Italian Lampedusa film wins Golden Bear in Berlin – Investing.com Spain

BERLIN (Reuters) – “Fuocoammare” a film by Italian director Gianfranco Rosi on the drama of immigrants on the island of Lampedusa, won Saturday Bear International Film Festival Berlin.

the director dedicated the award to all the inhabitants of Lampedusa who have helped thousands of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa in rickety boats and crowded in search of a better life in Europe, who fell by the wayside in the dangerous journey.

“I have in my thoughts to those who never made it to Lampedusa on their journey of hope and people from Lampedusa to 30 years opens his heart to who come, “said the director to receive the award.

Europe is experiencing the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War because of the arrival of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from the Middle East, particularly from Syria, and Africa, fleeing wars and poverty.

the jury, chaired by actress Meryl Streep, Bear gave the film “Smrt u Sarajevu” (Death in Sarajevo), on strike planned by the staff at a hotel where an important European political summit, and its director Danis Tanovic will take place.

the award for best director went to French director Mia Hansen-Love for his film “L’Avenir “. Silver Bear for a film that breaks new ground was awarded to the Philippine film “Hele sa Hiwagang hapis” a work eight hours on the country’s fight against colonial rule of Spain.

The award the public was taken by the Israeli-Palestinian film “Junction 48″, a work of fiction about a star of the Palestinian rap and his girlfriend who live near Tel Aviv in the city of Lod, which until recently was known as one of the main centers of drug Middle East.

(Reporting by Michael Roddy, editing by Jill Serjeant Spanish)

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