EU awards “EU Human Rights in Film” Award 2022
“Congratulations to Chie Hayakawa for her brilliant portrayal of a current human rights issue in “Plan 75”. Human rights are one of the core values of the European Union. Culture and creativity are also high on the EU’s political agenda. And with the Human Rights award, we bring culture and human rights together.”, said Ambassador Pawel Herczynski during the award ceremony.
The winner was selected by a special jury - Theo Khatiashvili, Basti Mgaloblishvili, Tamar Gurchiani. During the screening process, the jury decided to award a Special Mention to the film “Klondike”, directed by Marina Er Gorbach, for the portrayal of Ukrainian women’s life in wartime.
All films nominated for the “EU Human Rights in Film” Award highlighted important human rights stories, including the story of a girl admitted to a drug rehabilitation center, confrontation and friendship of young people from different classes and societies, the influence of the political and religious elite on the population, and the stories of war-stricken women.
Ten movies had been nominated in the EU special category:
- Close/ახლოს - Lukas Dhont, Belgium/France/Netherlands, 2022
- Boy from Heaven/ბიჭი სამოთხიდან - Tarik Saleh, Sweden/France/Finland/Denmark/Morocco, 2022
- Immaculate/უმანკო - Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark, Romania, 2021
- Saint Omer/სენ-ომერი - Alice Diop, France, 2022
- How is Katia?/კატია როგორ არის? - Christina Tynkevich, Ukraine, 2022
- Klondike/კლონდაიკი - Maryna Er Gorbach, Ukraine/Turkey, 2022
- Lord of the Ants/ჭიანჭველათა ბატონი - Gianni Amelio, Italy, 2022
- Plan 75/გეგმა 75 - Chie Hayakawa, Japan/France/Philippines, 2022
- Burning Days/მწველი დღეები - Emin Alper, Turkey/France/Germany/Netherlands/Greece, 2022
- A Room of my Own/ჩემი ოთახი - Ioseb (Soso) Bliadze, Georgia/Germany
The festival took place in "Amirani" cinema and was closed on 10 December, with the film “Roxy” by the Georgian director, Dito Tsintsadze.
About Human Rights Week
Human Rights Day, observed annually on 10 December, marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This year, we mark the 74th anniversary. The Declaration serves as the foundational blueprint to stand up for and defend human rights. It sets out a broad range of fundamental human rights and freedoms to which all of us, everywhere around the world, are entitled. It grants the rights of every individual, without distinction based on nationality, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, language, or any other status.
More information: https://eu4georgia.eu/human-rights-week-2022/
