The Shards, directed by Masha Chernaya, dominates the Duclesbois International Competition

DuclesboisThe 22nd edition of the competition has come to an end, and the winners of this year's competition were announced over the weekend. Masha Chernaya's Splinters It won the City of Lisbon Award for Best Film in the international competition. The international competition jury consists of: Christa Fiat, Eric Rocha, Luciana Fina, Luis Miguel Oliveira and Richard PenaHe stated that this film “dives into a specific reality not only with the aim of documenting it, but also with the aim of finding meaning through the poetry that organizes its images.” The jury also awarded two ex-aequo films with the CUPRA International Competition Jury Prize: Fire supplies by Lucia Selesand Anchor by Jane Debusch. Jen Debauche's film also took home an award in Cross-Section competition with a TVCine New Talents Award (for Best First Film of All Sections), a category in which Lesia Dyack's dad'Lullaby [+lire aussi :
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In the Portuguese competition, the Max Prize was awarded for the best Portuguese film Citizens Palace by Roy Perez. According to the jury (Carlos Gutierrez, Claudia Dias, Rada Šišić), the film provides “a detailed cinematic portrait of the Portuguese Parliament, and addresses the dangers and challenges of democracy in an engaging, witty and insightful way.” Inadilso Kusa's The nights still smell of gunpowder [+lire aussi :
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Out of Portuguese competition part of the film section From the Earth to the Moon For you, Portugal, I swear!directed by Sofia da Palma Rodriguez and Diogo CardosoIt received two festival audience awards: the Legal Partners Rights and Liberties Award (for best film dealing with human rights) and the Duclesboa Award (for best Portuguese film, cross-section).

Part of the same section as “From the Earth to the Moon” was favorite [+lire aussi :
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Full list of winners:

International competition

Lisbon City Award for Best Film International Competition
Splinters – Masha Chernaya (Georgia/Germany)

International Cobra Competition Jury Prize – e.g
Fire supplies – Lucia Seles (Argentina)
Anchor -Jean Debusche (Belgium)

Portuguese competition

Max Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
Citizens Palace – Rui Pires (Portugal)

Portuguese Competition Jury Prize from the Portuguese Authors' Association
The nights still smell of gunpowder [+lire aussi :
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School Award – ETIC Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
I'm here – Sofia Paczolai and Dorian Riviere (Portugal)

Other prizes

TVCine Channels New Talent Award
Anchor -Jean Debusche (Belgium)

Honorable mention
My father's lullaby [+lire aussi :
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Healthy Workplace Film Award
favorite [+lire aussi :
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Honorable mention
Apulian vivarium – Nicolas Bailoul (France)

INATEL Foundation Award
Falling sky [+lire aussi :
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Rights and Freedoms Award for Legal Partners
For you, Portugal, I swear! – Sofía da Palma Rodrigues and Diogo Cardoso (Portugal)

Duclesbois Prize
For you, Portugal, I swear! – Sofía da Palma Rodrigues and Diogo Cardoso (Portugal)