FIFO awards from Papeete

At the FIFO 2008, which took place in Tahiti from January 29 to February 3, “Horo'a,” directed by Jacques Navarro-Novira, won both the grand jury prize (With €4200).
Special awards went to “Sacred Ground,” directed by Kim Mavromatis of Australia, "Blowind Up Paradise" by Ben Lewis of Great Britain and "My Brother Vinnie" Steven McGregor of Australia. The three winners respectively received €2500 in prize money.

This highly successful fifth edition of the FIFO gave the public and participants the opportunity to discover the many faces, cultures, histories and rich stories of the people of the South Pacific. The range of subjects revealed not only the rich diversity and difference within our region but also that which unites us. The festival's partnership with RFO, (France Television group), enabled wide broadcasting of the prize-winning films.

With the FIFO now entering its sixth year, Papeete has become an unrivalled venue for Pacific pictures, a meeting place for people from Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia and the West where the voices of the Pacific are heard.
The 6th Pacific International Documentary Film Festival will take place in Papeete, Tahiti, from 27 january to 1 february, 2009.