
Kei Chika-ura’s Great Absence, a contemporary family drama about reconciliation and love, won the Global Visions Award at the the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival).

Kei Chika-ura’s Great Absence, a contemporary family drama about reconciliation and love, won the Global Visions Award at the the 67th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival).

Blaga’s Lessons by Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev was awarded the Grand Prix – Crystal Globe at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The social drama about an elderly woman forced to abandon her moral principles after losing all her savings also earned lead actress Eli Skorcheva the Best Actress Award.

New films by Pascal Plante, Stephan Komandarev, Tinatin Kajrishvili, Babak Jalali will compete alongside Ernst De Geer, Itsaso Arana and Cyril Aris in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Actress Patricia Clarkson and Irish actor Barry Ward are among the Jury that will select the winning films.