Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom,” a prison drama about a gay man repeatedly incarcerated under a draconian law outlawing homosexuality in West Germany, won the award for best feature film at…
Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom,” a prison drama about a gay man repeatedly incarcerated under a draconian law outlawing homosexuality in West Germany, won the award for best feature film at theThe Austrian director took home the Heart of Sarajevo at Thursday night’s ceremony, while leading man Georg Friedrich won the award for best actor for a film that won the runner-up prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar.
The Human Rights Award for the best documentary feature dealing with the subject of human rights went to “Les Enfants Terrible,” by Ahmet Necdet Çupur. The Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality, which was handed out for the first time this year, went to “Looking for Venera,” by Norika Sefa. The awards ceremony capped a festive week in the Bosnian capital, a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the organizers to scrap their plans for a physical event just days before opening night.Variety
Such measures didn’t appear to sour the mood. “I was surprised with the ease that people accepted these rules, which are obviously an obstacle to attendance,” said festival co-director Jovan Marjanović. “Obviously, this will not be a year that can be easily compared to 2019…which was really a record year for us. But we had more screenings, we had more venues. So maybe that can compensate for some of the reductions [in attendance].” He added: “Under the circumstances, it was great.
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