Godless (film) explained
Godless |
Native Name: | |
Producer: | Rossitsa Valkanova |
Distributor: | Heretic Outreach |
Runtime: | 95 minutes; 99 minutes |
Language: | Bulgarian |
Godless (Bulgarian: '''Безбог'''|Bezbog) is a 2016 Bulgarian drama film directed by .[1] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Irena Ivanova as Gana
- Ventzislav Konstantinov as Aleko
- Ivan Nalbantov as Yoan
- Dimitar Petkov as The Judge
- Alexandr Triffonov as Pavel
Accolades and awards
Godless won the prestigious Golden Leopard at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival; Irena Ivanova also won the best actress award at Locarno for the film.[3]
At the Sarajevo Film Festival in August 2016, Godless won the Special Jury Prize (an award of 10,000 €) and Ivanova won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress (an award of 2.500 €).[4]
At the 2016 Golden Rose National Film Festival in Varna, Godless won the top prize—the Golden Rose Award—as well as the prizes for best director (Petrova), best actress (Ivanova) and best actor (Nalbantov); Krum Rodriguez was awarded the prize for best cinematography for both Godless and Glory.[5]
At the Reykjavík International Film Festival in September–October 2016, Godless won the top prize (the Golden Puffin).[6] [7] At the 2016 Warsaw Film Festival, Godless won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Debut from Eastern Europe.[8] At the 2016 Mumbai Film Festival, Godless won the Silver Gateway award (at the international competition).[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Locarno Film Review: ‘Godless’ . Variety . 6 September 2016 . 6 September 2016 . Jay Weissberg .
- Web site: Godless . TIFF . 6 September 2016 . 6 September 2016.
- Web site: Locarno Film Fest: 'Godless' Wins Golden Leopard . 13 August 2016 . 22 October 2016 . Ariston Anderson . The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: Screen Daily . 'Album' takes top prize at Sarajevo Film Festival . Tom Grater . 22 October 2016 . 20 August 2016.
- Web site: FNE at Golden Rose FF 2016: Prize Winners . Film New Europe . Pavlina Jeleva . 26 September 2016 . 22 October 2016.
- Web site: 'Godless' triumphs at Reykjavik fest. Screen Daily . Wendy Mitchell . 10 October 2016 . 22 October 2016 .
- Web site: Godless winner of The Golden Puffin . 2016 . 22 October 2016 . Reykjavik International Film Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012193428/http://riff.is/en/godless-winner-of-the-golden-puffin/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Malaria, Heartstone, Toril and others recognised at 32nd Warsaw Film Festival . 22 October 2016 . 17 October 2016 . Tina Poglajen . Cineuropa.
- Web site: ‘Diamond Island,’ ‘Lady of the Lake’ Win Mumbai Film Festival . Variety . Naman Ramachandran . 27 October 2016 . 8 November 2016.