By zestybuzz 
Brendan Canty’s Cork-set drama Christy has gained the Grand Prix within the Berlinale’s youth-focused Technology 14plus part.
Primarily based on Canty’s brief movie of the identical identify, the movie follows two estranged brothers as they grapple with their previous and resolve to unite over one summer time in Cork metropolis’s Northside.
Written by Alan O’Gorman from a narrative he created with Canty, the movie was made with mentorship from Yann Demange (High Boy, ’71, Lovecraft Nation) who serves as government producer.
Marina Brackenbury (Sing Street, Each Day, The Beast Should Die, Prime Target) produces with Meredith Duff of Wayward Movies, and Rory Gilmartin (Herself, Rosie, Calm with Horses) of Sleeper Movies.
The Technology Worldwide Jury was made up of administrators Emma Branderhorst (Netherlands) and Aslı Özarslan (Germany) and TIFF programmer Ikoro Sekai (Canada).
They praised Christy for its power and uncooked emotion in addition to Canty’s reference to Cork’s Northside neighborhood the place the movie was shot.
“The director’s deep bond with the neighborhood shines by way of and makes each body really feel alive and contemporary. With gorgeous performances from non-actors and heartfelt depth, it strikes us deeply – leaving us each shaken and smiling when leaving the cinema,” they mentioned of their jury assertion.
In different Technology awards, Belgian director Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama acquired a Particular Point out for Têtes Brûlées a few woman coming to phrases with the sudden loss of life of her beloved older brother.
Full record of Technology Prizes
The Grand Prix of the Worldwide Jury for the Greatest Movie in Technology 14plus
Christy
by Brendan Canty
Particular Point out Technology 14plus
Têtes Brûlées
by Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
The Particular Prize of the Worldwide Jury for the Greatest Brief Movie in Technology 14plus
Don’t Wake the Sleeping Youngster
by Kevin Aubert
Particular Point out Technology 14plus
Beneath Which Rivers Movement
by Ali Yahya
Crystal Bear for the Greatest Movie
Sunshine
by Antoinette Jadaone
Particular Point out
Playtime
by Lucia Murat
Crystal Bear for the Greatest Brief Movie
Want You Have been Ear
by Mirjana Balogh
Particular Point out
Sundown over America
by Matías Rojas Valencia