Rungano Nyoni’s On Changing into a Guinea Fowl has gained high honors on the twentieth Zurich Movie Competition, successful the Golden Eye for finest movie.
Zurich’s competitors jury, led by Lee Daniels, praised the movie for its spectacular cinematography, beautiful sound design and breathtaking performances. Nyoni’s follow-up to her breakout debut I Am Not A Witch is a surreal and seriocomic household drama about sexual abuse, set in Zambia’s capital metropolis of Lusaka. On Changing into a Guinea Fowl premiered in Cannes’ Un Sure Regard part this yr, successful finest director for the Welsh-Zambian filmmaker.
Shiori Itō’s Black Field Diaries gained Zurich’s viewers award and took finest documentary honors. The astounding investigative movie follows the 5 years Itō spent making an attempt to carry to justice the older, extra highly effective man who sexually assaulted her. The movie, which premiered at Sundance, earned accolades from the documentary jury for its courageous and private strategy to addressing misogyny.
Jasmin Gordon’s Swiss household drama Les Courageux (The Brave) took the Zurich Movie Competition’s critics award. Within the movie, Ophélia Kolb stars as Jule, a single mom of three struggling to maintain up appearances who kinds an unlikely, profound friendship with a Muslim lady.
The awards for the twentieth Zurich Movie Competition have been handed out at a gala ceremony on the Zurich Opera Home Saturday evening. Honorary Golden Eye awards have been handed out earlier to Jude Legislation and Pamela Anderson for his or her contributions to cinema. Kate Winslet and Swiss comedy legend Emil Steinberger obtained lifetime achievement awards. The movie trade Sport Changer Awards went to Roeg Sutherland, Co-Head of Media Finance at CAA.
See the total winners listing beneath.
Characteristic Movie Competitors Golden Eye
On Changing into a Guinea Fowl
Documentary Competitors Golden Eye
Black Field Diaries
ZFF Critics’ Award
Les Courageux
ZFF for Youngsters Jury Award
Leeuwin
ZFF for Youngsters Viewers Award
Die Heinzels – Neue Mützen, Neue Mission
Viewers Award
Black Field Diaries
Movie Prize of the Church buildings of Zurich
Les Courageux
Greatest Worldwide Movie Music
Ahmed Soroko
Golden Icon Award
Kate Winslet
Golden Eye Award
Jude Legislation
Golden Eye Award
Pamela Anderson
Golden Eye Award
Alicia Vikander
A Tribute To… Award
Edward Berger
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emil Steinberger
Profession Achievement Award
Howard Shore
Sport Changer Award
Roeg Sutherland