Awards & Press

Selected awards & festivals

1. 2024Öngören Prize — WinnerNuremberg Film Festival “Turkey-Germany” — War and Justice
2. 2024DocEdge Award, Best International Director — WinnerDocumentary Edge Festival — War and Justice
3. 2024Best Feature Film — NomineeNuremberg Film Festival “Turkey-Germany” — War and Justice
4. 2024Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice — NomineeCinema for Peace Awards — War and Justice
5. 2023World Premiere, Filmfest MünchenWar and Justice
6. 2023Certified Fresh — Rotten TomatoesWar and Justice
7. 2022Jury Prize, Best Short Film — WinnerAndromeda Film Festival — Jamil
8. 2022Golden Wheat Award, Best Short — WinnerGolden Wheat Awards — Jamil
9. 2020Roncalli Forum Film Award — NomineeIndependent Days — Jamil
10. 2019New Industry Selection, “Best something new” — WinnerOaxaca FilmFest, Mexico — Jamil
11. 2019Diamond Award, Best Short Film — WinnerHollywood Film Competition — Jamil
12. 2019February Award, Best Short (under 52 min) — WinnerEurasia International Monthly Film Festival — Jamil
13. 2019Best First Time Director — WinnerNew York Cinematography Awards — Jamil
14. 2019Silver Award (2nd place), Best Short FilmLA Shorts Awards — Jamil
15. 2019FBW Prädikat “besonders wertvoll”Jamil
16. 2019German Short Film Award — nominationJamil
17. 2013Best Documentary — NomineeWarsaw International Film Festival — The International Criminal Court

Awards and nominations for War and Justice and The International Criminal Court are shared with co-director Marcus Vetter. Source: IMDb.

Press

• “Intensely engaging and immensely intimate. Co-directors Marcus Vetter and Michele Gentile plant us into a world where war itself is a crime.”

  The Independent Critic

  Score 3.5 / 4.0 · Richard Propes

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• “Gentile and Vetter clearly trust the inherent power of their material to leave a lasting impact. That trust is most warranted.”

  Rotten Tomatoes

  Certified Fresh · War and Justice

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• “A politically charged exploration of the International Criminal Court and its importance in keeping order in an increasingly disordered world. A definite must-watch.”

  Cinemacy

  War and Justice — Review

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