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Masterfully shot and embellished with accurate photography, Old Tricks stands out for the originality of the subject, the genius of the staging and for black humor that is full of depth.

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We have been touched by the film teacups for the originality of the style both of the story telling as well as the graphic design. Well-drawn and completely engaging animation with powerful subtle voice and soundscapes.
So overall a very moving story with just enough humor not to make it heavyweight even though the subject is far from being joke worthy.
The angle with which the filmmaker approaches the subject is original and inspiring.
The drawings move and evolve, telling this story so strongly and touchingly – you almost start to feel like you are there and want to sip that teacup to get to know every single person saved.

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The jury was unanimously touched by the beautifully sad ”Where the winds die” which delicately captures quite amazingly the shocking tragedy that’s described with a poetical approach. The style is quite stunning, with an original use of still photography, and the story it tells is biting with simplicity and acuteness.

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For the courage to compose a film made up of two apparently distant souls, both in content as in directorial treatment, capable of revealing the lights and shadows of an intimate and collective, personal and political story: that of Lav Diaz and Juan Mijares Cruz, one of the most brutal torturers at the service of Ferdinand Marcos, who fled to Cuba to escape Philippine justice. A powerful film that questions us about the nature of power and how we all relate to the deepest wounds of our history, remaining in balance between individual subjectivity and historical objectivity.

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A triptych that invites the viewer to visit three non-places on the outskirts of Amsterdam: a Data Center, a ring road, a decaying shopping center. The spaces and architectures, splendidly photographed in 16mm film and accompanied by evocative music, become metaphysical places in which human presence becomes irrelevant compared to their function.
“Center, Ring, Mall” is a fascinating work that poetically reveals the great disillusionment of capitalism.

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The Passaggi d’Europa top award goes to a film that really knocked the jury sideways. We were dazzled by its formal inventiveness and provoked by its compassion and intelligence. Featuring funny, charismatic performances from a cast of largely first-time young actors, this authentic portrayal of growing up in a marginalized community embodies a spirit of youthful defiance but also critiques the violence and machismo of suburban gang culture. The jury unanimously and wholeheartedly awards the Linea d’Ombra Festival prize for Best Film in the Passaggi d’Europa section to Izer Aliu’s fantastic “12 Dares.”