GdA Awards 2018
GdA DIRECTOR'S AWARD
C'est ça l'amour - Real Love by Claire Burger
"An extremely personal film from the director Claire Burger, an extremely relatable piece on the different situations we face in our lives, whether we are dealing with a failing relationship, or having our heart broken for the very first time. We chose this film due to its tenderness and its craft, which director Burger is completely in control of."
THE BNL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Promoted by BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas
Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
LABEL EUROPA CINEMAS
"Joy is an exceptionally well researched and moving film about sex trafficking - a plague affecting all of Europe. The film has a documentary feel to it, and its authenticity and credibility shine through. We get a strong sense of Joy's everyday life, her struggles and her dignity among the complex power dynamics of her life in a universe parallel to our own. This film will spark debate wherever it is seen, and we are delighted that the Europa Cinemas Label prize will help encourage its distribution around Europe."
HEARST FILM AWARD - BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
"There are immigrants that even the racists have no problem putting up with: they are women like Joy, child prostitutes reduced to slavery. It's going on today, in Austria, with its right-wing government. But it's no different from what's happening in Italy here and now. Joy begs us to not turn away from this reality."
NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD
Linda Caridi, Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
QUEER LION AWARD
José by Li Cheng
"Sensitively written and beautifully performed, this passionate portrait of a young man's journey in search of emotional fulfillment, shows the complexity of a same-sex relationship against the background of the harsh life in contemporary Guatemala."
PREMIO FEDIC
