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‘Alpha’ Wins Europa Cinema Giornate Prize; ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ Clinches Final Cut Award & Amazon Exec Glenn Gainor Feted By Producers Without Borders – Venice Briefs

‘Alpha’ Wins Europa Cinema Prize; ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ Clinches Final Cut Award, Glenn Gainor Feted By Producers Without Borders - Venice Briefs

Dutch director Jan-Willem van Ewijk’s Alps-set father and son survival drama Alpha has won the Europa Cinemas Label for Best European Film in parallel Venice section Giornate degli Autori. Egyptian director Morad Mostafa’s drama Aisha Can’t Fly Away has won the top La Biennale di Venezia prize at the 12th edition of Venice’s Final Cut initiative, supporting films in post-production from Africa and Arab countries. The prize jury was composed of Wayne Borg (NEOM) Monica Ciarli (Minerva Pictures), and Dennis Ruh, former head of the Berlinale’s EFM.

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