The Tale of Silyan clinched the top prize at Saturday’s International Documentary Association Awards ceremony.

The National Geographic title, which follows a North Macedonian immigrant who forms a relationship with an injured white stork as he adjusts to life in a new country, received the best feature documentary award. The film also won the best cinematography prize for Jean Dakar, who has previously worked on the feature The Walk and the television series Radius .

The film, directed by Oscar-nominated Honeyland director Tamara Kotevska, previously won the Cinema and Arts award at the Venice Film Festival. North Macedonia has selected the title as its best international feature Oscar submission.

The Tale of Silyan clinched the top prize at Saturday’s International Docum

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