Cinema for Peace Doves 2023

 
 
 

 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year 2023


 

WINNER: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Directed by Edward Berger

A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.

 
 

NOMINEES:

 

close
Directed by Lucas Dhont

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.

KLONDIKE
Directed by Maryna Er Gorbach

The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine during the start of the war.

The fabELMANS
Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelmans aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

TAR
Directed by Todd Field

Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and first-ever female music director of a major German orchestra.

THE WHALE
Directed by Daren Aronofsky

A reclusive English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

THE SWIMMERS
DIRECTED BY SALLY EL HOSAINI

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.

Triangle of sadness
Directed by Ruben Östlund

The hypocritical suffering of the super rich

THE GOOD NURSE
Directed by Tobias Lindholm

An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.

THIRTEEN LIVES
Directed by Ron Howard

A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.

 

 
 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Documentary of the Year 2023


 

Winner: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Directed by MYSTLAV CHENOV

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggles to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

 
 

NOMINEES:

 

FIRE OF LOVE
Directed by sarah dosa

Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together: unraveling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing the most explosive imagery ever recorded.

BEYOND UTOPIA
DIRECTED BY MADELEINE GAVIN

The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.

A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmon

An institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions, as result of east Ukrainian war.

THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. ROSA PARKS
Directed by Johanna Hamilton, Yoruba Richen

The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Directed by Laura Potras

Following the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.

 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove for The Political Film of the Year 2023


 

WINNER: The corridors of power

Directed by Dror Moreh

A riveting examination of how American leaders have responded to reports of genocide, war crimes, and mass atrocities after the fall of the Soviet Union, when America stood as the only global superpower.

 

NOMINEES:

 

Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky

The film depicts the horrible realities of this unprovoked war instigated by Vladimir Putin. It is an exploration of the courage of the Ukrainian people, fiercely determined to stand their ground until 'the last drop of blood'.

fifa uncovered
Directed by Miles coleman

Rom power struggles to global politics, an exploration of FIFA reveals the organization's checkered history and what it takes to host a World Cup.

Tantura
Directed by Alon Schwarz

In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society.

WHILE WE WATCHED
Directed by VinaY shukla

How independent news reporting in India and beyond is increasingly under threat by budgetary cuts and especially, extremists leveraging alternative platforms to spread misinformation

eternal spring
Directed by jason loftus

Falun Gong practitioners were persecuted in China, they tried to tell the truth but they were kidnapped, and some Falun Gong practitioners died.

 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice 2023


winner: Argentina, 1985

Directed by Santiago Mitre

Politthriller about the investigation and prosecution of the military dictatorship in Argentina by Strassera and Ocampo

 
 

NOMINEES:

 

Blanquita
Directed by Fernando Guzzoni

Blanca lives in a foster home for minors run by father Manuel. A sexual scandal involving businessmen and politicians puts Blanca and Manuel in the eye of the press, turning Blanca into a feminist martyr and key witness of the case

Descendants
Directed by Margaret Brown

Follows descendants of the survivors from the Clotilda, the last ship that carried enslaved Africans to the United States, as they reclaim their story

EMANCIPATION
Directed By Antoine Fuqua

A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him

TO KILL A TIGER
Directed by Nisha Pahuja

Indian family's quest for justice after a teenage girl is brutally assaulted

752 Is Not A Number
Directed by Babak Payami

A Canadian dentist's quest for justice in the aftermath of an airlines flight shot down by the Iranian military

 
 
 

The International Green Film Award 2023


Winner: the territory

Directed by aLEX pritz

When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous people fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.

Winner: all that breathes

Directed by SHAUNAK SEN

In the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times, a bird.

 

NOMINEES:

 

patrick and the whale
Directed by Mark Fletcher

Using stunning underwater footage, Patrick explores the fascinating nature of the sperm whale, attempting to shine a light on its intelligence and complexity, as well as highlighting its current and past relationship with humankind.

Fashion Reimagined
Directed by Becky Hutner

Amy Powney, a daughter of environmental activists, from outsider to industry leader creating a fashion collection that's ethical and sustainable

delikado
Directed by Marc Bauder

Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield

eo
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski

Follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.

 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove on Global Health 2023


Winner: HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC

Directed by David France

Chronicles the global race to research, develop, manufacture, and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in the most enormous coordinated public health effort ever undertaken.

 

Nominees:

 

OF MEDICINES AND MIRACLES
Directed by ross kauffman

Chronicles the monumental task of curing cancer, as seen through the harrowing experiences of one young girl, her family, and a doctor on a mission

BEHIND THE SWEDISH MODEL
Directed by Viktor Nordenskiöld

Behind the scenes of the first corona wave in Sweden, where state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell went solo on a global scale - and became an involuntary public figure overnight.

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Directed by Alek Keshishian

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness.

De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Directed by John HoffVerena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Up-close look into the human body at several hospitals with specially designed cameras

 
 

The Cinema for Peace Dove for Women’s Empowerment 2023


Winner: In Her Hands

Directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen

At 26, Zarifa Ghafari, became one of Afghanistan's first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. Filmed over two turbulent years, the film documents her personal battle for survival as her country unravels.

Winner: She Said

Directed by Maria Schrader

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

 

Nominees:

 

Brainwashed: sex-camera-power
Directed by nina menkes

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.

woman talking
Directed by sarah polley

Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

valeria is getting married
Directed by michal vinik

Two Ukrainian sisters, Valeria and Christina decide to marry Israeli men through online-arranged marriages. One already did it and is now living in Israel and the another is considering moving to Israel too and doing the same thing.

The janes
Directed by tia lessin and emma pildes

Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE.