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THE WINNERS OF THE 17^ TRIESTE FILM
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The International Jury
of Feature films in competition, composed by Andrea Fornari (Italy), Judit
Pintér (Hungary) and Jelka Stergel (Slovenia), assigns the
Trieste Prize (Premio Trieste) of 5,000 eur, offered by the Municipality of
Trieste, for the Best Feature Film in competition to:
Moartea domnului Lazarescu
(The Death of Mister Lazarescu) - Cristi Puiu, Romania
2005 “because it is a film that manages to deal with
universal problems starting from a common story: with a documentaristic style
and a consistent language, the director is able to transcend daily life in order
to reach a metaphysical level.” |
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special mention for the
Direction to:
Štestí by Bohdan Sláma, Repubblica Ceca - Germania 2005 “for
the balanced and touching portrait of all the characters, so authentic and
different from each other.” |
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The International Short
Films Jury, composed by Gloria De Antoni (Italy), Heinz Hermanns (Germany) and
Lucia Rikaki (Greece) has assigned unanimously the Prize
“Mediterranean Foundation” (Premio Fondazione Mediterraneo) of 2,000 eur,
and Prize Music Feel (the creation of the original soundtrack for the next
shortfilm), for the
Best Short Film in Competition to:
Slavek the Shit
by Grímur
Hákonarson, Islanda - Repubblica Ceca – Estonia, 2005 “for the
originality and the bitter irony in dealing with such a harsh and difficult
subject, and for the remarkable performance of the actors, particularly the male
leading one, who since the very beginning manages to arouse our interest to his
character and involves us into whole story” |
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a Special Mention to
Before Dawn
by Bálint Kenyeres, Ungheria, 2005. “for its rigorous
construction of a sequence shot, which in a few minutes can create an atmosphere”
Živut sus Sofija
by Svetla Cocorkova, Bulgaria,2004 “for the
ability of both the director and the actors of bringing the characters and their
emotions very close to the audience”
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The International
Documentary Films Jury, composed by Tibor Kocsis (Hungary), Daria Menozzi (Italy)
and Agnčs Wildenstein (France) assigns unanimously the
Alpe Adria Cinema Award (Premio Alpe Adria Cinema) of 2,500 Eur for the Best
Documentary to:
Oyun ( The Play)
by Pelin Esmer, Turchia, 2005 "for the way in which women living in a small Turkish town, in charge of
a very hard work both outdoors and at home, manage to transcend such a reality
learning the creative process of stage performing. All the steps of this process
- the writing, the defitition of the characters and their final representation -
are shot in a precise and simple way which underlines the human side of these
women and their way of regaining trust in themselves. The condition of women in
2006 is a topical issue which this film deals with intelligence and sensitivity.
So art becomes fundamental.” |
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a Special Mention to
Fabrika
by Sergej
Loznica, Russia, 2004 “For the plastic beauty of fixed images
drawned in a light made of clair obscur. This film without dialogues shows the
reality of a Russian factory where apparently nothing has changed since the 19th
century. The work in the factory, the bodies of men and women repeating the same
gestures over and over again make up the coreography. It has a deep meaning, it
represents the whole human kind, as well as earth and fire. Time has stopped:
painting and cinema are belnded.” |
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CEI
(Central European Initiative) Award of 2,500 eur to
Leidi Zi (Lady Zee) by
Georgi Djulgerov, Bulgaria, 2005, running for the Feature Film
Competition
“For portraying contemporary life in Bulgaria, at the same time realistically
and poetically.” |
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AUDIENCE PRIZE
Best Feature Film: Mistrz by Piotr Trzaskalski, Polonia -
Germany
Best Short Film: Das
mass der dinge by Sven Bohse, Germany
Best Documentary Film:
Georgi i peperudite by Andrej Paounov, Bulgaria |
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Watch Trieste Film Festival’s
tune!
Fabrica, the renown workshop conceived by Benetton, had created the
opening tune for the past edition of our festival. This year the tune has
been made by Georgian film director Basa Potskhisvili, who last year had a
short film premiering in competition. We have asked the young filmmaker to
create a promotional videoclip for the Trieste Film Festival starting from
her short film Just try, a 2-minutes musical short film featuring a young
girl singing in a Russian tailor’s shop where a few women are sewing
military uniforms. Just try wishes to represent the world through the
girl’s singing and dancing. Well, do you want to know the result? Twenty
seconds of coulours and music throwing us into the most vital and
pulsating core of Eastern European cinema. A crescendo of notes and fast
shots leads us to the final frame: the protagonist with her open arms,
about to embrace Trieste, as well as Alpe Adria Cinema has been succeeding
and will succeed to do, with the incredibile offer of the 17th Trieste
Film Festival, who is proud to “give it a try”, just like in the music
clip! Watch the
preview of the new Trieste Film Festival’s tune! |
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