On Friday, January 6, Arte unveiled the two winning films of the 7th edition of its ArteKino online festival dedicated to European cinema, which ended on December 31. The European Audience Prize was awarded to Linhas tortas (68', Leopardo Filmes and RTP) by Rita Nunes, Portuguese director of short films and documentaries. He also directed the TV series Madre Paula, Sophia Award for the best series in 2018, and television films, including Just by Chance (Europa award 2004). The film is available on arte.tv and the YouTube channel Arte Cinéma until January 31, the statement said.
The youth jury prize went to Summer Survivors (91', M-Films and Afterschool) by director and screenwriter Marija Kavtaradze (Lithuania). The film will be available on arte.tv and Arte Cinéma on YouTube from February 1 to 28.
The festival allowed Internet users from 32 European countries to discover 12 unreleased feature films available in 6 subtitled versions during the month of December, then to vote for their favorite film. It generated 1.9 million views on arte.tv and 493,000 on YouTube, with a 20% increase in countries outside France and Germany, welcomes the cultural channel. Last year, ArteKino recorded 2.5 million video views, including 880,000 on arte.tv and 1.7 million on YouTube Arte Cinéma (Satellifacts, January 6, 2022).