After a weekend of screenings and discussions, the 2024 Farel Prize ended on Sunday in Neuchâtel. During the closing ceremony of the ethical, spiritual and religious cinema festival, three productions stood out.
The jury awarded, for the first time, the new Explainers-Bonhôte prize which rewards explanatory formats. It’s the historian Yann Bouvier aka YannToutCourt and his video “Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews: Netanyahu is telling the truth? » who pocketed the reward of 5,000 francs. In a press release, the festival organization explains that the jury was marked by “its ability to respond to the hottest news by delivering very rigorous scientific content in just five minutes and to reach a very large audience on TikTok. » In this same category, a special mention was given to “When France forcibly revealed Muslim women in Algeria” by Karim El Hadj.
For its part, the short documentary prize was awarded to the film “Donovan-El Limpiador » by Louise Monlaü. “The protagonist who acts as a conduit between the deceased and their loved ones, with the aim of restoring their dignity and soothing souls, won over the jury,” specifies the festival.
Finally, in the long documentary category, the jury chose to distinguish a film from the session “Women and Conflict »which illustrated how women resist and transform dynamics in contexts of crisis or war. The prize goes to “Hawar, our banished children” by Pascale Bourgaux which was selected “for its artistic depth and for its words which immerse us in a little-known subject”. Here too the jury was keen to award a special mention. She returns to “Noor’” by Stéphanie Lebrun and Shaza Maddad.
In total, more than 2,000 people came to watch the thirty screenings and two round tables at the Rex Cinema over three days. /comm-cde
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