Godless (film)

Godless
Bulgarian Безбог
Directed by Ralitza Petrova
Produced by Rossitsa Valkanova
Written by Ralitza Petrova
Starring
  • Irena Ivanova
  • Ivan Nalbantov
Cinematography
  • Krum Rodriguez
  • Chayse Irvin
Edited by
  • Donka Ivanova
  • Ralitza Petrova
Production
companies
  • KLAS Film
  • Snowglobe
  • Alcatraz Films
  • Film Factory
  • Aporia Filmworks
Distributed by Heretic Outreach
Release dates
  • 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) (Locarno)
Running time
 95 minutes;[1] 99 minutes[2]
Country
  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
  • France[1]
Language Bulgarian

Godless (Bulgarian: Bezbog) is a 2016 Bulgarian drama film directed by Ralitza Petrova.[1] It was selected to be screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Cast

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jay Weissberg (6 September 2016). "Locarno Film Review: 'Godless'". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Godless". TIFF. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Ariston Anderson (13 August 2016). "Locarno Film Fest: 'Godless' Wins Golden Leopard". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Tom Grater (20 August 2016). "'Album' takes top prize at Sarajevo Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Pavlina Jeleva (26 September 2016). "FNE at Golden Rose FF 2016: Prize Winners". Film New Europe. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Wendy Mitchell (10 October 2016). "'Godless' triumphs at Reykjavik fest". Screen Daily. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Godless winner of The Golden Puffin". Reykjavik International Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Tina Poglajen (17 October 2016). "Malaria, Heartstone, Toril and others recognised at 32nd Warsaw Film Festival". Cineuropa.org. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Naman Ramachandran (27 October 2016). "'Diamond Island,' 'Lady of the Lake' Win Mumbai Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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