Price of Love is a 2015 Ethiopian drama film directed by Hermon Hailay which was screened in the Official Selection at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. "Price of Love in the Official Selection at Toronto International Film Festival 2015" 18 August 2015
It was selected in Official Competition at FESPACO 2015 where it won the Special Prize of Ouagadougou. It has gone on to compete in numerous international film festivals and won multiple awards. "Price of Love director: African film industry 'must work together'", BBC Focus on Africa, 05 March 2015.
It tells the story of a young Addis Ababa taxi driver gets caught up in the dark side of love, causing his taxi to be stolen. He finds himself stuck in a relationship with a prostitute, making him confront his past and discover what is the price of love. "Ethiopian cinema focuses on prostitution", BBC Online, 05 March 2015.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2015 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Special Prize of Ouagadougou 2015 Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix 2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Film 2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Actor 2015 International Pan-African Film Festival, Cannes Dikalo Award Best Actress 2015 Zanzibar International Film Festival Bi Kidude Award (Chairman's Award) 2015 Écrans noirs Écrans d'Or 2015 Toronto International Film Festival Grolsch People’s Choice Award 2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Prix Coup de cœur du jury 2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Prix culturel Don quichotte 2015 Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga Best Actor 2015 Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé Grand Prix 2015 Africa International Film Festival Best Screenplay 2015 Lumières d'Afrique Prix du Jury Signis 2015 Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze Horse 2016 Jeonju International Film Festival Grand Prix
List of festival appearances
Festival Date Type Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou March 2015 World premiere Créteil International Women's Film Festival March 2015 European premiere Panafrican Film Festival, Cannes April 2015 Cannes premiere Black Cinema Brazil May 2015 South American premiere Africa Film Trinidad & Tobago July 2015 Caribbean premiere Zanzibar International Film Festival July 2015 Tanzanian premiere Écrans Noirs July 2015 Cameroon premiere Festival du cinéma Africain de Khouribga September 2015 Morocco premiere Toronto International Film Festival September 2015 North American premiere Festival International du Film de Femmes de Salé October 2015 Filmfest Hamburg October 2015 German premiere African Film Festival Ottawa October 2015 Cambridge African Film Festival October 2015 Africa in Motion October 2015 Film Africa November 2015 Afryka Eye November 2015 Africa International Film Festival November 2015 Nigeria premiere Virginia Film Festival November 2015 US premiere Lumieres d'Afrique November 2015 Cairo International Film Festival November 2015 Egypt premiere Stockholm International Film Festival November 2015 Scandinavian premiere Palm Springs International Film Festival January 2016 West Coast premiere International Film Festival Rotterdam January 2016 Dutch premiere Pan African Film Festival February 2016 Los Angeles premiere AFI New African Film Festival March 2016 Caravanes des Cinemas d'Afrique March 2016 Washington DC International Film Festival April 2016 DC premiere Jeonju International Film Festival April 2016 Asian premiere New York African Film Festival May 2016 New York premiere
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