Winner
21. Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Feature Film
Ballad of the Warriors
DuanYang Zhang
The film tells the story of a guerrilla group formed in the 1930s by a small group of underground members, together with bandits, landlords, hunters and pseudo-police, who fought against the enemy in the harsh environment of the virgin forests of the Xing’an Mountains and defended their homes against invasion and enslavement.
The Nominees were as follows:
8 Years
JD Alcázar
A Zebra-riding Boy
Huan Jiao | Xiaotian Fan
¡Diosa Laia! (vol. 1: the Beginning)
Martino Cossu Rocca
Ballad of the Warriors
DuanYang Zhang
Gravidam
Brandon Gotto
Hey Kameeni
Mani Shankar | Anjali Joshi
Nightline
Robert Sedlácek
Occupied Heart -the Following Up
Alejandro G. Etola
Soula
Issaad Salah
The Ugly Truth
Krishna Ashu Bhati
Thank you to everyone that entered this festival, you have been wonderful competitors and we wish you every success with your projects!
From all of the festival team.
