Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams have taken home the Southern Hemisphere’s richest cash prize for their feature film, Neptune Frost, in a night of glitz and glamour at The Forum. | By Nell Geraets GeraetsNell
A scene from Neptune Frost, which clinched the inaugural Bright Horizon award at the Melbourne International Film Festival.Presented at MIFF’s prestigious closing gala – held in-person at the Forum after two years of lockdowns and virtual events – the powerhouse pair accepted via video the title of ‘best film’ on behalf of their team., and for the way people are sharing their emotions when seeing this film. It’s a film that we did with our heart,” said co-director Uzeyman.
“Through this competition we’ve supported MIFF to become one of the leading film festivals in the world, showcasing Victoria as a global screen powerhouse with cutting-edge production facilities, iconic locations and world-class creative talent,” Dimopoulos said. "There was a very unspoken history of what it meant to get this award ... I felt the weight of a million women and all my ancestors, but it was lifting. So we can push and lift at the same time."
"It crossed worlds and intersected certain realities – incredibly difficult to achieve, even for any accomplished filmmaker.
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