‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ wins top prize at Les Arcs Film Festival as ‘I Swear’ sweeps with trio of prizes

Russia-Ukraine War Documentary Secretly Filmed by David Borenstein Mr. Nobody opposes President Putin “Crystal Arrow” won the Best Film award at the 17th Les Arcs Film Festival, held from December 13th to 20th in a mountain resort in France.

Mr. Nobody opposes President Putin The film was shot in secret over a period of two years by Pavel Tarankin, a teacher at a small Russian elementary school who co-directed the film, when he was asked to follow a new patriotic education policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He became an unlikely whistleblower regarding Russian propaganda.

The film also won Best Original Soundtrack for Michal Rataj and Jonas Strzok. Loco Films will be released in France on January 7, 2026, with international sales handled by Denmark’s DR Sales. The Crystal Arrow is worth €40,000 and will be used for the film’s digital campaign for its French release, with an additional €1,000 awarded for the soundtrack award. The film had its world premiere at Sundance and won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award.

kirk jones comedy drama i swear It also scored a hat trick, winning the Audience Award for best performance, shared by stars Robert Aramayo and Scott Ellis Watson, and the Youth Jury Award.

The British film, set in the 1980s and based on the life of real-life Scottish activist John Davidson, who had Tourette syndrome, premiered at TIFF in September and was released in the UK by Studio Canal in October. Sony Pictures Classics acquired it for US release, and Tandem plans to release it in France next April. Bankside Films is handling international sales.

Urska Dzukic’s little trouble girls, This work, which depicts the sexual awakening of an introverted Catholic girl, won the Grand Jury Prize. The Slovenian director’s debut film won 10,000 euros in the Work in Progress category at the Industry Village Awards for Les Arcs in 2023, and went on to win awards such as the Fiplessi Award at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and Best Cinematography at Tribeca.

Milan Andriq once again won the award for best performance in a film directed by Slovakian director Tereza Nuvotova. father, which one Premiered in the Venice Horizon section, the story of a devoted father whose life is shattered by a single tragic mistake.

Works by Hungarian writer and director Ildiko Eniedi silent friend, which one It premiered in competition in Venice earlier this year, with Gergely Palos winning the award for best cinematography. Enyedi also won the Sisley/Les Arcs Femme du Cinéma award for female filmmaker of the year.

Spanish director Isabel Coixet wins Singles du Cinema Award for romantic drama premiering at TIFF Three farewells, And the Cineuropa Award went to a Spanish drama by Aitor Alesi and José Mari Goenaga that premiered in San Sebastian. Maspalomas.

Director Dominque Mol was the president of this year’s jury, along with actors Damian Bonnard, Monia Chokri, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, and Brazilian composer, cellist, and singer Dom La Nena.

The awards were presented at the festival’s closing ceremony on Friday (December 19), followed by the premiere of Jean-Paul Salomé’s counterfeit thriller. person who earns money Starring Leda Kateb.

This year’s festival screened more than 100 films and attracted more than 25,000 viewers. In addition, a parallel Industry Village program attracted 1,000 industry professionals. Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Brühl and Tariq Saleh were honored for their careers and each took a master class.