The European Film Academy announced the nominees for the European Discovery 2019 – Prix FIPRESCI, presented to a director for a first full-length feature film.
Blind Spot (Blindsone)(2018)
NAME OF FILM: BLIND SPOT
DIRECTOR(S): TUVA NOVOTNY
STARRING: Pia Tjelta, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Oddgeir Thune, Per Frisch, Marianne Krogh
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Blind Spot centres on a mother as she struggles to understand her teenage daughter’s crisis, when tragedy strikes the whole family.
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Between Two Waters (Entre dos aguas) by Isaki Lacuesta won the top prize, Golden Shell for Best Film at the 2018 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
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BEAUTIFUL BOY, IN FABRIC, A FAITHFUL MAN to Compete for Golden Shell at San Sebastian Film Festival
L’homme fidèle / A Faithful Man (Louis Garrel), Baby (Liu Jie), Alpha, the Right to Kill (Brillante Mendoza), In Fabric (Peter Strickland), Beautiful Boy (Felix Van Groeningen) and Blind Spot (Tuva Novotny) will compete for the Golden Shell