THE GOLDEN CAMERA 300 OF "MANAKI BROTHERS" IN THE HANDS OF FRED KELEMEN AND THE TURIN HORSE

The awards of the 32nd "Manaki Brothers" were granted on the gala-evening in the Big Hall of the Centre of Culture in Bitola.

In the very full hall, the awards were given to the eminent guests-winners, most of them present in Btiola, as not so often until now.

The "Golden camera 300" went to

The Turin horse from the cinematographer Fred Kelemen, who was among the favorites of the audience, judging by their first reactions.

Explanation by the jury "The Golden Camera 300 goes to the cinematographer Fred Kelemen, for the film The Turin horse, for his outstanding ability to capture the difficulty of the human`s life and the power of the film rolls to inbuilt all the nuances between black and white in the wondering above the sense and nonsense of human existence with the film camera.

The award was granted by Goce Smilevski and received personally by the author.

Silver Camera 300 goes to Silent Souls from the genuine from Russia, Mikhail Krichman.

Explantaion of the jury „The winner of the second prize this evening was earlier this year described by Quintin Tarantino as having created a ‘poetic story'. The jury could think of no better words to describe his brilliant cinematography. Something seems to have happened happen when he has turned on his camera which complements ideally the sadness and love of this mystical story.The award to the cinematographer of Silent Soul, the Russian cinematographer Mikhail Krichman  is richly deserved for the simplicity and power he has brought to create such memorable imagery."

The award was granted by Kristina Depo, representative by the Sparkasse Bank and received by the author himself.

The Bronze camera 300 went to

The Mill and the Cross from Lech Majewski, that left Bitola only a few days earlier.

Explanation by the jury: "The award Bronze Camera 300 goes to the cinematographers Lech Majewski and Adam Sikora that capture the expressiveness of the painting sheets  of Pieter Bruegel on the screen.

The Small golden camera 300 went to

The short film named Coral from the Argentinian cinematographer Jorge Crespo.

The official jury was composed of Dante Spinotti (president), Martin Schweighofer, Goce Smilevski, Eva Zaoralova and Nigel Walters.

The award from "New visions" :

"The film Shelter from Krum Rodriguez, because of the young team, as much as the innovative aesthetics that that entirely fits in the concept of the program.

The jury consisted of Julijana Mirchevska, Emilija Jovchevska and Dimitar Kolondjoski.

Also, the special awards "Golden Camera 300" were granted during this manifestation, to the French cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, by the French ambassador in Macedonia, Jean Claude Schlumberger, and to the Serbian actor with a rich regional and international career, Predrag Manojlovic, by the mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Talevski.

Keep on watching and see you next year in Bitola.

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