Critics' Prizes in Fribourg, Toulouse, Thessaloniki, Mar del Plata, Mumbai
Fipresci prizes
Fribourg (Switzerland, March 18-25, 2007).
Prize: "Le cercle des noyés" by Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd (Belgium, 2006). Jury: Pamela Biénzobas, Chile, president, Pradip Biswas, India, Hassen Euchi, Tunisia, Sergei Anashkin, Russia. Print source. Production: Cobra Films, Rue de la Sablonnière, 29, B 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium, T +32 (2) 512 70 07, F +32 (2) 511 38 28, cobrafilms@skynet.be. Sales: GSARA, 26, rue du Marteau, B 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium, T +32 (2) 250 13 10, distribution.disc@gsara.be
Festival: www.fiff.ch
Toulouse (France, Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine, March 16-25, 2007).
Prize: "La Marea" by Diego Martinez Vignatti (Argentina, 2006). Jury: Joan Millaret Valls, Spain, Dana Duma, Romania, Lotfi Ben Khalifa, Tunisia. Print source: Films Distribution, 20, Rue Saint-Augustin, F 75002 Paris, France, T +33 (1) 5210 3399, info@filmdistribution@com
Festival: cinelatino.free.fr
Thessaloniki (Greece, International Documentary Film Festival "Images of the 21st Century", March 16-24, 2007).
Prize, "Recordings of Memory" section: "Souvenirs" (Suvenirim) by Shahar Cohen and Halil Efrat (Israel, 2006). Prize, Greek Film, "Human Rights" section: "Secrets and Lies" (Mystika kai schemata) by Stavros Stagos (Greece, 2006). Jury: Thomas Rothschild, Germany, president, Lars Movin, Denmark, Sasa Radojevic, Serbia-Montenegro, Paulo Portugal, Portugal, Demosthenes Xifilinos, Greece. Print sources. "Souvenirs": Cinephil, Israel ((Philippa Kowarsky), www.cinephil.co.il. "Secrets and Lies": EKK/Greek Film Center, www.gfc.gr
Festival: www.filmfestival.gr
Mar del Plata (Argentina, March 8-18, 2007).
"M" by Nicolás Prividera (Argentina, 2007) presented in the Latin American Competition. Jury: Bence Nanay, Hungary, Jorge Jellinek, Uruguay, Pablo Suarez, Argentina. Print source: Pablo Ratto (Producer), pablo@trivialmedia.com.ar, www.trivialmedia.com.ar
Festival: www.mardelplatafilmfest.com
Mumbai (India, Feature Film Festival, March 8-15, 2007).
Prize: "The Fortunate One" (Sonam) by Ahsan Muzid (India, 2006). Jury: João Antunes, Portugal, Steve Ayorinde, Nigeria, Bitopan Borborah, India. Print Source: Garima Films, Garima Palace, H B Road Kamarpatty, Guwahati, Assam-781001, India, T +91 (986) 4030 132, F +91 (361) 2606 828, ashokjhuria@yahoo.co.in, archana_ahsan@yahoo.co.in, www.sonam.net.tv
Festival: www.iff-mumbai.org
