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By Ben Dalton 2022-10-10T09:20:00+01:00
Source: Les Films du Losange
Rodeo, the debut feature from French director Lola Quivoron, won the New Visions award – the Golden Puffin - at Reykjavik International Film Festival this weekend.
Quivoron’s film, which won the Coup de Coeur jury prize on its debut in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year, follows a young woman who attempts to infiltrate the male-dominated world of dirt bike riding.
The Reykjavik jury said the film is “a striking debut… taking the audience on a powerful ride in search of freedom… [it’s] original, surprising and fearless.”
France-based Les Films Du Losange handles international sales on Rodeo, with Curzon acquiring UK-Ireland rights in June and Music Box releasing in the US.
The film played in Reykjavik’s New Visions section, featuring first- and second-time features.
The section awarded special mentions to Franciska Eliassen’s Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?, produced by Norway’s Myke Blikk and Hummelfilm; and Valentina Maurel’s France-Costa Rica-Belgium-produced drama I Have Electric Dreams, sold by Heretic.
Skuli Helgason, chairman of the Culture council of Reykjavik, closed the 11-day festival on Saturday, October 8.
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