FR L'émouvant documentaire sud-africain, I Am Here, sur la plus ancienne survivante de l'Holocauste d'Afrique du Sud, Ella Blumenthal, a remporté le prix du meilleur documentaire sud-africain au 42ème Festival international du film de Durban. Ce qui qualifie automatiquement le film aux prochains Oscars. I Am Here a été l’oeuvre la plus regardée au DIFF 2021.
Jordy Sank obtient ainsi son deuxième prix avec I am Here qui a déjà remporté le prix du public du meilleur documentaire au Atlanta Jewish Film Festival plus tôt cette année.
I am Here / Jordy Sank/ Documentaire/ Afrique du Sud/ 2021
EN The moving documentary, I Am Here, about South Africa's oldest Holocaust survivor, Ella Blumenthal, has won the award for Best South African Documentary at the 42nd Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). The film – which was also the most viewed at DIFF 2021 - has automatically qualified for the next Academy Awards.
Jordy Sank thus obtains his second prize with I Am Here which already won the audience's award for Best Documentary at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival earlier this year.
I Am Here / Jordy Sank / Documentary / South Africa / 2021
Source : Festival International du Film de Durban (DIFF)