Doc about French painter wins main prize at One World festival

The film Apolonia, Apolonia by Danish director Lea Glob won the main prize at the human rights documentary film festival One World. The film follows the life of French painter Apolonia Sokol over a span of 13 years. The Audience Award went to the detective thriller Kuciak: The Murder of a Journalist directed by Matt Sarnecki, while The Václav Havel Jury Award went to Strangers to Peace, about former fighters in the Colombian FARC guerrilla army. The festival, organized by the non-profit organization People in Need, took place in 28 Czech cities this year. The awards were handed out at a gala ceremony in Prague on Thursday night.