After a week of celebrations, the juries of the 16th edition of the Arcs Film Festival have delivered their verdict: Kneecap, Loveable, Peacock… Discover the winners, to be discovered as soon as they are released!
A successful 16th edition
Since its launch in 2009, Les Arcs Film Festival has gradually established itself as an unmissable highlight of the film buffs' calendar. Its last edition, which was held in the Les Arcs area from December 14 to 21, confirmed an upward trend with an increase in attendance of no less than 15%. Thus, more than 24,000 festival-goers had the chance to take part in the festivities, discussions and cinematographic discoveries, all in an absolutely unforgettable snowy panorama.
Cécile de France, Marina Foïs, William Lebghil and even Cédric Kahn… Beautiful people were present to meet the public and discover, alongside them, the latest pearls of European cinema. But despite the presence of these distinguished guests, it was towards the festival juries that all eyes were turned, awaiting their verdict.
Pio Marmaï, Delphine de Vigan, Peter Kerekes, Céline Sallette, Sofiane Zermani and Herdís Stafánsdóttir made up a feature film jury as talented as it was eclectic and awarded no less than six prizes to the films in competition.
Prize for best photography: Vytautas Katkus pour Toxic de Saulė Bliuvaitė
Prize for best original music (in partnership with SACEM Dotation): Michael Asante for Kneecap by Rich Peppiatt
Interpretation prize: Helga Guren for her role in Loveable by Lilja Ingolfsdottir and Marilena Amato for her role in Vittoria by Alessandro Cassigoli & Casey Kauffman
Grand Jury Prize: Loveable de Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Flèche de Cristal for best film (in partnership with France Télévisions): Kneecap by Rich Peppiatt
It is therefore Kneecap which takes the prestigious Crystal Arrow, succeeding Slow by Marija Kavtaradze. Also awarded the youth jury prize by eight high school students, Kneecap will not have failed to make an impression on festival-goers.
In theaters on June 18, Rich Peppiatt's feature film tells the story of the fight of three young Irish rappers ready to do anything to preserve their native language. A nugget as funny as it is rebellious, which will allow spectators to find the great Michael Fassbender in the casting.
The short film jury, made up of Camille Chamoux, Lina El Arabi, Bérangère McNeese, Christophe Taudière and Sébastien Vaniček, wanted to highlight two very different works: The Death of a Hero by Karin Franz Körlof therefore received a special mention, while Dancing in the Corner by Jan Bujnowski won the prestigious Best Short Film Prize.
This 16th edition of the Arcs Film Festival therefore ends under the sign of success and, as always, of discovery and sharing.
