Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s ‘Utama,’ Yianna Americanou’s ‘Dog’ Win at Cyprus Film Days
variety.comAnna Franklin “Utama,” the debut feature from Bolivian filmmaker Alejandro Loayza Grisi, won best film in the Glocal Images International Competition section of Cyprus Film Days Intl.
Film Festival, according to online news service Film New Europe. The film, about an elderly Quechua couple living in harsh conditions in the Bolivian Atacama desert, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section, and won the Grand Jury Prize.
Loayza Grisi was selected for the Berlinale’s Talent section this year.The best director prize went to Serbia’s Milica Tomović for her feature debut “Celts,” which played at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
A special award in the Glocal Images competition went to North Macedonia’s Dina Duma for her feature debut “Sisterhood,” which competed at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the East of West section last year.
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