Slovakia’s largest film gathering, Art Film Fest Košice, has wrapped its 28^th edition (see the news) with its traditional awards ceremony. Nine films had been competing in the International Competition for Feature Films, with script consultant Maja Hriešik, director Tereza Nvotová and actress Natália Germáni serving on the jury. This all-female group picked Ninja Thyberg’s drama flick Pleasure [+lee también:
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“Making a film about pornography is a minefield. Yet Pleasure manages to avoid all of the potential clichés, not exploiting or fetishising the exotic world of adult entertainment, while forcing us to confront our own boundaries and ask ourselves where exactly they (would) lie,” wrote the jury in their official statement after awarding the Blue Angel for Best Film to Thyberg’s movie. Furthermore, Sofia Kappel, who plays the leading character, earned herself the Blue Angel for Best Actress “for her portrayal of a strong woman, capable of total physical and mental self-exposure, who knowingly ventures into the dark side of the entertainment industry, intent on succeeding at all costs and, despite all her failures, never losing control over her own life or decisions”, according to the jury.

Serbian director Ivan Ikić won the Blue Angel for Best Director for Oasis [+lee también:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Blue Angel for Best Film
Pleasure [+lee también:
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Blue Angel for Best Director
Ivan Ikić – Oasis [+lee también:
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Blue Angel for Best Actress
Sofia Kappel – Pleasure

Blue Angel for Best Actor
Vladimir Onokhov – The Whaler Boy [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Michał Dymek – Sweat [+lee también:
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Joj Cinema Audience Award for Best Feature Film
The Big Hit [+lee también:
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