Am Freitag Abend wurden in Rotterdam die Tiger Awards des Internationalen Filmfestivals verliehen. Aus 14 Erstlings- und Zweitwerken von internationalen Regisseuren wurden folgende drei Filme mit dem Preis geehrt:
Be Calm And Count To Seven von Ramtin Lavafipour (Iran, 2008)
Die Jury: "We were extremely impressed by the artistry and vigor of the first film - the level of craft and cinematic intelligence on the one hand, the dedication to rendering the reality of a particular way of life on the other. For us, this film did what all films strive to do: it represented and dramatized a way of life in terms that were at once specific and universal, not to mention unfailingly vivid."
Wrong Rosary von Mahmut Fazil Coskun (Türkei, 2008)
Die Jury: "A uniquely creative film of the most eloquent simplicity, a film built from a feeling of immediacy, moment by moment, breath by breath; a film that builds an absolutely unique form of suspense; a film that stays true to itself from beginning to end."
Breathless von Yang Ik-June (South Korea, 2008)
Die Jury: "A powerfully rendered and acted film with a keen sense of reality in its portrayal of a situation that has been seldom seen in cinema. We were also surprised to see an extremely troubling subject matter treated with a welcome sense of warmth and humor."
Die glücklichen Gewinner (v. l.) Ramtin Lavafipour, Yang Ik-June
und Mahmut Fazil Coskun
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