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List of results of the 22nd year of the International Film Festival ETNOFILM ČADCA 2022, a film biennial of documentary ethnological film
November 8-11, 2022, DK Čadca

Expert jury composed of: Zuzana Beňušková - chairwoman, Jadwiga Hučková, Pavel Popelka, Ivo Brachtl, Pavel Borecký and honorary member of the jury Ladislav Volko:

GRAND PRIX – ZLATÝ TUROŇ: ČERNÍ ČESI / ČIERNI ČESI, directed by Martin Muller, Czech Republic - for an engaging depiction of the themes of migration, acculturation, formation, loss and rediscovery of identity and home
SILVER TURON: UN LIEU NOMMÉ WAHALA / A PLACE CALLED WAHALA, directed by Jürgen Ellinghaus, Germany/Togo/France - for the deep impression achieved by connecting the oral history method and the urgently patiently present camera, revealing the hierarchization of society and the purposeful creation of traditions.
BRONZE TURON: FRAGRANT CRAFTSMANSHIP, directed by Marek Janičík, Slovakia - for a technically, stylistically and content-balanced portrait of a craftsman returning to traditional skills
 VIA EUROPA AWARD – for the best film about European cultural heritage: A DOBÓHÁLÓ - KISSZERSZÁMOS HALÁSZAT BAJÁN / HUNTING IN SMALL NETWORKS IN BAJA, directed by Judit Dorottya Csorba, Erika Koltay, Hungary – awarded by the chairperson of the Žilina Self-Governing Region – for a precise and viewer-attractive documentary, which is a challenge to maintain living cultural heritage.

MARTINA SLIVKA AWARD – for the best individual performance to a Slovak creator: OVČIARSKOU CESTOU, directed by Ľubomír Viluda/Ivan Kršiak, Slovakia – awarded by the Literary Fund to the author duo Ľubomír Viluda and Ivan Kršiak for an exemplary demonstration of how an ethnographic film can preserve and make available information about a disappearing form of traditional employment
ETHNOLOGIST BEHIND THE CAMERA: TOBAČNI SPOMINI / SPOMIENKY NA TABAK, directed by Manca Filak, Bulgaria (filmed), Slovenia (produced) - awarded by the National Ethnological Society of Slovakia - for an ethnographic documentary with a strong social accent, which shows the work and way of life in a particular Muslim Pomak family
MAYOR'S AWARD OF THE CITY OF ČADCA: THAT'S HOW IT WAS IN THE WORLD / ONCE UPON ALL SAINTS, directed by Ljiljana Mandić, Croatia - for portraying the current reality of the holiday supplemented by statements from memorials and reminding of extinct customs

EXTRAORDINARY AWARDS at the proposal of the international jury (the director of the festival and the international jury may, based on the statute, decide to award additional awards):
MARIÁN VESELSKÉ AWARD FOR THE SOUND CREATION OF THE FILM: ZIEMIA / ZEM, directed by Zuzanna Solakiewicz, Poland – for a non-narrative film in which the singing culture metaphorically intertwines with the cultivation of the landscape with an attempt to intertwine dominant rhythms
MARIÁN VESELSKÉ AWARD FOR THE MUSIC COMPONENT OF THE FILM: DA ZAKITIM MRAMOR CVIJEĆEM / OZDOBME MRAMOR KVETMI, director: Sara Stijović, Černá Hora - for drawing attention to an archaic extinct phenomenon and an artistic impression achieved by a well-thought-out image composition and a stylistically harmonized sound design
FESTIVAL PRESIDENT'S HONORABLE RECOGNITION: YORESH HAKAKUIM / RAZZUK'S TATTOO, directed by Orit Ofir Ronell, Israel - for the content of the film, which contained an engaging story about an unusual craft and dramatic family relationships

 


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