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‘Trains,’ ‘Chronicles of the Absurd,’ ‘American Pastoral’ Win Main Awards at Documentary Festival IDFA
Maciej J. Drygas’ ‘Trains,’ Miguel Coyula’s ‘Chronicles of the Absurd’ and Auberi Edler's ‘An American Pastoral’ won the main awards at IDFA.
The jury of the International Competition, comprising Juliana Fanjul, Sophie Fiennes, Grace Lee, Asmae El Moudir and Kazuhiro Soda, said they were unanimous in their decision, highlighting Drygas’ “bold and inventive use of archive.” The International Competition jury awarded the Best Directing prize worth €5,000 to Auberi Edler for “ An American Pastoral,” which trails an election for seats at the public school board in a small conservative town in Pennsylvania amid an intense cultural and ideological battle. The Envision Competition Jury, formed by Sam Green, Nduka Mntambo, Kumjana Novakova, B. Ruby Rich and Wael Shawky, said “Chronicles of the Absurd” is “formally complex with a film language that arises organically and directly from its limitations.”
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