The film won the award "for successfully weaving stunning cinematography, excellent performances, beautiful costumes and tantalizing sets with an unconventional story structure to illustrate a failure in aviation history," the jury said.
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The History of Aviation beat 37 other films in the category for the award.
The History of Flying debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in the spring and has been invited to more than 30 international film events since.
