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ENRICO FULCHIGNONI AWARD

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​At its 36th edition, this Prix can be considered the most significant cinematographic acknowledgment awarded by ICFT-UNESCO to the movie presented at the Venice International Film Festival best representing the values of peace and tolerance promoted by UNESCO. It is dedicated to the memory of the late ICFT President Enrico Fulchignoni, a distinguished official of UNESCO who served as Responsible for Culture for a long time.

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Fulchignoni was a director and a professor at the Sorbonne University. He was a great promoter of Neorealism in cinema and of rising stars such as Michelangelo Antonioni. Tireless and intrepid launcher of initiatives, Fulchignoni established the Ouagadougou, Damascus, MIFED and Moscow Festivals, as well as the creation of the Escluela Internacional del Cine Latinoamericano in Cuba and many other events. It is important to remember Venezia Genti, an official section of the Venice International Film Festival in the 1980s, dedicated to young authors, especially from emerging countries.

 

This Prix constitutes the ideal continuation of his work in this field. The winner of the Prix, who is awarded UNESCO’s “Medaglia Fellini”, is announced at the Festival during a dedicated press conference, whereas the awarding ceremony will take place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

HALL OF FAME​​

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  • 1989  Un Petit Monastere en Toscane by Otar Ioselani

  • 1990  Couvre-Feu by Rachid Masarawi

  • 1991  Le cri du coeur by Idrissi Ouédraogo

  • 1992  Aguilas non cazan moscas by Sergio Cabrera

  • 1993  Kardiogramma by Darzhan Omirbaev

  • 1994  Small Wonders by Allen Miller

  • 1995  Kolonel Bunker by Kujtim Cashku

  • 1996  La strana storia della banda sonora by Francesca Archibugi

  • 1997  Civilisées by Randa Chahal Sabbag

  • 1998  Tsion, Auto-emancipatie by Amos Gitai

  • 1999  Roozi Key zan shodam by Marziyet Meshkini

  • 2000  Porto da minha infancia by Manuel de Oliveira

  • 2001  11 September by Various Authors

  • 2002  Kamur (Fango) by Dervish Zaim

  • 2003  Land of Plenty by Wim Wenders

  • 2004  La passione by Giosuè l’ebreo by Pasquale Scimeca

  • 2005  La Dignidad de los nadies by Fernando Solanas

  • 2006  Daratt by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

  • 2007  Corti del cinema marocchino by Various Authors

  • 2008  Birdwatchers by Marco Bechis

  • 2009  The Traveller by Ahmed Maher

  • 2010  Miral by Julian Schnabel

  • 2011  Tahrir 2011 by Various Authors

  • 2012  L’intervalllo by Leonardo di Costanzo

  • 2013  At Berkleley by Frederick Wiseman

  • 2014  Inocente by Dave Lee

  • 2015  Beasts of no nation by Cary Fukunaga

  • 2016  Hotel Salvation by Shubhashish Bhutiani

  • 2017  Human Flow by Ai Weiwei

  • 2018  El Pepe, Una Vida Suprema by Emir Kusturica

  • 2019  45 seconds of laughter by Tim Robbins

  • 2020  Horshid by M. Majid and Scherza con I fanti by Gianfranco Pannone

  • 2021 AMIRA by Mohamed Diab

  • 2022 Nuclear by Oliver Stone

  • 2023 Io capitano by Matteo Garrone

  • 2024 The Fisherman by Zoey Martinson

Tim Robbins receives the 31st Enrico Fulchignoni Award

Director Oliver Stone with the Jury of the 34th Fulchignoni Award

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The UNESCO Fellini medal

36th CICT-UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

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At its 36th edition, the CICT UNESCO “Enrico Fulchignoni” Award can be considered the most significant cinematographic acknowledgment awarded by the Conseil International du Cinéma et de la Télévision CICT ICFT, official partner of UNESCO, to the movie presented at the Venice International Film Festival best embodying the values of peace, tolerance and inclusion promoted by UNESCO. This year, the winner of the award was announced during an exclusive ceremony at  La Villa in Venice Lido on September 6, 2024, as a conclusion to the 26th Euromediterranean Conference on Cinema “Mobile cinema: a new koiné for young Euromediterraneans to foster peace and tolerance”.

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The jury, composed by Pierpaolo Saporito, President of OCCAM and President a.i. of CICT ICFT UNESCO, Jasmina Boijc, Director of the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) and Stanford University’s Professor, Giacomo Mazzone, Secretary-General of Eurovisioni, Alessandro Mandelli, Founder of Serially, and Martina Baldessin, Programme Officer, OCCAM is honored to announce that the winner of the 35th CICT UNESCO “Enrico Fulchignoni” Award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival is:

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THE FISHERMAN​

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 by Zoey Martinson

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With the following motivation:The narrative coming from the deep heart of Ghana invites us to reflect on the common issues related to technological and generational transitions, topics made current and vibrant through the work The Fisherman of a young rising star in cinema, Zoey Martinson, recognized by the Biennale College Cinema, which nurtures her talent, demonstrating the vitality and broad vision of this institution. This eccentric comedy explores the struggle to preserve traditional culture in a rapidly developing country. Though somewhat didactic, the film serves as a lesson on how to blend tradition and innovation in a creative synthesis, where generations find common ground to face the challenges of a better future together. The Conseil International du Cinéma et de la Télévision CICT ICFT, attentive of the teachings of Jean Rouch and in line with the values of UNESCO, which has long been committed to promoting African cinema on the international stage, sees in this work not only merit for the director and an encouragement for Ghanaian and African cinema, but also an invitation to the international community to recognize cinema as a means of inclusion, accessibility, and shared creativity, fully embracing emerging cross-country talents.

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We are therefore honored to declare Director Zoey Martinson the winner of the 36th CICT ICFT “Enrico Fulchignoni” Award for the exceptional work of The Fisherman, with the conferral of the Fellini Medal.

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