Today 18 October 2024, the tenth edition of the MIA – Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo came to an end with the official MIA Awards Ceremony, the awards ceremony presented by Gaia Tridente, MIA Director, at which the 9 prizes up for grabs for this edition, the 8 MIA Awards 2023 and the Hosted Carlo Bixio Award were awarded. Here is the list of this year’s winners:
MIA DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ANIMATION PROJECT: BIG BANG PARADE by Hermien Verstraeten, Sine Özbilge, Nienke Deutz, Karolien Raeymaekers, Imge Özbilge, Britt Raes, Martyna Koleniec, produced by Annemie Degryse, Lunanime, Producer and Co-Owner, Lumière Groupe (Belgium), co-produced by Momakin (Poland) and Les productions de Milou (France);
MIA DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DOC PROJECT: REBORN-PERFECT LOVE directed by Giovanni Conte, Francesco Pascucci, produced by Nicola Maiello and Camilla Gazzola (Amartia Film);
MIA DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DRAMA PROJECT: THE NIGHT WATCH, written by Steven Friedman and produced by Edvard van’t Wout for Continent Studios;
MIA DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FILM PROJECT: DEATH IN YOUR EYES – directed by Guillermo de Oliveira, produced by Silvia Fuentes (Sétima) and Nuria Landete García (Sideral Cinema);
PARAMOUNT NEW STORIES AWARD: AYA IN THE DESERT, directed by Julia Horrillo, produced by Norbert Llaràs for Alhena Production (Spain);
GEDI VISUAL AWARD: LA VITA CHE MI DIEDI/PULLING MY OWN STRINGS, produced by Anna Frandino for Officina 38, Cinema Key, directed by Alessandra Cataleta (Italy);
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL AWARD: FATHER/OTEC, directed by Tereza Nvotová, produced by Veronika Paštéková and Anton Škreko (Danae Production), Karel Chvojka and Miloš Lochman (Moloko Film), Marta Gmosińska and Mariusz Włodarski (Lava Films);
WIFTMI AWARD: UGLYCOMICS / FUMETTIBRUTTI – a series based on the graphic novel trilogy by Josephine Yole Signorelli, produced by Riccardo Russo for Bim Produzione – a
Wild Bunch Company, and written by Teresa Ciabatti, Laura Luchetti and Michele Pellegrini;
CARLO BIXIO AWARD for Best Series Concept: Giovanni Mauriello for the CHUKAR project;
CARLO BIXIO AWARD for Best Screenplay: ex aequo by DOPPIO FALLO (Double Penalty) project by Annalisa De Filippis and Eleonora Ghezzi and by the project LA NUBE (The Cloud) by Gianluca Tria and Lorenzo Garofalo;
SIAE Award for best original screenplay: IL GIOCO DELL’OCA (The Game of the Goose) by Diego Pelizza;
Fideuram Award for young people: GLI INCERTI (The Incertis) by Marco Pozzato and Matteo Calzolaio.
