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Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto’s "Nelson san, anata wa hito wo koroshimashitaka?" ("Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?") has won the Leoncino d’Oro at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, while "NAZA," directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received the Cinema for UNICEF special mention.
Agiscuola, an Italian organization focused on cinema and schools, announced the awards on Friday, with the presentation taking place at the Italian Pavilion at the Hotel Excelsior on the festival’s penultimate day.
In awarding the Leoncino d’Oro to Tsukamoto’s film, the jury highlighted its portrayal of what it called the “reckless violence” that has run through wars across history.
The jury said the rapid alternation of images and sounds draws viewers into the developing consciousness of the film’s protagonist while also bringing out the horror of war and the lasting trauma experienced by veterans.
It also pointed to the film’s ability to pass on to successive generations a rejection of what the jury described as “the imperialist logic of war of aggression.”
The jury gave its Cinema for UNICEF special mention to NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, praising the documentary’s use of interviews and its visual approach.
According to the jury, the film sets the comfort of homes in Tel Aviv against scenes of destruction while continuing to focus on the situation through the filmmakers’ perspective.
The jury said the interviews brought out what it described as the “inhuman brutality” behind those responsible for what it called the “genocide of the Palestinian people.”
Now in its 38th edition, the Leoncino d’Oro was established by Agiscuola and is promoted by the Italian Association of Cinema Operators, known as ANEC; the Catholic Association of Cinema Operators, or ACEC; and the Italian Academy of Cinema, which organizes the David di Donatello Awards.
The initiative allows young students to take part directly in the Venice International Film Festival and experience one of the world’s major cinema events.
It forms part of Italy’s National Cinema and Images for School Plan, promoted by the Culture Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Merit.
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