03-06-2015

FESTIVALS: Polish Film Wins Al Este de Lima Festival in Peru

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    Body by Małgorzata Szumowska Body by Małgorzata Szumowska

    LIMA: Malgorzata Szumowska's film Body has won the sixth edition of Al Este de Lima Film Festival, the only festival in South America dedicated to Eastern European Films.

    This film was chosen from ten other Eastern European films in a jury led by Oscar-winning Polish Filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski.

    The Festival presented 40 screenings out of competition and retrospectives of Polish filmaker and documentarist Pawel Pawlikowski and Czech New Wave cult filmaker, Vera Chytilová. The festival ran from 20-30 May this year in the Peruvian capital and surrounding cities.

    Full List of Winners:

    Main Prize:

    Body (Poland)
    Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska
    Produced by Nowhere Sp. z o.o.
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute and HBO Poland

    Special Mention:

    Corn Island (Georgia, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Kazahstan, Hungary)
    Directed by George Ovashvili
    Produced by Alamdary Films
    Coproduced by: Arizona Productions, 42film, Axman Production, Kazakhfilm

    Supported by Georgian National Film Centre

    Best Actress:

    Klaudia Dudová for The Way Out (Czech Republic)
    Directed by Petr Václav
    Produced by Moloko Film
    Coproduced by the Czech Television, Cinema Defacto
    Supported by the State Cinematography Fund – Czech Republic

    Best Actor:
    Janusz Gajos for Body

    Lima 48 Hour Film Project:

    G
    Directed by No Hay Nanda