Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Critics' Prizes—Fipresci Award-at the recently concluded international film festivals of Thessaloniki, Havana, Cairo, Torino and Tallinn

Thessaloniki (Greece, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, December 3–12, 2010). Prize, for a film in the international competition: "Morgen" by Marian Crisan (Romania, France, Hungary, 2010). Prize, for a film in the Greek Panorama: "Apnia" (Apnea) by Ari Bafalouka (Greece, 2010). Jury: Annika Gustafsson (Sweden), president, Dubravka Lakic (Serbia), Chris Patmore (UK), Minou Moshiri (Iran), Tasios Retzios (Greece).
Havana (Cuba, December 2–12, 2010). Prize: "Post-Mortem", directed by Pablo Larrain (Chile, Mexico, Germany, 2010). Jury: Joan Dupont (France), Maja Bogojevic (Montenegro), Ernesto Aguirre (Uruguay), Mario Abbade Neto (Brazil), Pedro Noa Romero (Cuba).
Cairo (Egypt, November 30 – December 9, 2010). Prize: "Voice Over" (Za kadar) by Svetoslav Ovtcharov (Bulgaria, 2010). Jury: Sergei Anashkin (Russia), president, Senem Ismen (Turkey), Fernando Salvà Grimalt (Spain), Rwita Dutta (India), Amal Gomaa Al Gamal (Egypt).
Torino (Italy, November 26 – December 4, 2010). Prize: "Small Town Murder Songs" by Ed Gass-Donnelly (Canada 2010). Jury: Jan Lumholdt (Sweden), president, Victor Matizen, (Russia), Thomas Rothschild (Germany), Gábor Gelencsér (Hungary), Roberto Tirapelle (Italy).
Tallinn (Black Nights Film Festival, November 24 – December 5, 2010). Prize: "The Temptation of St. Tony" (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) by Veiko Õunpuu (Estonia, Sweden, Finland, 2009). Jury: Katharina Dockhorn (Germany), Carmen Gray (Great Britain), Margit Adorf (Estonia).
Source:Klaus Eder, Fipresci- International Federation of Film Critics,Munich, Germany

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