- July 28, 2024
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“The Invasion” by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa – a documentary epic about two years of full-scale war received MKR Prize 41st Jerusalem Film Festival. This was reported on July 26, 2024 by Film festival website.
The MKR Prize is an award presented by the Jerusalem Film Festival. It is presented as part of the “In the Spirit of Freedom” competition, which is dedicated to films that reflect themes of freedom and human rights. The MKR Prize is awarded for the best documentary film that presents important and current social and political issues.
This hopeful film is about life, not death.
The documentary film “Invasion” is dedicated to life in Ukraine during a full-scale war with Russia. The film can be called part of a dilogy – Loznitsa's previous documentary “Maidan” was presented in Cannes in 2014. At the Cannes Festival this year, the documentary film “Invasion” was also presented. For the new work, Sergei Loznitsa's film crews traveled around Ukraine for two years.
“Invasion” consists of 30 short stories about the lives of ordinary Ukrainians. The opening scene of the film is a funeral service in a church and a funeral procession on the Maidan in Kyiv. The remaining short stories reveal other moments in the lives of ordinary Ukrainian citizens during the war: the wedding of a soldier in an army uniform, a lesson for schoolchildren held right in a bomb shelter, a mother with a newborn child in a maternity hospital, soldiers with amputated limbs learning to walk again in a rehabilitation center.
here is the link to the trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pxdHtYACLo
On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the winners of the festival were announced at a ceremony at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.The total prize fund of the festival was about one million shekels.
The festival ran from July 18 to July 27, 2024.
Here is the full list of awards:
Winners of the 41st Jerusalem Film Festival competitions
Winners of Israeli competitions:
- “Id”directed by Yosef Abu-Madyam
- “Governor”directed by Danael Al-Fleg
Winners of international competitions:
- “The Story of Suleiman”director Boris Lozhkin
- “Santosh”Directed by Sandhya Suri
international competition Jury: Michel Franco, Guy Nativ, Maria Shostova
- Nechama Rivlin Prize for Best International Film: “The Story of Suleiman” (director Boris Lozhkin, France)
- Best Director Award: “Three kilometers to the end of the world” (director Emmanuel Parvo, Romania)
- Honorable Mention: “Black Dog”
International Debut Film Competition under the auspices of GWFF Jury: Maude Emson, Raya Morgue, Dana Blankstein-Cohen
- GWFF International Debut Film Award: “Santosh” (directed by Sandhya Suri, India)
- Honorable Mention: “La Pampa” (directed by Antoine Chevrolet, France)
Competition “In the Spirit of Freedom” Jury: Raymond Amsalem, Michel Zanna, Itay Marom
- MKR Documentary Film Award: “Invasion” (director Sergey Loznitsa, Ukraine)
- Cummings Prize for Feature Film: “The Ghost Trail” (directed by Jonathan Mila, France)
Competition “Chantal Akerman” Judge: Ilanit Konofni
- The Chantal Akerman Prize, supported by the Ostrowski Family Foundation: “Henry Fonda for President” (director Alexander Horvath, Austria)
Awards for Israeli Feature Films Jury: Naomi Shchori, Philippe Van-Leo, Vaclav Maral
- The Haggadj Prize for Best Feature Film, supported by the Jerusalem Foundation: “Id”
- GWFF Award for Best Israeli Debut Film: “Closer to me” (directed by Tom Nesher)
- Honorable Mention: “Sargel Highway” (directed by Mia Dreyfuss)
- Annette Farhe Screenplay Prize: Maya Kanig for the film “Milk”
- Annette Farhe Award for Best Actor: Shadi Marai for her role in the film “Id”
- Annette Farhe Award for Best Actress: Lia Allouf for her role in the film “Closer to me”
- Prize for the best ensemble: The cast of the film “Supermarket”
- Aaron Emmanuel Cinematography Award: Daniel Kadam and Guy Rez for the film “Ada, my architect”
- Aliza and Miha Shagrir Prize for Editing: Shauli Melamed and Neta Dvorskis for the film “Taboo: Amos Gutman”
- Yossi Mola Prize for Music: Ginerva Nervi for the film “Closer to me”
- Diamond Award for Best Documentary Film: “Governor” (directed by Danael Al-Fleg)
- Diamond Award for Documentary Directing: Shaked Orbach for the film “Strange Birds”
- Honorable Mention for Documentary Feature: “Eastern Projects” (director Yaniv Segalovich)
Short Film Pitching Competition in collaboration with Gesher Foundation Jury: Moshe Rosenthal, Tal Granit, Tami Bernstein
- Gesher Foundation Prize of NIS 250,000, Post-production grant from Edit and DBi studios, and subscription to Lightricks' Storytelling platform: “The sands don't speak” (directed by Rena Abu Freiha-Asyag)
- Honorable Mention: scenario “Native language” (director Eiti Tsiko) and script “Swimmer” (directed by Michael Faust and Roi Nitzan)
Short Film Competition “Diamond” Jury: Ruthie Peri-Bar, Artem Dovitsky, Alma Dishi-Plaut
- Diamond Award for Best Short Feature Film: “Layers” (directed by Kelil Koves)
- Honorable Mention: “French” (directed by Dylan Yosef Streit) “Kosher Test” (directed by Ricky Rother)
- Best Student Film Award supported by Siena Film Foundation: “Things That Have No Names” (directed by Rachel Schatz)
- Bel-Bilski Family Award for Acting in a Short Film: Suel Ariel Or for her role in the film “Layers”
- Best Animated Film Award: “Heart Grabbing” (directed by Nika Zhukova and Rima Gefen)
Video and experimental film competition in collaboration with Maamuta – Center for Art and Research Jury: Tamar Gisfan-Greenberg, Yael Meser, Karen Benbenshti
- The Leah Van Leer Prize, supported by Rebecca Scar, for Best Experimental Film: “I'm not afraid of the apocalypse, I'm afraid that you don't love me anymore / 4.33” (director Leila Ederman Tabukshvili)
- Ostrowski Family Foundation Prize: “Little Bonnie and the Destruction of Winter (Finally!)” (directed by Jonathan Omer Mizrachi)
Film and TV Project Prize for Jerusalem Creators: cameraman Boaz Yonatan Yaakov
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