The public’s favourites at the Gopo Awards 2023
Last week, we invited readers and the Films in Frame community to vote for their favourites among the nominees in five categories at the Gopo Awards 2023. Thank you for your tremendous interest – we received 187 votes (most of them via form, and some via Instagram)
🥁 Until the ceremony, here are the public’s top picks based on the data collected:
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Best Feature
Blue Moon, produced by Gabi Suciu, Robi Urs| Romania (InLight, Atelier de Film, Forest Film)
Immaculate, produced by Marcian Lazăr| Romania (Axel Film)
🏆 Metronom, produced by Cătălin Mitulescu, Viorel Chesaru, Ruxandra Slotea| Romania (Strada Film Internațional, Chainsaw Europe, Midralgar France)
Miracle, produced by Oana Iancu, Bogdan George Apetri| Romania (The East Company Productions)
Men of Deeds, produced by Anamaria Antoci, Ana Voicu, Paul Negoescu, Poli Angelova| Romania (Papillon Film, Tangaj Production, Avanpost Production, Screening Emotions)
You Are Ceaușescu to Me, produced by Claudiu Mitcu, Robert Fița, Ioachim Stroe| Romania (Wearebasca)
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Best Director
Alina Grigore (Blue Moon)
Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark (Immaculate)
🏆 Alexandru Belc (Metronom)
Bogdan George Apetri (Miracle)
Paul Negoescu (Men of Deeds)
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Best Debut
#dogpoopgirl (dir. Andrei Huțuleac)
A Higher Law (dir. Octav Chelaru)
Blue Moon (dir. Alina Grigore)
🏆 Immaculate (dir. Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark)
You Are Ceaușescu to Me (dir. Sebastian Mihăilescu)
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Mircea Postelnicu (Blue Moon)
Șerban Lazarovici (Metronom)
Emanuel Pârvu (Miracle)
🏆 Iulian Postelnicu (Men of Deeds)
Bogdan Dumitrache (Man and Dog)
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
🏆 Andreea Grămoșteanu (#dogpoopgirl)
Mălina Manovici (A Higher Law)
Ana Dumitrașcu (Immaculate)
Mara Bugarin (Metronom)
Ioana Bugarin (Miracle)
The Gopo Awards will take place on April 25. This year, 37 feature films are nominated, and the awards will be given based on the votes of over 600 professionals from all sectors of the film industry in Romania. Here is the complete list of nominees (Romanian only).

An article written by the magazine's team