NEW VISION AWARD 2023
CROSSING EUROPE FILMFESTIVAL LINZ presents the award!
And the winner is BEAUTIFUL BEINGS by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, nominated by the European Film Forum Scanorama!
According to Grazina Arlickaite, artistic director and founder of the Scanorama European Film Forum, "Guðmundsson's second feature film opens up the theme of violence in the lives of teenagers through the means of magical realism, successfully avoiding the clichés of a social drama."
Congratulations to Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson!
What is MIOB?
MIOB is a network of seven European film festivals and was founded in 2017. All festivals are industry meeting points and audience festivals at the same time, which means there are exciting Q&As and matching (film) workshops after the films. At all film festivals, programs and films are curated that often do not find a place in the regular cinema circuit, despite international successes. Since 2020, MIOB has been funded by the Creative Europe - MEDIA program of the European Union.
What are the MIOB Awards?
MIOB awards two prizes each year:
The MIOB New Vision Award honors an artistically outstanding arthouse film by the new, young generation of directors* that has already screened at one of the MIOB festivals. The aim of the award (endowed with 3000 €) is to generate broad international attention for the winner. The network members vote for the winner.
The MIOB In Shorts Award inspires with its artistic range and cross-genre diversity. 15 short films are nominated. Starting October 1, the "Watch & Vote" will start and the films will be available online for home streaming for one month. The winning film of the MIOB in Shorts will be awarded at the 33rd FilmFestival Cottbus.