Reasons:

“An intense yet delicate music score, capable of becoming a vibrant echo of the story’s emotional landscapes.

Its notes lead us to a place where the boundaries between reality and dreams dissolve, becoming at times a comforting caress, at others a sudden burst of wonder.

A luminous work that awakens the enchantment of the child within us, inviting us to joyfully let ourselves be carried away by the flight of the imagination.”

Reasons:

“For transforming a fable into a concrete invitation to care for the environment.

ALBY – THE LAST TREE reminds us that respect for the environment is built through each and every one of our actions.

A powerful story that entrusts the most important task to younger generations: becoming the driving force behind change.”

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“Lete awards the Lete Special Award to Garuda: Dare to Dream for authentically portraying the courage to pursue one’s dreams through commitment, determination, and team spirit.

A work that inspires new generations to believe in the value of perseverance”

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”In line with the Giffoni theme, the Ecopneus Special Award is presented to SPLISH SPLASH FOREVER!, for demonstrating with great sensitivity that within the word “impossible” already lives the seed of possibility.

The battle to save the pool becomes a metaphor for the recycling chain: just as Ecopneus transforms tyres into a resource, the community mobilizes to revive a territory.

The film celebrates the strength to start again with determination, without stopping in the face of any difficulty.

Ecopneus rewards the audacity of those who know how to turn a trace of the past into a new beginning for the future”

Reasons:

“We honor a film that, with humor and tenderness, captures the emotional world of the transition between childhood and adolescence with rare sincerity and warmth.

The film pays tribute to the real struggles of youth – the loyalty of friendship, first crushes, jealousy, the pressure to fit in, but also the personal courage it takes to simply be yourself.

We also celebrate the film’s imaginative visual language, which is as playful, creative, and full of life as its remarkable young heroine.

This recognition is a well-deserved celebration and tribute to taking creative risks: standing firm in truth, tenderness, and genuine humor, rather than relying on clichés.

Congratulations on the award to Mira, directed by Marie Limkilde!.”

Reasons:

“We were particularly impressed by the originality of the subject matter, the engaging pace of both the storytelling and the editing, the thoughtful use of contemporary youth language, and a truly unexpected ending.

We particularly award the film for its ability never to judge its characters. Instead, it succeeds in creating empathy even for something negative, allowing the audience the freedom to decide for themselves what they believe is right or wrong.”

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”For telling, with great sensitivity, that feeling lost does not mean being wrong. Sometimes we think there is only one path ahead of us, or that our vulnerabilities define us forever.

“Morten”, like CONOU’s short film “Olly & ReGen”, featured here at Giffoni, reminds us that there is always the possibility to find ourselves again, to transform, and to embrace positive change”

Reasons:

“For highlighting the way in which the protagonist navigates the world of interpersonal relationships, allowing teenage audiences to identify with his journey. The story is told from his point of view: an introverted boy who finds a way to express himself through the images captured by his analogue camera. Recurring symbolic elements, such as water and cranes, evoke his constant search for a way out of a feeling of existential drowning. The characters are gradually revealed through shots that often show them from behind, through blurred images, and through the frequent use of reflections on the water of the swamp, a place that itself becomes a character, playing a central role in the narrative.The soundtrack, combining acoustic and electronic instruments, accompanies the scenes with great coherence and sensitivity, closely following the images. Particularly evocative is the figure of Emilie, a spirit of the swamp who represents the deepest part of Morten, a part that must be “let go” in order for him to become a new person..”

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“For its effective exploration, through a dystopian lens, of complex themes such as loneliness, remorse, and self-destructive impulses, while ultimately placing hope for redemption in the power of creativity.

Placing the hope of redemption in creativity. The film’s mise-en-scène, constructed through the meaningful use of both colour and black-and-white to distinguish different temporal planes, together with its carefully composed unconventional framing, expressive camera movement, and refined sound design, creates a highly coherent symbolic space that gives aesthetic legitimacy to its dreamlike, almost nightmarish sequences.

The screenplay conveys a wide range of emotions and demonstrates great care in the construction of its characters, whose emotional depth is further enhanced by the expressive power of their gestures and the physical performances of the actors.”