Paola Cortellesi’s directorial debut got off to a smashing start as her black-and-white homage to Italian neorealist cinema called ‘There is Still Tomorrow’ won the coveted Audience Award expert jury at the 52nd Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund’s awards ceremony on Thursday night.
Cortellesi also won the Eurimages Audentia Award, which landed her a cash prize of €30,000, intended to promote greater gender equality in the European film industry.
“The opening scene takes a hold of you, with both humour and violence. You are trapped and can’t escape – just like the main character. The story is touching and intense; you have to see how this ends,” the Audience Award expert jury said of the film, according to Cineuropa.
Here is the rundown of all the award winners:
Audience Award
There Is Still Tomorrow [+] – Paola Cortellesi (Italy)
Ray of Sunshine Award
The Last Journey [+] – Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson (Sweden)
Eurimages Audentia Award
There’s Still Tomorrow – Paola Cortellesi
Next Nordic Generation Award
Tape – Candace Hui Wing Ki (Finland)
Honourable Mention
Whatever City – Tobias Klemeyer Smith (Norway)
Nominees for the 2023 Nordic Council Film Prize
Crossing [+] – Levan Akin (Sweden/Denmark/France/Turkey/Georgia)
Fallen Leaves [+] – Aki Kaurismäki (Finland/Germany)
Sex [+] – Dag Johan Haugerud (Norway)
The Son and the Moon – Roja Pakari (Denmark/Iran)
Touch – Baltasar Kormákur (Iceland/UK)
Twice Colonized [+] – Lin Alluna (Greenland/Denmark/Canada)
