Dua, directed by Blerta Basholli, won the Golden Antigone at the 48th Cinemed in Montpellier. The Kosovo–Swiss–French co-production follows a teenage girl in Pristina as war approaches in the late 1990s. The 15,000 euros award is divided between the director and the film’s French distributor, under the festival’s published results.
Dua, directed by Blerta Basholli, won the Golden Antigone at the 48th Cinemed, the Mediterranean film festival in Montpellier, France. The festival published its results on October 24. The Kosovo–Swiss–French co-production follows a teenage girl growing up in Pristina in the late 1990s as war approaches.[1], [2]
Thierry Klifa chaired the feature jury, joined by Laetitia Dosch, Suzanne Jouannet, Idir Azougli and Romain Rousseau. The award totals 15,000 euros, provided by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole. Of that sum, 10,000 euros goes to the film’s French distributor and 5,000 euros to the director. Previously announced changes had shortened the final day’s screenings and removed the closing awards ceremony.[1]
Critics chose Abdallah Al-Khatib’s Chronicles from the Siege, while Dani Sancho’s Voyage au pays des blancs won the feature audience award. The documentary jury, chaired by Nicolas Philibert, selected Alex Bakri’s Habibi Hussein. Shayma’ Awawdeh’s Intersecting Memory won the short film grand prize, and Brahim Fritah’s Signature took the short film audience award. The young audience award went to Arnaud Jabouin’s Petite Frappe, with a mention for Omar Rammal’s Kentucky Gaza.[1]
