Sebastian Meise’s ‘Great Freedom’ Snags Top Prize at the Seville European Film Festival

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Southern Spain’s annual showcase of standout recent European auteur cinema, the Seville European Film Festival, wrapped its 18th edition Saturday, Nov. 13 with a slew of prizes scattered among its …

Southern Spain’s annual showcase of standout recent European auteur cinema, the edition Saturday, Nov. 13 with a slew of prizes scattered among its various contenders, with the top prize, the Giraldillo de Oro, going to Sebastian Meise’s “Great Freedom” and its lead, Franz Rogowski, nabbing the best actor award.The Andalusian screenwriters association, Asecan, also chose the drama as the best film in the festival’s official selection.

Lucie Whang, scored best actress for her perf in Jacques Audiard’s “Paris, 13th District,” which opened the fest. Audiard is no stranger to the festival. The French auteur won the Seville’s Golden Giraldillo for best film in 2005 with “The Beat that My Heart Skipped” and the Audience Award for “A Prophet” in 2009.

The Panorama Andaluz sidebar awarded Best Film to documentary “¡Dolores, Guapa!” by Jesús Pascual who trains his lens on the queer community of Sevilla and how they follow the religious traditions they’ve assimilated since their childhood, setting up meeting points and their own codes.Meanwhile, the section Permanent Revolutions extended its top prize to French director Nicolas Peduzzi’s documentary “Ghost Song,” which premiered at Cannes and won at FIDMarseille.

Animated doc-feature “Flee,” by Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen, nabbed the Ocaña Freedom Award, an apt recognition for a film that makes you ever grateful for the freedom we all take so much for granted in democratic countries. The Sundance and Annecy winner, and Denmark’s official Oscar entry at the 94th Academy Awards, tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he struggles to reveal a secret he has kept hidden for two decades.

Running from Nov. 5-13, the festival honored German-Catalan actor-director Daniel Brühl , and screened the Spanish premiere of his directorial debut, comedy thriller “Next Door.” French actress Emmanuelle Béart also came to receive the City of Seville 2020 award she was unable to pick up last year due to the pandemic.“Onoda,” Best ActressNina Fumo, Swami Rotolo, Carmela Fumo, Claudio Rotolo, Faraz Fesharaki, “The Story of Looking,” and “Babi Yar.

 

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