SALENTO INT.L FILM FESTIVAL (SIFF 2004) WINNERS

Salento Int.l Film Festival packed the Esperia Palace Hotel in Lido Marini (Lecce) Italy Sunday Night September 26, at the Awards Ceremony Party for the 1st annual Salento Int.l Film Festival.

Academy Award Winner Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, and the Academy Award nominee Production Designer Bruno Rubeo (Merchant of Venice) received the "FINIBUS TERRAE AWARD" which recognizes the artistic excellence, professional accomplishment and dedication to cinema.

The Italian Actor Enrico Lo Verso and John Savage received the "SALENTO AWARD" for his accomplishments in film.

More than 100 filmmakers attended the 1st Annual Salento Int.l Film Festival from around the world.

SIFF 2004 Winners

VALLONEA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE
IL TRAMITE / THE ESCORT (Italy 2004)
By Stefano Reali

VALLONEA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT-FILM
FRAME OF MIND (Germany/USA 2004)
By Simon Jöcker

VALLONEA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY
LOS ZAFIROS: MUSIC FROM THE EDGE (USA 2003)
By Lorenzo Di Stefano

JURY SPECIAL MENTION
INDOCUMENTADOS (Uruguay/USA 2004)
By Leonardo Ricagni

JURY SPECIAL MENTION
MIX - Music, Love, porn. (Hungary 2004)
By Steven Lovy