The jury statement Europa Cinemas Label:
«JOY is an exceptionally well researched and moving film about sex trafficking – a plague affecting all of Europe. The
film has a documentary feel to it, and its authenticity and credibility shine through. We get a strong sense of Joy's everyday
life, her struggles and her dignity among the complex power dynamics of her life in a universe parallel to our own. This film
will spark debate wherever it is seen, and we are delighted that the Europa Cinemas Label prize will help encourage its distribution
around Europe.»
The Jury:
Klara Bogusławska (Kinoteka Multiplex, Warsaw, Poland)
Mathieu Guetta (Director, Majestic Bastille, Paris, France);
Ezio Leoni (Manager, Il Lux, Padua, Italy)
Christine Müh (Managing Director, Kommunales Kino, Pforzheim, Germany).
Klara Bogusławska (Kinoteka Multiplex, Warsaw, Poland)
Mathieu Guetta (Director, Majestic Bastille, Paris, France);
Ezio Leoni (Manager, Il Lux, Padua, Italy)
Christine Müh (Managing Director, Kommunales Kino, Pforzheim, Germany).
Jury statement – Hearst Award
«There are immigrants that even the racists have no problem putting up with: they are women like Joy, child prostitutes reduced to slavery. It's going on today, in Austria, with its right-wing government. But it's no different from what's happening in Italy here and now. Joy begs us to not turn away from this reality.»
«There are immigrants that even the racists have no problem putting up with: they are women like Joy, child prostitutes reduced to slavery. It's going on today, in Austria, with its right-wing government. But it's no different from what's happening in Italy here and now. Joy begs us to not turn away from this reality.»
The jury that assigned the award, made up of the editors of the magazines in the Hearst Group involved:
Francesca Delogu, Cosmopolitan;
Elena Mantaut, Elle;
Monica Mosca, Gente;
Maria Elena Viola, Gioia!;
Antonella Bussi, Marie Claire;
Giampietro Baudo and Timothy Small, esquire/com.it.
Francesca Delogu, Cosmopolitan;
Elena Mantaut, Elle;
Monica Mosca, Gente;
Maria Elena Viola, Gioia!;
Antonella Bussi, Marie Claire;
Giampietro Baudo and Timothy Small, esquire/com.it.
