Festivals - Gerardmer 2023 : Discover the winners

By Mulder, 29 january 2023

"Every year, the competition competes with the world of fantasy and horror.  This edition is no exception to the rule, even if the filmmakers sometimes embellish reality with a touch of strangeness or a poetic nuance, no doubt believing that there is enough blood in the world... "Bruno Barde

The Jury of the 30th edition of the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, co-chaired by Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius, surrounded by Pierre Deladonchamps, Gringe, Anne Le Ny, Alex Lutz, Sébastien Marnier, Finnegan Oldfield, Catherine Ringer and Pierre Rochefort, awarded the following prizes

Grand Prize (Supported by la Région Grand Est)
La pietà by Eduardo Casanova (Spain & Argentina)
(international sales : Film Factory) 

Jury Prize
The mountain by Thomas Salvador (France)
(french distribution : Le Pacte)
French release : February 1st, 2023

Jury Prize
Piaffe by Ann Oren (Germany)
(international sales : Rediance)

30th Gérardmer Festival Prize
Watcher by Chloé Okuno (USA)
(worldwide distribution : Universal Pictures Content Group)

Critics' Prize
The mountain by Thomas Salvador (France)
(french distribution : Le Pacte)
French release : February 1st, 2023

Audience Award supported by the city of Gérardmer
La pietà by Eduardo Casanova (Spain & Argentina)
(international sales : Film Factory) 

Great East Region Youth Jury Award 
La pietà by Eduardo Casanova (Spain & Argentina)
(international sales : Film Factory) 

The Short Films Jury of the 30th edition of the International Fantastic Film Festival of Gérardmer, presided by David Jarre, with Ophélie Bau, Jules Benchetrit, François Descraques, Lou Lampros and Frédérique Moreau awarded the following prize:

Short Film Grand Prize
There's so much light here by Gonzague Legout (France)

For the fifth consecutive year, the selection of films in competition at the 30th Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival will be shown at the Cinémathèque française from Wednesday, February 1 to Monday, February 6.  Screening of Grand Prix, la pietà by Eduardo Casanova on Wednesday, February 1 at 8:00 pm in Salle Henri Langlois - presented by Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius.  

(source : press release)