The 13th edition of the Nikon Film Festival has returned its prize list, after a great evening of prize-giving at the Le Grand Rex cinema in Paris. Among the winning films, a short film directed by Anna Apter, with artificial intelligence! Palmares.
The 13th edition of Nikon Film Festival ended this Friday, April 21 with the award ceremony at Le Grand Rex cinema. An unmissable event in the film world and a great springboard for young talent, this free event open to all allows budding filmmakers to make a 2-minute 20-minute short film on an imposed theme.
This year, the theme was linked to the number of this edition, number 13! “At the heart of many beliefs, the number 13 holds a special place in the symbolism of numbers: a large part of the Western world associates it with misfortune, where China associates it with a lucky charm…”, say the organizers. “As every year, the chosen theme voluntarily leaves room for a great possibility of interpretations for the filmmakers who wish to express themselves through the festival. Beyond a simple constraint, it makes it possible to determine a framework in which several hundred different looks will express their creativity.“
To award the prizes for this 13th edition, Alexandre Astier, president of the Jury, and a host of talents have come together. Among the members, we find Caroline Anglade, Mariama Gueye, Pio Marmaï, Luciole, François Descraques, Maud Chalard, Romain Quirot, Guillemette Odicino, Pascale Faure, David Bertrand and Alexandre Dino.
Check out the full list:
• The Grand Jury Prize: Tears fom above by Margaux Fazio and Mon Stutz
• The International Prize: Tears fom above by Margaux Fazio and Mon Stutz
• Critics’ Prize: /Imagine by Anna Apter
• The Prize for Directing: /Imagine by Anna Apter
• The Photography Prize: Simon Noizat for Reincarnated by Camille Charbeau and Hugo Brunswick
• The Prize for Best Actress: Shirine Boutella for La Maintenance directed by Enzo Croisier
• The Male Interpretation Prize: Bertrand Gonçalves for 13 euros directed by Bertrand Gonçalves and Guillaume Courty
• The Screenplay Prize: Pierre Bollerot and Ilan Zerrouki for La Grinta directed by Ilan Zerrouki
• The Best Editing Award: Rémi Muzzupappa for Damage by Alice Isaaz
• The Best Sound Prize: Paul Bessot for Axel Zelster’s Embraces
• The School Prize: Linguine n°13 by Bérenger
• Critical Sense Prize: Ecroma Teio by Frédéric Uran and Kevin Poezevara
• Audience award: 13 years directed by Sylvia Borel and Mathieu Seclet
• The distinction of the Alice Guy Prize (which aims to compensate for the recurring absence of female directors in the major annual awards and which gives the possibility of promoting the work of a young filmmaker within the framework of the Nikon Film Festival): Countdown of Laura Thiebaux
Two prizes (Grand Prix and International Prize) therefore went to the film Tears from above, which we invite you to watch by following this link: https://www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2022/1446
The synopsis: 13013 engraved on the arm, death crisscrossed by barbed wire, a pink triangle sewn on the chest, hope deported on the rails, then liberation 60 years later.
Two prizes were also awarded to /Imagine and the director Anna Apter who made her film alone, using artificial intelligence!
“I wrote a text then I asked an AI to generate precise images that I had in mind and which I animated. No child worked overtime for the purposes of this video because they don’t exist.) Thanks to the artificial intelligences for the casting, and to my dog for everything else. And happy birthday if it’s yours.”
https://www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2022/2404
The awarding of the prizes was debated and decided by the members of the jury, with the exception of the Critics’ Prize which is made up of a jury of journalists and the Public Prize which depends for its part on the votes made on the site. festival website. Winners win Nikon product prizes, project funding and exposure to support them throughout their process.
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