Agora, the industry section of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, announced its awards Wednesday.
Among the awards in the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum section was the IEFTA Award for Best Documentary in Development, accompanied by a 10,000 euro cash prize. This went to “Highways of Hope,” directed by Alexa Bakony, and produced by Gábor Osváth and Veronika Gál of Filmfabriq in Hungary. The film centers on Gulnaz, a 21-year-old Muslim woman from India, who drives trucks across Europe. The jury said: “This project led by a young female team promises to cross European borders and break Indian stereotypes about Muslim minorities through an energetic story of emancipation. We were captivated by
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