Just Call Me Frida, the Altar Boys and Mr. Drowak Were Also Awarded. Moment of Great Verdicts at the Giffoni Festival

Just call me Frida, The Altar Boys and Mr. Drowak were also awarded. Moment of great verdicts at the Giffoni festival. Here are the awarded FILMS: The Elements + 6 section awarded "GARUDA - DARE TO DREAM" (Indonesia) directed by Ronny Gani.

It is the story of a 13-year-old boy suffering from asthma who dreams of playing for the Indonesian national team and succeeds in his aim, despite everything, in a fantastic atmosphere that hides an important message: magic only reveals itself to those who know how to see it. Great enthusiasm among the jurors who viewed the feature film in the presence of the director. Gani explained that he chose an asthmatic boy as the protagonist precisely to convey a message of hope: "No one is born a winner, but we can always become one by going beyond our limits".

They watched it with the director Katja Benrath who left everyone a message of hope: "Live your life, follow your dreams with courage, because unfortunately death surrounds us in everything and we must not be afraid to live". And in the end Elements + 10 awarded her "JUST CALL ME FRIDA" (Germany). The story is that of Samuel who lived for years in hospital due to an autoimmune disease and who meets Frida, the Little Reaper, who to become Death must first learn about life and Samuel has the task of teaching it to her.

Samuel is afraid of the world outside but to free himself from Frida he must accompany her on a journey of learning about life. "It's always easier to make fun of someone than to take on your own guilt. THE ALTAR BOYS (Poland) went through the emotions of fighting injustice, working as a team.

And it was awarded by the Generator+13 section. Directed by Piotr Domalewski who also wrote the screenplay (photography by Piotr Sobociński Jr and editing by Agnieszka Glińska) it tells the challenges of a group of teenage altar boys, frustrated by the indifference of adults and the Church towards social injustices, who decide to implement an unconventional plan for the moral renewal of their neighbourhood, finding themselves knowing the thin line between good and evil. For director Ivan Pavljutskov the character of "MORTEN" (Estonia, Lithuania), the winning film for the Generator +15 section, is part of "a journey of discovery and self-awareness".

Together with the jurors - who then awarded him - the director retraced a story of friendship and self-discovery. Morten is in fact a sensitive and introverted 15-year-old boy who lives with his unemployed uncle on a dilapidated farm, while his mother works abroad to ensure a better future. Isolated by his classmates and ashamed of his situation, he takes refuge in the images he captures with an old camera, the only tool he has to understand and orient himself in life.

Morten's world changes when two girls enter his existence. Introspection and the power of words with the awakening of roots, memory and memories that blend into the beauty of the encounter. Generator +18, after having discussed with the director in the room after a vision that aroused emotions, wanted to reward "YOU BELIEVE IN ANGELS MR.DROWAK?

(Germany, Switzerland) by Nicolas Steiner. The story intertwines the lives of Lena and Hugo. After applying for a position as a writing tutor for a social initiative at "The Office", the girl has no idea that her only student is a former homeless man: the very talented Hugo Drowak.

But the more Hugo writes, the more the memories and demons of the past begin to torment him. To "You Believe in Angels Mr.Drowak? also the Best Cinematography recognition with the "Gaetano Del Mauro Memorial Award".

The search for a better life through the phases of Israel's growth and an identity and belonging put to the test of an existence marked from the start. For the Gex Doc section, the winner is the documentary "ONE IN A MILLION" (Germany). Directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes.

Filmed over ten years, "One in a Million" follows Israa from childhood to adulthood, on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany and back through a deeply personal chronicle of war, exile and grief. And here are the short films: For the best short film, Elements+3 awarded "SNORRI, CATCH ME IF YOU CANDY!