Tears, youth and joy in the Biarritz film festival award list

The grand finale of the Biarritz Film Festival, Nouvelles Vagues, did the event justice. The second edition of the Basque cinephile meeting ended this Saturday, June 22, at the Gare du Midi in front of a packed house of 1,400 people. Presented by Ana Girardo, the ceremony awarded the performer of the year, but also five films out of eight in competition. so Girls will be girls Won the Grand Prix by Shuchi Talati when Eat at night Caroline was awarded the Jury Award by Poggi and Jonathan, but also the Student Award. Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan won the Best Actor nomination for her role The Outrun: by Nora Fingscheidt, a film that itself won the Pass Culture Jury Prize. Finally, the film that opened the festival, The night drags on by Michel Blanchard, walked away with the Audience Award and Thierry de Peretti’s film was awarded a Special Mention, Like his look. It should be noted that the cups of the ceremony were imagined by the students of Ecole Boulle and designed by Maison Desrues.

Tatamifist movie

On the stage of the theater, chaired by Lea Missius, the jury consisting of Zoe Deutsch, Vincent Lacoste, Manu Rios, Margaret Zhang, Arash Khaksar, Kim Higelin and Kitty Chicha concluded the event in a joyful and collective atmosphere. After the award ceremony, the public was able to discover Tatami Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nativ’s story about Leila, an Iranian judoka determined to win her first gold medal at the World Championships. And who, as his victories progress, finds his coach Mariam (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) receiving increasingly threatening orders from the Islamic Republic to disqualify him to avoid a potential confrontation with an Israeli athlete. Fearing for the safety of her husband, son and parents, Leila faces the most important decision of her life. The audience, in tears, gave the two directors a standing ovation full of emotion. The evening finally ended with a dinner at the Casino de Biarritz, where festival goers, delighted by this second edition supported by the house of Chanel, all agreed for next year.