoto“by Japanese filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda.
A special mention was also awarded to the film “The Frogs“from Argentinian director Edgardo Castro.
The Young Jury rewarded “Kokoloko“by Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo.
The Young Jury also awarded a special mention “Works and Days“by American and Swedish filmmakers Curtis W. Winter and Anders Edström.
Eight films were in competition.
They were decided by a jury made up of directors Annemarie Jacir and Shahrbanoo Sadat and directors Nabil Ayouch and Alain Gomis.
A real success for a virtual edition
The spectators, them, could watch from home the films programmed during virtual sessions accessible free of charge against simple reservation.
More than 10,000 spectators attended fourteen screenings during the ten days of the festival.
“I am delighted with the very keen interest in online sessions“specifies Jérôme Baron the artistic director of the festival.
A little too early to know the precise dates of the 2021 edition which should take place as usual “straddling the last fifteen days of November“according to the organization.
It is gold and already planned, however, to return to dark rooms and on the big screen.
Premiers Plans maintained in January 2021
For its part, the Angevin festival of the first European films announces the maintenance of its 33rd edition but in a smaller version.
It is indeed a question of adapting whereas the cinemas do not have to reopen until next December 15 and that the festival normally welcomes 80,000 paying spectators and more than 200,000 schoolchildren.
The Premiers Plans festival will take place from January 21 to 25, 2021 in Angers.
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