“For its deeply mysterious depiction of familial disintegration, its frequently surprising narrative angularity, and its refreshingly evocation of a world in which every home is a private chamber of frustrated desire – most especially for women.”
Directed by Elmar Imanov
Starring Rasim Jafarov, Mir-Movsum Mirzazade, Zulfiyye Qurbanova
Genre(s) Drama Film
Present.Perfect. directed by Zhu Shengze, described as a “daring film” by the jury, won the top prize – Tiger Award at the 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević won the Special Jury Award for Take Me Somewhere Nice. Audience favorite Capharnaüm by Nadine Labaki won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award. The VPRO Big Screen Award was awarded to Transnistra by Anna Eborn from Sweden.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the complete selection of 47 feature films from all over the world in its Bright Future section, the festival’s home for upcoming filmmakers with their own style and vision. All feature film debuts that have their world or international premiere in Bright Future are selected for the Bright Future Competition and vie for a €10,000 award.