The film made with artificial intelligence was awarded at the Nikon Film Festival in 2023

13th edition Nikon Film Festival It concluded with an awards ceremony this Friday, April 21 at the Le Grand Rex cinema. An unmissable event in the film world and a great springboard for young talent, this free event, open to all, allows budding filmmakers to make a 2 minute to 20 minute short film on a set theme.

This year the topic was related to the issue number 13! “Central to many beliefs, the number 13 holds a special place in numerical symbolism: much of the Western world associates it with misfortune, where China associates it with a lucky charm…” the organizers say. “As every year, the chosen theme is voluntary, leaving a lot of room for interpretation to the filmmakers who want to express themselves through the festival. Beyond a simple limitation, it makes it possible to define a framework in which several hundred different faces express their creativity.“

Alexandre Astier, President of the Jury and many talented people gathered to present the prizes of this 13th edition. Among the members we find Caroline Anglade, Mariama Gue, Pio Marmay, Luciolet, Francois Descrax, Maud Challar, Romain Quiro, Guillemette Audicino, Pascal Foret, David Bertrand and Alexandre Dino.

Check out the full list:

• Grand Jury Prize: Tears Above by Margaux Fazio and Mon Stutz

• International Prize: Tears Above by Margaux Fazio and Mon Stutz

• Critics’ Prize: /Imagine by Anna Apter

• Directing prize: /Imagine Anna Apter

• Photography Prize: Simone Noizat for Reincarnation by Camille Charbeau and Hugo Brunswick

• Award for Best Actress: Shirine Boutella for La Maintenance, directed by Enzo Croisier

• Male Interpretation Prize: Bertrand Gonsalves for €13 Directed by Bertrand Gonsalves and Guillaume Court

• Screenplay Prize: Pierre Bolero and Ilan Zerouk for La Grinta, directed by Ilan Zerouk

• Best Editing Award: Remi Mutsupapa for Alice Isazi’s “Victims”.

• Best Sound Prize: Paul Bessot for Axel Zelster’s Embraces

• School prize: Linguine n°13 by Bérenger

• Critical Sense Prize: Ecroma Teio by Frederic Uran and Kevin Poezevara

• Audience Award: 13 years directed by Silvia Borelli and Mathieu Seclet

• Featured in the Alice Guy Prize (which aims to compensate for the repeated absence of female directors from the main annual awards and which provides an opportunity to promote the work of a young filmmaker within the framework of the Nikon Film Festival): Countdown of Laura Thibault

Two prizes (Grand Prix and International Prize) were awarded to the film Tears from Above, which we invite you to watch at this link: https://www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2022/1446

Brief description: 13013 engraved on arm, death crossed by barbed wire, pink triangle sewn on chest, hope exiled on rails, then released after 60 years.

Two prizes were also awarded to /Imagine and director Anna Apter, who made her film single-handedly using artificial intelligence!

“I wrote the lyrics, then asked the AI ​​to create the exact images I had in mind and brought them to life. No kids worked overtime for the purposes of this video because they didn’t exist.) Thanks for casting the AI. And my dog ​​for everything. And happy birthday Today, if it’s yours.”

https://www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2022/2404

The awards were debated and decided by the jury members, except for the Critics’ Prize, which consists of a jury of journalists, and the Public Prize, which in turn depends on the votes received on the site. Festival website. Winners win Nikon product prizes, project funding and exposure to support them throughout the process.

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