Following Fernanda Torres’ shock Golden Globe win final Sunday, Walter Salles’ political bio-drama “I’m Nonetheless Right here” is choosing up steam going into Oscars voting because it has now additionally acquired the FIPRESCI Prize for Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie on the thirty sixth Annual Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Competition. Salles’ movie relies on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir of the identical title and follows a mom and activist as she involves phrases with the compelled disappearance of her husband, a dissident politician preventing in opposition to the dictatorship in Brazil on the time.
Of the movie, the Palm Springs jury stated in an announcement, “To ‘I’m Nonetheless Right here,’ for conveying the horror of encroaching dictatorship from the intimate perspective of a mom defending not simply her household of 5, however her dignity. Evoking the severity of the violence with out resorting to melodrama, director Walter Salles captures a essential second of historical past in scrupulous and compelling element.”
The Italian movie “Vermiglio” from Maura Delpero additionally acquired recognition, taking house Greatest Worldwide Screenplay. As with Salles’ “I’m Nonetheless Right here,” Delpero’s “Vermiglio” was additionally featured on the shortlist for Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie on the 97th Academy Awards. Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Pérez” was listed in addition to France’s submission and has already acquired the award for Excellent Movement Image – Musical or Comedy on the Golden Globes, however the movie’s actual contender is Zoe Saldaña for her supporting efficiency.
In awarding Saldaña with the prize for Greatest Actress in an Worldwide Characteristic Movie, the Palm Springs jury stated in an announcement, “To Zoe Saldaña, for the ferocity and complexity of her efficiency in ‘Emilia Pérez,’ which reveals a virtuosic vary of expression, from tune and dance to her potent interpretation of a morally shaded character. Though her character performs a supporting function, she drives the narrative with the ability of a protagonist.”
The Greatest Actor prize was given to not one performer, however three, with the three stars of Eire’s “Kneecap” all being acknowledged. Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Provái make up the precise Irish rap group Kneecap and play variations of themselves of their autobiographical movie of the identical title.
“Proving equally genuine and explosive in each capacities,” the jury stated of their performances in an announcement, “they carry a contemporary and propulsive power to the entire notion of cultural id.”
Although it nonetheless has but to discover a main U.S. distributor, the Palestinian/Israeli documentary “No Different Land” went on to win PSIFF’s Greatest Documentary Award. The doc has acquired recognition from a number of awards teams, together with the European Movie Awards, the New York Movie Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Movie Critics Affiliation. It additionally made the shortlist for the 97th Academy Awards within the class of Greatest Documentary Characteristic Movie.
“This movie foregrounds the bond between two filmmakers — one Palestinian, the opposite Israeli — with out sentimentalizing the connection,” stated the jury, “however emphasizing the totally different guidelines that apply to Israelis who stay beneath civil regulation and Palestinians ruled by Israeli navy justice.”
Hold studying under to search out out all of the winners on the thirty sixth Annual Palm Springs Worldwide Movie Competition.
FIPRESCI Prize for Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie: “I’m Nonetheless Right here” (Brazil), Director Walter Salles
FIPRESCI Prize for Greatest Worldwide Screenplay: “Vermiglio” (Italy), Director Maura Delpero
FIPRESCI Prize for the Greatest Actress in an Worldwide Characteristic Movie: Zoe Saldaña — “Emilia Pérez”(France), Director Jacques Audiard
FIPRESCI Prize for Greatest Actor in an Worldwide Characteristic Movie: Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Provái — “Kneecap” (Eire), Director Wealthy Peppiatt
Greatest Documentary Award: “No Different Land” (Palestine), Administrators Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Greatest Documentary Award Particular Point out: “Blue Street – The Edna O’Brien Story” (Eire/United Kingdom), Director Sinéad O’Shea
New Voices New Visions Award: “The New 12 months That By no means Got here” (Romania), Director Bogdan Mureșanu
New Voices New Visions Particular Point out: “Don’t Let’s Go to the Canines Tonight” (South Africa), Director Embeth Davidtz
Ibero-American Award: “Sujo” (Mexico), Director Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
Ibero-American Particular Point out: “Manas” (Brazil/Portugal), Director Marianna Brennand
Desert Views Award Winner: “Checkpoint Zoo” (United States/Ukraine), Director Joshua Zeman
Desert Views Particular Point out: “Desert Angel” (United States), Director Vincent DeLuca
Younger Cineastes Award Winner: “Tatami” (Georgia/Israel/Iran), Administrators Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Man Nattiv
Younger Cineastes Particular Point out: “Superboys of Malegaon” (India/United States), Director Reema Kagti
Bridging the Borders Award: “Souleymane’s Story” (France), Director Boris Lojkine
Bridging the Borders Particular Point out: “Completely happy Holidays” (Palestine/Germany/France/Italy/Qatar), Director Scandar Copti