"...SWAROVSKI CULTURAL INNOVATION AWARD
The inaugural Swarovski Cultural Innovation Award honours the artistry, innovation and audacity of one of the Festival’s inventive Visions titles as selected by an international industry jury of major visual artists. This year’s award goes to ضzer Kzltan’s TAKVA - A MAN’S FEAR OF GOD (Turkey/Germany), which follows a 45-year-old single man whose core belief in – and fear of – God is put to the test. The jury consists of acclaimed London based multi-media performance artist Beth Derbyshire, provocative filmmaker and photographer Olivo Barbieri, and renowned Copenhagen-based artist Jesper Just. Honourable mention goes to Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth’s KHADAK (Belgium/Germany/The Netherlands). The award offers a $10,000 cash prize.
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