Russia (bbabo.net), - "We were left with no choice," journalist Reinhard W. Wolf, a member of the short film competition jury at the 72nd Berlinale, said, referring to the film "Trap" by Russian director Anastasia Weber head above everyone else in the competition. A total of 21 films were nominated for the Golden Bear in this nomination. previously wrote about "Trap": this is the diploma work of a graduate of the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema. Anastasia, receiving the prize, said that she had been working on the painting for four years and thanked everyone who worked on the painting with her.
"The name came to me not by chance, at the very beginning of the work on the project. It is not only an allegory about the "cage" or a reference to the current musical style.
"Trap is a way of life and a way of extreme feeling that most young guys live in every corner of Russia," Weber said earlier.
Here is another quote from her: "Trap is when you should have died a long time ago, but for some reason you are still alive. When you feel too keenly and live, choosing your inner truth and passion as a guide. The casting was done according to the same principles. If I want my movies to be true, I can only shoot people who don't lie to themselves."
The main awards of the 72nd Berlinale were distributed as follows. Special Jury Mention was given to the Swiss film "Piece of the Sky" (directed by Michael Koch). As I wrote earlier, the film reveals the issues of life and death in a new way. Cambodian director Rithi Panh received the Contribution to Film Award for his film Everything Will Be Fine. "Silver Bear" for "Best Screenplay" was awarded to Laila Stieler for the film "Rabbi Kurnatz vs. George Bush". The actress from the same picture, Melten Kaptan, won the award for "Best Role". This award was quite predictable - Melten played a mother whose love for her son is beyond any boundaries. The actress herself, receiving the prize, gave just such a description to her heroine.
Laura Bazooki won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the Indonesian film Nana.
It's nice that the award was also predicted in the nomination "Best Director". Claire Denis for the film "On both sides of the blade" won one of the most important prizes at the Berlin Film Festival this year.
The Jury Prize "Silver Bear" went to the film "Robe of Gems", the title of which can be translated as "Robe of Gems" (directed by Natalia Lopez Gallardo, co-production of Mexico and Argentina).
"Silver Bear" - the big jury prize - was awarded to the film "Writer's Film" by Korean director Hong Sang-soo, which tells that the possibilities of the creator are endless. And the "Golden Bear" in the nomination "Best Film" was awarded to the creators of the film "Alcarras" (directed by Carla Simon, co-production of Spain and Italy). This is a nostalgic movie in the spirit of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" about the interaction of different generations and their reaction to worldly changes.
Meanwhile
Unfortunately, Alexander Zolotukhin's Russian film "Brother in Everything" did not win the Encounters experimental film competition, where it was presented. The "Golden Bear" in this section was given to the Austrian film "Mutzenbacher" (directed by Ruth Beckerman).
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