Playground (2021 film)

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Playground
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Laura Wandel
Produced by Stéphane Lhoest
Starring Maya Vanderbeque
Günter Duret
Karim Leklou
Laura Verlinden
Cinematography Frédéric Noirhomme
Edited by Nicolas Rumpl
Release dates
  • 8 July 2021 (2021-07-08)(Cannes)
  • 20 October 2021 (2021-10-20)(Belgium)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

Playground (French : Un monde) is a 2021 Belgian drama film directed by Laura Wandel. [1] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [2] At Cannes, it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. [3] [4]

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Playground received the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association. [5] At the 11th Magritte Awards, it was nominated for ten awards and won seven, including Best First Feature Film and Best Director for Wandel. [6] It was selected as the Belgium’s Oscar-shortlisted International Feature and Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. [7] Ultimately, it was not nominated.

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Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Belgian Film Critics Association [5] Best Film Won
BFI London Film Festival Sutherland Trophy Won
Cannes Film Festival [3] Caméra d'Or Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize Won
European Film Awards Discovery of the Year Laura WandelNominated
Magritte Awards [6] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Laura WandelWon
Best Screenplay Laura WandelNominated
Best Supporting Actress Laura VerlindenWon
Most Promising Actor Günter DuretWon
Most Promising Actress Maya VanderbequeWon
Best First Feature Film Won
Best Cinematography Frédéric NoirhommeNominated
Best Sound Mathieu Cox, Corinne Dubien, Thomas Grimm-Landsberg, David VrankenWon
Best Editing Nicolas RumplWon
Goya Awards Best European Film [8] Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Playground". Cineuropa. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Smith, Anna (31 January 2022). "Int'l Critics Line: Belgium's Oscar-Shortlisted 'Playground'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 Van Cutsem, Eric (19 December 2021). "La sélection 2021 de l'UCC". Cinopsis (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 Goodfellow, Melanie (13 February 2022). "'Playground', 'Madly In Life' top Belgium's Magritte Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "'Un monde' by Laura Wandel is Belgian entry for Oscars". Netherland News Live. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía . 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.


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