CULTURE

‘The Distant Barking of Dogs’ scoops top honors at Thessaloniki doc fest

‘The Distant Barking of Dogs’ scoops top honors at Thessaloniki doc fest

Simon Lereng Wilmont's “The Distant Barking of Dogs,” a powerful fly-on-the-wall portrait of a 10-year-old boy living with his grandmother in a warzone village near the Ukraine-Russia border has won the international competition award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.

The award, known as the Golden Alexander, comes with an 8,000-euro cash prize.

For a full list of the awards you can visit the festival's official website.

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