Grand Prix for the film ‘Wind, Talk to Me’ at the Cineast Festival in Luxembourg

The film Wind, Talk to Me, directed by Stefan Đorđević has won the Grand Prix at this year’s CinEast festival in Luxembourg, adding another prestigious award to the impressive series of awards that the film has won on the world festival stage.

The member of the jury, the famous director Danis Tanović, explaining the decision, pointed out that he was deeply moved by the film:

“I am very happy that this film received the award because it touched me in particular. This work shows everything that cinematography should be – honest, poetic and emotional. It deals with one of the most difficult moments of the human experience – the loss of a loved one – and leaves a deep mark long after watching. It is extremely brave that the film opens the door to the audience into the author’s personal story. It is beautifully shot and has deservedly won.”

The film Wind, Talk to Me has so far won numerous awards around the world:

The main prize for the best film at the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen (BFFB) in Italy,
Award for Best International Feature Film at the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico,
The main prize at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival,
East of Europe award at the CineFest Miskolc festival in Hungary,
Award for Best Cinematography (Marko Brdar) at the Cyprus International Film Festival (CYIFF),
Vanguard Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada,
Best Film Award at the Valdivia International Film Festival in Chile,
Special recognition at the Lima Alterna International Film Festival in Peru.
The film was co-produced by Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia, produced by Dragana Jovović and Non-Aligned Films, with producers Stefan Ivančić, Ognjen Glavonić and Stefan Đorđević (Katunga), and co-producers Vanja Jambrović (Restart, Croatia), Jožek Rutar (SPOK Films, Slovenia) and Miha Černec (Staragara, Slovenia).

The project was supported by Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Media Fund of the European Union, the Slovenian Film Center, Viba Film, the Croatian Audiovisual Center and the Swiss Fund Vision Sud Est. In the post-production phase, it has participated in the First Cut Lab RE-ACT 2023 workshop program, as well as in the industrial part of the Les Arcs Work in Progress program, where it won a special award from the jury.

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