The 2008 Images Festival Jury: Ariella J. BenDov (San Francisco), Dana Inkster (Lethbridge, Alberta), Werner Ruszicka (Duisberg, Germany)

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Images Prize: Presented by the Images Festival and sponsored by NOW Magazine, this is our grand prize, awarded in recognition of the Best Canadian Media Artwork in the festival. The recipient receives a $500 cash prize.

WINNER: Daniel Barrow (Winnipeg) for "Everytime I See Your Picture I Cry"

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National Film Board of Canada Award: This prize is awarded by the NFB to the Best Emerging Canadian Film or Video Maker in...

National and international competition: the winners!

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International Competition

Neil Beloufa for "Kempinski," 2007, FR/ML, 15’

Neil Beloufa (Algerian/French, born in Paris in 1985) studied at Ecole des Beaux Arts and Arts Decoratifs in Paris. As an exchange student he studied at Cooper Union in New York and the California institute of Arts. Beloufa mainly works with video and sculpture.

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The Jury:

An unusual and fresh documentary experiment. You have to see the film twice, to really get it. Beloufa made...

WINNERS OF THE MAIN JURORED COMPETITION:

"ALCATRAZ REUNION"

Directed by: John Paget, USA

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Best NARRATIVE Film:

"EMPATHY"

Directed by: Adi Refaeli, Israel

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Best EXPERIMENTAL Film: "LAS MUJERES DE PINOCHET"

Directed by: Eduardo Menz, Canada

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NARRATIVE Feature: "COMMIT"

Directed by: Mickey Blaine, USA

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EXPERIMENTAL Film: "THE END OF MY...

Tonight the Transmediale Awards 2008 were announced at the House of World Cultures in Berlin. The international jury awarded three works: Julia Meltzer and David Thorne from the USA receive the first prize (endowed with 4,000 euros). Their video "Not a Matter of If but When" (2006) shows the young Syrian performer Remi Farah recounting conditions of uncertainty and chaos.

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The second prize (2,500 euros) goes to UBERMORGEN.COM from Austria with Paolo Cirio and

Alessandro Ludovico from Italy for their joint web project "Amazon Noir - The Big Book Crime" (2006). A third prize (1.500 euros) is awarded...

The winner of the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize: "Byousoku 5 Centimeters" (5 Centimeters per Second: A Chain of Short Stories about their Distance)

Director: Makoto Shinkai

“for the ability of combining poetry, art and technical skills with animation and new technologies, a touching and deep-rooted story and a model direction. Every element of the movie, from the screenplay to the editing, is realized with great professionalism and inspiration.”

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A special mention: "Tekkonkinkreet"

Directed by: Michael Arias

“for the interesting...

Auszeichnungen bei up-and-coming

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Am Sonntag, 25. November 2007, wurden in Hannover der 'Deutsche Nachwuchsfilmpreis 2007', der 'Schülerfilmpreis des BDK (Fachverband für Kunstpädagogik), die 'Fliegende Kamera' und der 'International Young Film Makers Award 2007' vergeben.

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'Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis 2007':'Grenzgebiet – Spiritual healing' von Lisei Caspers (* 1983) aus Großefehn;

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Jurybegründung:

"Eine Dokumentation im besten Sinne. Die Regisseurin

ist losgezogen, hat gesucht...

L'Alternativa Short Fiction Award: "Le Cahier Froid" (The Cold Notebook)

Directed By: Jean-Claude Taki (France)

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Special Mention: "Como todo el mundo" (Like Everybody Else)

Directed By: Franco Lolli (France)

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Jury: Félix Piñuela, Verónica Pallini, Pedro Soler

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L'Alternativa Animation Award: "Le manteau" (The Coat) Directed By: Orlanda Laforêt (France)

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Special Mention: "Under Construction"

Directed By:...

Awards & Jury 2007

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Film Jury:

Arno Aschauer – Austria

G.J. Echternkamp – USA

Nebi Qena – Kosova

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Theatre Jury:

Jerry Coyle - USA

Bajrush Mjaku – Macedonia

Jeta Xharra – Kosova

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Awards 2007

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BEST FILM: “Walking out on Love”

directed by Beau Yarrow, American Film Institute, USA.

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