2023 FILM MERIT AWARDS
IPF | FIP Film Awards 2023
Every film shown at the International Peace Festival | Festival International de la Paix is an extraordinary viewing experience. The IPF | FIP Film Merit Awards are prizes awarded by the International Peace Festival as part of its initiative to raise awareness for the social relevance of films. This year the festival honors 10 films with a Best Film Merit Award, each film of which originates from a world region mostly aligned with the continent on which the country of film origin is located. A Film of the Year Award is also conferred on a film selected for its valuable work on humanitarian and environmental issues. All Award winners will be presented with an original award created by AB Crystal Collection at the Awards Ceremony held annually at the closing of the festival.
Film For Peace Merit Awards
FILM OF THE YEAR AWARD
ROOTED IN PEACE
Directed by Greg Reitman
Best Film - Africa
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
Directed by Moses Bwayo
Best Film - Asia
ALL THAT BREATHES
Directed by Shaunak Sen
Best Film - Central America
THE KINGS OF THE WORLD
Directed by Laura Mora Ortega
Best Film - Eastern Europe
KRZYSZTOF WODICZKO: THE ART OF UN-WAR
Directed by Maria Niro
Best Film - European Union
ALL YOUR FACES
Directed by Jeanne Herry
Best Film - Middle East
BEIRUT DREAMS IN COLOR
Directed by Michael Collins
Best Film - North America
BRAIN WASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER
Directed by Nina Menkes
Best Film - Oceania
THE NEW BOY
Directed by Warwick Thornton
Best Film - South America
ARGENTINA, 1985
Directed by Santiago Mitre
Best Film - The Caribbean
LA LINEA IMAGINARIA
Directed by Philip Escobar Jung