Mediterrane 2024: The Awards

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(C) The Film Verdict - Closing ceremony at Malta's historic Fort Manoel

VERDICT: Turkish auteur Zeki Demirkubuz's 'Life' ('Hayat') with its caustic social critique and a quietly angry feminist message won the top prize at the second edition of the Mediterrane Film Festival.

MAIN COMPETITION

Golden Bee Award to:
LIFE (HAYAT)
dir. Zeki Demirkubuz (Turkey)

Special Jury Award
TO A LAND UNKNOWN
dir. Mahdi Fleifel (Palestine, France)

Best Director
BRANDT ANDERSEN
for THE STRANGERS’ CASE (Jordan)

Best Acting
Yasmine Al Massri
in THE STRANGERS’ CASE

Best Cinematography
CARLOS ALFONSO CORRAL
for THE DAMNED (Italy)

Best Production Design
MYRTE BELTMAN
for SWEET DREAMS (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Best Screenplay
STEFPHANE BRIZE, MARIE DRUCKER
for OUT OF SEASON (France)

MARE NOSTRUM COMPETITION

Best Narrative Story
Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan
for NOCTURNES (India)

OUT OF COMPETITION: PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Alexandre de la Patelliére, Matthieu Delaporte
for THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (France)

FUTURE VISIONS: BEST VIRTUAL REALITY WORK
Simone Fougnier
for TALES FROM SODA ISLAND (UK)