Prize of the International Independent Critics at the Filmfestival Berlin 2024.
This Prize is dedicated to the extraordinary figure of Giuseppe Becce (Lonigo/ Vicenza 1877 – Berlin 1973), an Italian composer. It was he who invented the idea of the musical soundtrack, thus enriching German cinema and that of the world as a whole.
AWARD FOR BEST FILM
To
Săptămâna Mare
Holy Week
By Andrei Cohn
(Romania / Switzerland 2024) Forum
A metaphorical film about our days, about the conflicts that, after having darkly illuminated the 20th century, have now returned to reawaken our fears. A film about lost innocence, about the birth of hatred. A film that is tragic memory and bloody warning for the future.
The Jury
The President: Walter Rahue (Italy /Germany)
With: Cuini Amelio-Ortiz (Argentine /Germany), Maria Vagenas (Italy /France), Alessandro Bertoglio (Italy / Switzerland), Davide Manelli (Italy/German),
Stefano Vastano (Italy / Germany)
“Premio Becce” prize is a idea of Ugo Brusaporco (Italy) and Alessandro Di Todaro (Germany)
Berlin 23 Febbraio 2024.