Young Salzburg women win international film award for strong short film

Young Salzburg women win international film award for strong short film

Gaspoltshofen, Österreich - An exciting success for the two students Lea Povacz from Gaspoltshofen and Hanna Chucholowius from Munich: Your short Film "Drip" has won the prize for the best student film at the renowned "One Screen Short Film Festival" in New York. In this approximately five -minute work, an often tabooed topic is dealt with - the female discharge. The protagonist opens right from the start with the daring statement: "Excursion has every person with a vagina" and explains what significant role this process plays in the female body. This ruthless examination of the topic was very well received by the international jury of the festival, which praised the connection of education, empathy and artistic expression, as krone.at

a film for women

The two prospective filmmakers who study at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in the area of ​​multimediaart and film would like to give young women the courage to deal with the natural processes of their body without shame. "In addition, it is extremely important to pay attention to your own health and to prevent it accordingly. But this is only possible if I know what actually happens in my body. And there are often big deficits here," said the two students. Her commitment is not only shown in film production, but also in her conviction that it is taboo to break the female body, such as Meinzirk.at continued.

Lea Povacz is not alone with this success; Your film "Drip" is already the second big prize that she receives for her work. Before that, her documentary "Usually nothing new" was nominated for the best film at the Youki Festival. The "One Screen Short Film Festival" is considered an important platform for international filmmakers, and with their award, Povacz and Chucholowius set a strong sign for the relevance of their topics and the importance of open communication about the body of women.