‘Only on Earth,’ ‘Aliyá, Yeridá’ Win Top Cannes Docs-in-Progress Industry Awards
variety.comLise Pedersen Danish-Spanish co-production “Only On Earth,” by award-winning Danish filmmaker Robin Petré (“Pulse,” “From the Wild Sea”), has picked up the top IEFTA Docs-in-Progress Award at Cannes Docs, the Cannes Film Market sidebar dedicated to documentary film.
The film forms part of the Five Nordics Showcase, one of eight showcases presenting a total of 34 docs-in-progress this year.
The others include Chile, Scotland, Palestine Circle Women Accelerator, Docs By The Sea, the East Doc Platform, and newcomer Switzerland. “Only On Earth” is described as a journey deep into southern Galicia in Spain, one of Europe’s most vulnerable wildfire zones, during the hottest summer ever measured, where humans and animals alike struggle to cope as inextinguishable fires draw closer.
Composed of POV senior producer Opal H. Bennet, head of documentary at IMS in Copenhagen, Rasmus Steen, and RIDM artistic co-director Ana Alice de Morais, handing out the award the jury stated: “The project stood out with its exceptional combination of craft, character and topic.
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