Out of 1,631 entries from 457 film schools around the world, Oh Lucy!, an entry from student Atsuko Hirayanagi enrolled in NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia in Singapore, has come in second at this year’s Cannes’ Cinéfondation Selection — a platform created to support the next generation of international filmmakers.
This selection is parallel to the Official Selection of Cannes’ Film Festival. Atsuko Hirayanagi will receive EUR11,250 ($15,336) in prize money.
Oh Lucy! tells the story of a 55-year-old Japanese office lady who has become disillusioned with the mundanity of her ordinary life only to rediscover a whole new one after going for a few sessions with an English speech therapist. This film was shot on location, in Japan and Singapore.
Watch the trailer for The Selection’s second-prize winner Oh Lucy!.
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