Etiuda/Jury verdict

18TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ETIUDA&ANIMA 2011

THE VERDICT OF THE ETIUDA COMPETITION JURY


Jury:
President of the jury:
Janez Lapajne


Members of the jury:
Anita Piotrowska Ondřej Vavrečka Leszek Dawid

on November 20th 2011 after seeing 34 competition films the jury awarded the following films:



Grand Prix of the Festival – The Golden Dinosaur and 2500 euro goes to Łukasz Borowski
for 3 DNI WOLNOŚCI/3 DAYS OF FREEDOM, Poland, 2011

For the maturity of the whole and for the focus put on the main character’s sincere response
to the short-term freedom.


Silver Dinosaur goes to Pablo Delgado Sánchez for PIA MATER, Mexico, 2011
For the film’s daring approach, its subtle sense of time, and a convincing and uncompromising presentation of life going by.


and the Bronze Dinosaur goes to Eti Tsicko for AUDITION, Israel, 2010
For its simple, minimalistic form that conveys a multilayered story of manipulation and power.


Futhermore, the Special Golden Dinosaur goes to Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy/ Wajda School
For the high level represented by all three films and for their profound sense of essential human issues and undisputed awareness of cinematographic means of expression.


HONOURABLE MENTIONS go to:


Vika Kirchenbauer for THE MULTITUDE IS FEVERISH, Germany 2010
For presenting a new, elusive and deeply personal point of view on human existence.

Maciej Sobieszczański for URODZINY/BIRTHDAY, Poland 2011
For the interesting combination of a sense of humor and human drama that is also present in Etgar Keret’s short story, on which the film is successfully based.

Marta Minorowicz for DECRESCENDO, Poland 2011
For showing with dignity and tenderness the moments when an individual face constitutes
a peculiar landscape, upon which life has left its mark.

Pola Schirin Beck for TEHERAN KITCHEN, Germany 2009
For the great observation, which is also a metaphor of everyday life in contemporary Iran.


THE AUDIENCE AWARD


goes to Anca Miruna Lazarescu for SILENT RIVER, Germany 2011



STUDENT’S JURY AWARD consisted of


Martyna Kisiała, Adrian D. Kowalski, Olga Pawłowska

goes to Anca Miruna Lazarescu for SILENT RIVER, Germany 2011


THE VERDICT OF THE FICC JURY

Members of the jury:

Christl Grunwald-Merz,
Tomasz Kurus,
Réka Szalkai

on November 24th 2011 awarded the following films:

Children of the Sea (Annabele Verbeke, Belgium 2010); FICC Award

The film is about the obedience of children. How this obedience is achieved we see in several scenes, especially in one, where they are dressed as marines. Is this an issue in Belgium only? Or will it appear in other civilized nations as well?


Klątwa/The Curse (Tomasz Śliwiński, Poland 2011); Distinction

We chose the film because of its deeply humane content. Without any unnecessary scenes or sequences, director created sad but beautiful poem without any dialogue. After the projection one could feel deeply grateful for the fact of healthy born children.


Urodziny/Birthday (Maciej Sobieszczański, Poland 2011); Distinction

It is a contemporary story set in every day life in modern Poland. Although, it also applies to other postcommunist countries as well. It is funny, enjoyable experience, which leads to a lot of existential questions. The great acting make us believe in every bit of perfectly written dialogues.