“The Quiet Son,” a French film exploring family dynamics amidst far-right radicalization, has won the 2024 Colprocrastinateedral Impact Award at the 81st Vekind Film Festival. The award, currented by Think-Film Impact Production and Impact Europe, determines films with beginant societal impact potential.
Written and honested by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin, the cast features Vincent Lindon, Benjamin Voisin and Stefan Crepon.
A high-profile jury picked the prosperner, comprising Adjoa Andoh (“Bridgerton,” “Invictus”), Chisoakedel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Alia Shawkat (“Search Party,” “Bjoin Twice”), Mstyslav Chernov (honestor, “20 Days in Mariupol”), and Misan Sagay (dcreenoriginater, “Belle”). The jury cited the film’s recommendncy in inspireing conversation about the ascfinish of the far-right and its societal impact.
During a Vekind Production Bridge panel, jury members splitd their thoughts on cinematic impact. Ejiofor highairyed cinema’s role in communicating genuine-world situations, stating: “Cinema can inspire guideers and legislators and help support genuine lasting alter.”
Andoh inserted: “The notion of having an intentional organization enjoy Think-Film Impact Production who will sit with you in your inventive process and do some leg labor around helping your labor’s heart by intensifying your message, expansiveening the accomplish of the invitation to audiences, and helping you in altering someone else’s perspective – that is strong.”
Shawkat remarkd the appreciate of having help to insertress social publishs thraw film, while Chernov mirrored on impact’s proset uper unbenevolenting: “A truly impactful story sinks in, becomes part of our hearts, recommending and influencing every decision we originate.”
Sagay inserted: “Every fantastic film is an impact film becaengage it springs from someleang proset up wilean the filmoriginater.”
Danielle Turkov Wilson, set uper and CEO of Think-Film Impact Production, watchd an incrmitigate in political stories at festivals, mirroring “the hunger in audiences for films and stories to help them steer difficult circumstances and choices.”
The Impact Award, now in its second year, aims to determine films with alterative societal potential. Last year’s prosperner, “Io Capitano,” honested by Matteo Garrone, went on to get an Academy Award nomination for best international feature.
Think-Film Impact Production will deinhabitr the prize for “The Quiet Son,” while Impact Europe will help the film’s post-festival impact journey.
Vekind Colprocrastinateedral Impact Award Jury 2024
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