The first feature of Iraqi director Hassan Hadi Cake He won the second edition of the audience selection award in the managers of Cannes.
New York -based Hadi took advantage of his childhood in southern Iraq in the 1990s, as it originated under the regime of President Saddam Hussein and the social and economic crisis raised by international sanctions of the film.
The nine -year -old drama, who gets a short straw, is affiliated with a birthday cake for her classmate to celebrate the President's birthday. The collection of components of the mandatory cake at the time of the shortage is a huge task, but failure in delivery may lead to imprisonment or death for her family.
Lea Chen Baker produced under the York -based TPC Film LLC logo. Boutique deals with international sales films, with UTA processing in North America.
The critic also fell on the pluscinemaz.comof Hammond, the film, which he describes as “a real jewel and a real discovery.” Check out it here.
The directors of the managers of the Cannes Festival Department, which did not have a jury, launched a cash prize worth 7500 euros (8,400 dollars), in partnership with the Chantel Akramman last year. It is the only audience award through the official selection and parallel divisions at the Cannes Festival.
He celebrates the heritage of the late Belgian director Chantal Akraman, a long -week friend, who has shown several works, including Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, In the section. It takes a braid from radical films.
Side prizes
In the side prizes, the Belgian director Valerie Karenoui Wild foxes ((La Danse des RenardsThe painting was swept.
She won the European Cinematic brand as the best European movie in the managers of Kan's managers, which means that he will get support for the European cinema network, with additional promotion and incentives for exhibitors to expand the scope of the film on the screen.
The jury this year consisted of Cinéma Le Méliès, Montreuil, France; Ditte Daugbjerg Christensen (Øst for Paradis, Aarhus, Denmark); Caro Raedts (Cinema Zed, Leuven, Belgium) and Piotr Szzyszyk (Kino Palacowe, Poznań, Poland).
The film follows a young boxer in an internal school directed towards sports, suffering from a serious accident, and suffers mentally and physically.
The jury said in a statement, “His confidence is broken, and his position as a leader is collapsing, and he must re -evaluate his full approach to life.
“Wild foxes It addresses the burning issue of young and fragile friendship. The jury said in a statement, “The group team is complete
The film was sold internationally by party films sales, produced by Hélicotronc (Belgium), which was produced with Les Films du Poisson (France). Producers are Jolly Espears and Inès Daïen Dasi.
The scenario is by Karenoui, with photography of Arnoud Joys, Charlie Kabosel, Francois Ubinite, Thebod Rey and Matthew Cox, Production Design by Yasmine Chavan, edited by Suzana Pedro, and music by Pierre Dispiez.
Samuel Kircher plays the role of the protagonist alongside an actor also includes Fayçal Anaflous, JeF Jacobs, Anna HECKEL, Jean-BAptism Durand, Hassane Alili and Salahdine El Garchi.
Karenawi was trained at Insas School for Film and Drama in Brussels. Graduation movie, My planetHe won the Best Film Award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Pöf). In 2021, his second short movie TitanHe also won more than thirty awards and was chosen in a hundred international festivals.
Wild foxes He also won the Coupe De Coeur award from the French SACD book, preserved for the best French language in selection. This year's jury consisted of SACD Head Anne Villacèque, as well as directors Catherine Corsini and Dolphin Gliz.
They said in a statement, “We have stumbled by strong, bold and happiness shows in the clients of my managers this year, and they said in a statement,” they said in a statement.
“The movie that we fell in love expresses the struggles and questions of adolescence incredibly intelligence. It is a body at work, a heart blooming, a victory over fear, a film led by an incredible, fragile actor, has the authority of James Dean.
