MOON won four awards at the 77^th Locarno Film Festival:

Special Jury Prize, given to the second best film of the International Competition, worth 30.000 Swiss francs.
Europa Cinemas Label, awarded from cinema exhibitors providing support for the promotion of the film releases.
Boccalino d'Oro awarded by the independent film critics.
Special Mention from the Ecumenical jury.

One hard blow catapults Sarah out of the ring and puts an end to her career as a martial arts athlete. She ends up being a personal trainer in the luxury villa of a wealthy Jordanian businessman, teaching three young girls the basics of martial arts. It doesn’t escape Sarah's senses that suppressed voices can be heard behind closed doors. In her second feature film, MOON, Kurdwin Ayub explores the sparse options of female agency and its ruthless limitations.

• MOON by Kurdwin Ayub (WP Locarno),
• THE DEVIL’S BATH by Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (WP Berlinale) and
• THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE (WP Cannes)

are the three Austrian films among the 45 films of the EFA Feature Film Selection 2024. MOON is also nominated for European University Film Award.
EFA Nominations will be announced on November 5.
The award ceremony takes place in Lucerne on December 7.