Norwegian Offspring wins First Prize at La Cinef Selection
May 26, 2023
The Short Films and La Cinef Jury at Cannes Film Festival 2023, presided by Ildikó Enyedi, and comprised of Ana Lily Amirpour, Shlomi Elkabetz, Charlotte Le Bon and Karidja Touré, has awarded the 2023 La Cinef Prizes today during a ceremony held in the Buñuel theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. La Cinef consisted of 16 student films, chosen out of 2 000 entries coming from 476 film schools around the world.
First prize: Norwegian Offspring (dir. Marlene Emilie Lyngstad, cin. Thomas Dyrholm, Den Danske Filmskole, Denmark)
Second prize: Hole (dir. Hwang Hyein, cin. Park Junyong, Korean Academy of Film Arts, South Korea)
Third prize: Ayyur (Moon) (dir. Zineb Wakrim, cin. Amina Berrada, ÉSAV Marrakech, Morocco)
Comment / David Raedeker BSC / member of the BSC sustainability committee