The jury of the Preventive Peace prize offered by Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, formed by Paolo Naldini, Fortunato D'Amico, Ruggero Poi and Saverio Teruzzi, awards the prize to
EKSI BIR by Ömer Ferhat Özmen, Turkey
The Preventive Peace 2024 Award passes through the kitchen of Omer Ferhat Ozmen and is awarded to Eksi Bir with the following motivation: for narrating the metaphorical descent-ascent of the protagonist through his own certainties in the scenic backdrop of an apartment building full of personalisms, differences and stories and for bringing back with directorial, acting and photographic quality the concept of peace and preventive peace through that mix of elements and ingredients that enhances the tastes, flavors and values of life: food.
Kurdish, born in 1993 in Bitlis, Özmen is a graduate of Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts. His debut short film “Beyoğlu Cinema” was selected in more than 50 national and international film festivals and received 15 awards. Its success led it to be screened in 45 Turkish universities. His second work, “Karganın Aşınan Gagası,” received support from Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism and was also screened at numerous festivals. His latest short film “Eksi Bir” (Minus one) received support from the EU Civil Think Fund and premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Özmen likes to explore social and political issues in his works, while always maintaining a subtle sense of humor.
The jury of the Graffitidoc prize , consisting of Alberto Carrascon, Cindy Juglar and Veronica Merlo, awards the prize to
EKSI BIR by Ömer Ferhat Özmen, Turkey
We chose to award 'Eksi bir' because, in today's dramatic global context-where there is an alarmingly increasing number of armed conflicts and where the achievement of peace seems to be a distant, if not unattainable dream, Ömer Ferhat Özmen's short film brings the concept of peace “back to earth.” stripping it of the wrapping that makes it something too complex, large and distant for it to affect us, closely, individually, in our everyday lives, and for us to recognize our role (and responsibility) in the construction of this multifaceted word.
'Eksi bir' suggests to us that Peace begins, literally and figuratively, on our landings; that is where it can begin, by deactivating from the very beginning every possible fuse of hatred and conflict that, if fueled with imaginary collectives of unfounded prejudice, risks initiating that long and widespread domino effect until it turns into war. In other words, 'Eksi bir' comes to remind us that Peace is not just the absence of war or, rather, that the absence of war can be the result of what we choose to do, every day, when we encounter the Other, different from us.
The jury of the Adonella Marena Prize , consisting of Elena Camino, Elena Ferrero and Davide Balistreri, awards the prize to
PENUMBRA, by Rianne Stremmelaar
We chose to award Penumbra because in just two minutes it manages to overturn the perspective between humans and other animals, in this case so-called “pets.” It is a stark and cruel story that emphasizes a relationship not based on the mutual relationship between two beings, but on possession, on the desire to fulfill personal needs, fill voids that result from confrontation with the rest of society, only to abandon the other like an object at the first opportunity.
The jury of the Armonia Mentis competition , offered by the Sinestesia Association, composed of Elena Ferraro, Laura Castellino and Sara Gobbo, awards the prize to
AEROLIN, by Alexis Koukias-Pantelis, Greece
because it most closely reflects our idea of inner peace: despite the difficulties of a precarious life, like that of many, Sandy maintains a serenity that shines through in every scene and seems to say, “despite all the effort I'm making it.”
Despite getting out of breath, she seems to have found her own dimension that allows her not only to survive but also to live, giving voice to her passions and love life.
The jury of the Gandhi's Glasses Award , offered by the Umberto I Boarding School, consisting of Enrica Capra, Irene Dionisio, Maddalena Merlino, Elia Moutamid, and Francesco Vignarca, awards the prize to
XIAOHUI AND HIS COWS by Xinying Lao
The short film, with dry, never rhetorical writing and direction and modern fairy tale photography, succeeds in moving the audience by giving a sincere fresco of the feeling of empathy, so little practiced today, which, through the actions and emotions of a child show us the way to a more just world.
Awards the best director prize, offered by Pertinace vini to
SULEYMAN by Mehdi and Yanis Hamnane, Algeria
'For the ability to sketch with a few touches, and a magnificent and sober direction of actors, a world rendered without rights, that of migrants in our dehumanized cities, in which solidarity among marginalized people resists, even if a high price is paid for it.
Awarded the Best Screenplay prize, offered by Aurora, to
LUPUS SOPHUS by Yuliya Evdokimova, Russia
For an original and open-minded look at the ways of narration, capable of restoring the most unconscious implications of conflict with irony and depth - from an unusual point of view.
awards a Special Mention to
THE SOUND OF THE CLOUDS by Mohammad Loftali, Iran
