Tereza Nvotova’s drama Father (Otec) has received the Display screen Worldwide Award on the C EU Quickly work-in-progress programme at Rome’s MIA Market.
Impressed by actual occasions, Father is a couple of man who has all the pieces – till one tragic summer season day, when he realises too late that the toddler daughter he thought he dropped off at nursery remains to be locked behind his automotive.
A Slovak, Czech and Polish co-production, Father is produced by Veronika Pastekovaá and Anton Skreko of Danae Manufacturing, Karel Chvojka and Milos Lochman of Moloko Movie, and Marta Gmosińska and Mariusz Włodarski of Lava Movies.
It marks Nvotova’s third characteristic. Her second, Nightsiren, premiered at Locarno Movie Pageant – Cineasti del presente in 2022, the place it received Golden Leopard for greatest movie.
Father was one of many initiatives showcased in MIA’s C EU Quickly programme which is devoted to European movies in post-production searching for worldwide sellers.
The C EU Quickly jury comprised Rachael Labes, co-ordinator of acquisitions and productions at IFC; Alexandra Rossi, producer at Memo Movies; and Katarzyna Siniarska, head of gross sales, New Europe Movie Gross sales.
The jury mentioned: “The director had the braveness to face the darkness of the world with empathy, demonstrating a deep understanding of human storytelling. The cinematic language mixed emotional depth with nuanced character portrayal, whereas displaying nice technical mastery of the craft.”
The Display screen Worldwide Award was offered on the ultimate night of MIA Market, directed by Gaia Tridente, which ran from October 14-18 at Palazzo Barberini and Cinema Barberini in Rome.
It was a busy market. Attendance on the occasion elevated by 10% in comparison with the 2023 version, with greater than 2,800 contributors from 60 international locations world wide. Over 600 initiatives had been acquired this 12 months for the Co-Manufacturing Market and Pitching Discussion board.
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