Malaysian film to win the Grand Prize at Cannes’ Critics’ Week
‘Tiger Stripes’ has bagged the Grand Prize at the 62nd International Cannes’ Critics’ Week and is currently in the running for the Camera d’Or award for Best First Feature Film. — Picture via Instagram/ Ghost Grrrl Pictures.
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By Arif Zikri
Thursday, 25 May 2023 12:33 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Local arthouse horror film Tiger Stripes has left its mark on the 62nd International Cannes’ Critics’ Week as it snatched the Grand Prize.
Amanda Nell Eu’s debut feature also marks the first time a Malaysian movie has won the top spot at the prestigious event, which saw Eu bringing home a total of €10,000 (RM49,602) in cash prize.
The Cannes’ Critics’ Week’s 2023 jury president Audrey Diwan told portal Screen Daily that Tiger Stripes was the first film that they saw through the selection and it has passed the test of time.
“Irreverent and uncompromising, Tiger Stripes does not try to please, it is content to fully assume its seductive singularity.
“It was the first film of the selection that we saw. It has passed the test of time,” Diwan said.
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Meanwhile, Eu shared a post on Instagram regarding her historical win which included a snippet of a discourse note by jury Kim Yutani who described the film as pure animal energy.
“This is a film that expresses the internal becoming external — and vice versa — and how the transformation from girl to woman leads to fear and alienation, both within the individual and society.
“This film burst through the traditional coming of age story with exuberant creativity, playful homage and pure animal energy,” Yutani wrote in the discourse.
Tiger Stripes is also in the running for the Camera d’Or prize, an award for the best first feature film. It will be selected from three categories which are the Official Selection, Director’s Fortnight or the International Critics’ Week.
The jury will award the Camera d’Or prize for best first feature film at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony on May 27.
