For more than 10 years telling stories with the goal of sparking great changes,
Maria Farinha Films has produced over 25 films, series and other formats that
have impacted millions of people around the planet. The first production company
in Latin America to become a certified B Corporation, MFF has developed projects
anchored around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals such as Way Beyond
Weight (2012), Drops of Joy (2014), The Beginning of Life (2016), Not Even in a
Wildest Dream (2017), Be What You Are (2018), Aruanas (2019), among others.
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WINNER
PRODUCTION COMPANY: MARIA FARINHA FILMS
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
