The French title Twelve Thousand [+lire aussi :
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For its part, the Mario Verdone Award, which is now in its 11th year, was handed out by the Verdone brothers to Phaim Bhuiyan for Bangla [+lire aussi :
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“I am really happy with this year’s edition”, was director Alberto La Monica’s final comment. “Given that it was a first for us, it was an entirely unknown quantity, but I was pleasantly surprised by the way in which our regular audience followed us, sending us messages of love, and how an additional, ‘new’ audience joined us from all around the world, which can only be good for our event”.

The winners of the 21st Lecce European Film Festival are as follows:

Golden Olive Tree “Cristina Soldano Award for Best Film”
Twelve Thousand [+lire aussi :
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Best Screenplay
Disco [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
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Best Photography
Scandinavian Silence [+lire aussi :
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interview : Martti Helde
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Special Jury Award (tie)
Sister [+lire aussi :
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Lara [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jan Ole Gerster
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Mario Verdone Award
Phaim Bhuiyan - Bangla [+lire aussi :
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SNGCI Award for Best European Actor
Corinna Harfouch – Lara
Special Mention
Josefine Pettersen - Disco

FIPRESCI Prize
La belle indifference - Kivanc Sezer (Turkey)

Cineuropa Prize
Open Door [+lire aussi :
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Audience Award
Open Door - Florenc Papas

Emidio Greco Award
Amateur - Simone Bozzelli (Italy)

Puglia Show Award
Anche gli uomini hanno fame - Gabriele Licchelli, Francesco Lorusso, Andrea Settembrini (Italy)

RAI Cinema Channel Award
C’è di mezzo il mare - Davide Angiuli (Italy)

CGIL Award for Best Work-Based Short
Sottosuolo - Antonio Abbate (Italy)

Cinecibo ‘on tour’ Award
The Food Club [+lire aussi :
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Apollonio 150 Award
Michele Venitucci - The Food Club

UNISALENTO Award
Senza tenere premuto - Paolo Strippoli (Italy)

Lecce Rotary Club Award
The Girl With A Bracelet [+lire aussi :
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