The American short film ‘Skin’ wins the Best Film award at the 45th edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival

27/10/2019

The winning film is a story of violence between a group of neo-Nazis and a group of African-Americans that demonstrates that violence is not controllable for any group

The festivals awards ceremony, the Night of the Venuses, was a musical extravaganza that turned the Zorrilla Theatre into a cabaret where cinema was the protagonist

Skin, a 20-minute American short film, won the Best Film award at the 45th edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival. Written and directed by Guy Nattiv, it won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film earlier this year.

Skin is a story of violence between two groups: one white supremacist and the other African-American, with the violence initiated by the neo-Nazis. The message of the film is that once violence has been unleashed, it is no longer controllable by anyone.

The 45th edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival took place from 18 to 26 October in Badalona, Barcelona and Sant Boi de Llobregat, the latter of which was added this year to the now traditional venues of the festival.

The FILMETS awards were presented on Saturday night at the Night of the Venuses awards ceremony which took place at the Zorrilla Theatre in Badalona and was broadcast by Televisió de Badalona and Xarxa de Televisions Locals de Catalunya. The Night of the Venuses was hosted by the Badalona-born broadcaster Lídia Heredia and the music was performed by the singer Mone and the Filmets Band.

Skin shortfil filmetsSkin by Guy Nattiv

Other award winners

73 cows, Special Jury Prize

The special jury prize went to the short film 73 cows, a UK production directed by Alex Lockwood. The documentary tells the story of Jay Wilde, a farmer who feels remorse every time he takes his cows to the slaughterhouse.

Tom Noakes, Best Director for Nursery Rhymes

Tom Noakes won the award for Best Director for his 5-minute Australian production Nursery Rhymes. The film answers the following question: Why is a metalhead singing a nursery rhyme on the side of a rural highway?

Rana Alamuddin, Best Actress in the short Bomboné

Rana Alamuddin received the award for Best Actress for her role in the short Bomboné. A Palestinian couple resort to an unusual way of conceiving given that the husband is being held in an Israeli prison where visits are restricted.

Philip Baker Hall, Best Actor in the short Dear Chickens

Philip Baker Hall received the award for Best Actor for his role in the short Dear Chickens. When a stubborn old man and an irritable teenager are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms.

Suc de síndria, Best Catalan Production

The film Suc de Síndria, one of the great successes of the season in Catalan and Spanish cinema, won the Venus for Best Catalan Production. Directed by Irene Moray and starring Elena Martín and Max Grosse, the film tells the story of Bàrbara and Pol’s short holiday away. While there, Bàrbara eventually overcomes the sexual trauma that has been haunting her for years.

251 shorts in competition

This edition of FILMETS saw the screening of 251 short films in a total of 26 international competitive sessions. As part of the day dedicated to this year’s guest country, the United Kingdom, there were screenings of short films by Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott and Sally Potter, as well as presentations of BAFTA award winners and nominees. Two short films by François Truffaut were also screened.

Rana Alamuddine

FULL LIST OF 2019 AWARD WINNERS

JURY VERDICT of the 45th edition of the FILMETS Badalona Film Festival

  • Badalona Venus and 2,500 euros for Best Film SKIN (Guy Nattiv), United States of America
  • Badalona Venus and 1,250 euros – Special Jury Prize 73 COWS (Alex Lockwood), United Kingdom
  • Badalona Venus and 750 euros for Best Animation HYBRIDS (Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Taihades, Yohan Thireau, Roman Thirion), France
  • Badalona Venus and 750 euros for Best Documentary THE HUMAN FACE (Aline Pimentel), United States of America
  • Badalona Venus and 750 euros for Best European Union Production NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB (Yves Piat), France
  • Badalona Venus and 750 euros for Best Catalan Production SUC DE SÍNDRIA (Irene Moray), Catalonia
  • Badalona Venus and 750 euros for Best Spanish Production MADRE (Rodrigo Sorogoyen), Spain
  • Badalona Venus for Best Director TOM NOAKES for NURSERY RHYMES, Australia
  • Badalona Venus and 1,000 euros for Best Badalona Production LA SILLA ELÉCTRICA (Joan Martín Giménez), Catalonia
  • Badalona Venus for Best Original Music PALOMITAS (Sergi Vizcaíno), Spain
  • Badalona Venus for Best Actor PHILIP BAKER HALL for DEAR CHICKENS, Switzerland, Mexico, United States of America
  • Badalona Venus for Best Actress RANA ALAMUDDINE for BOMBONÉ, Lebanon – Palestine
  • Badalona Venus and 1,000 euros – Audience Prize NANA (Roger Villarroya), Catalonia
  • Jury’s Special Mentions:
    LE JOUR EXTRAORDINAIRE (Joanna Lurie), France
    WALE (Barnaby Blackburn), United Kingdom
    ELY SOLAN – LEON HUGHES (ex aequo), child actors from DETAINMENT (Vincent Lambe), United Kingdom
    LA NORIA (Carlos Baena), Spain
    VACA (Marta Bayarri), Catalonia

Vincent Lambe

 
 
 

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