The 2 Finalists In Each Category
Another tough challenge emerged between the 16 selected films for the 5th edition of the International Festival “A Film For Peace” 2010, this time for the 4 finalist rankings.
It definitely wasn’t easy for the jury to pick the 4 films that would be considered best among the 16 films.
It should be noted that the artistic direction was rigidly assessed during the selection process of the 16 films due to the high quality of these films.
The 4 finalist films are as follows:
Feature Films:
- Strange Birds in Paradise, A West Papuan Story by Charlie Hill Smith, AUSTRALIA
- Agent Orange: 30 Years Later by John Trinh, USA
Short Films:
- Berlino 1989-2009: 20 anni di libertà by Dan Botbol, BELGIUM
- Cold Blood by Amir Mehran, IRAN
Now, it is up to the technical jury to put together the list of films which will be granted the following awards: Best Film, First Place and Second Place Feature Films, and First Place and Second Place Short Films.
Over the next few days, the date of the award ceremony will be announced as the original date has been moved to the second half of August for organisational purposes.
The artistic director, organisers, and jury members would like to thank the authors and producers of all the admitted films and particularly those of the 4 finalist films for their works as they have brought us touching moments and have brought to our attention moving themes dealing with war and human rights.
In a few days, the film winners of the Audience Jury Award and the History of Cinema Award will be announced.
See you soon!
The Festival “A Film For Peace” To Date: Celebrating Its 5th Anniversary
The International Festival “A Film For Peace”, 5th Edition 2010, organised by the Province of Gorizia, the Town of Medea, Windcloak Film Production and the artistic direction of Enrico Cammarata, is now in its fifth year of celebration.
The 2006 1st Edition seems quite far from now as it only spanned nationally with 22 participating films.
The region of Sicily dominated the first two editions with a total of 13 participating films and the awarding of 1st Prize to the 2006 Sicilian film “Danilo Dolci, memoria e utopia” by Alberto Castiglione and the 2007 1st Prize to the film “Faccio finta di” by Nello La Marca and 3rd Prize to the film “La goccia” by Marco Lanzafame which are also Sicilian films.
The 2008 3rd Edition was the breakthrough of the event: the Festival spread to an international level with the participation of 39 films, 23 of these being foreign films.
Sicily lost its dominant position and led 4 participating films to Lazio. The 2008 Edition awarded the following prizes:
1st Place in the Short Film Section: “Smiling Dog” by Shohreh Jandaghian (Germany); 2nd Place: “Flowers of Rwanda” by David Muñoz (Spain); 1st Place in the Feature Film Section: “Il sogno di Peter” by Enrico Cerasuolo (Italy); 2nd Place: “Gli altri bambini” by Paola Chartroux (Italy). The final winner of the Festival “A Film For Peace” was announced as “Smiling Dog” by Shohreh Jandaghian (Germany).
The films admitted into the 2009 4th Edition included a total of 81 films, 24 of which were Italian films and 57 were foreign films. The Festival was sponsored in the same year by the European Commission Representation in Milan, the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. In 2009, prizes were awarded to the following films: 1st Place in the Feature Film Section “Memories of a Generation” by Aaron Floresco, Canada; 2nd Place in the Feature Film Section “The Day After Peace” by Jeremy Gilley, (England); 1st Place in the Short Film Section The Italian Doctor by Esben Hansen (Denmark); 2nd Place “Una vida mejor” by Luis Fernandez Reneo (Spain); and the final winner of the edition was “The Italian Doctor” by Esben Hansen (Denmark). Also, the following special awards have been added: Special Award for SCHOOL NETWORKS to the best film “Memories of a Generation” by Aaron Floresco (Canada); Special Award for SCHOOL NETWORKS to the best short film “A Life of Death” by Dawn Westlake (U.S.A).
This leads us to the 2010 5th Edition. The Festival, with more than 100 participating films of which 74 films come from 26 countries from all 5 continents of the world, is among the most important thematic film festivals at the international level.
Foundation Cassa di Risparmio of Gorizia has been an official sponsor of the Festival for several years.
The 2010 Edition has also included immense participation of its partners, Cafc, l’Aato of Gorizia and Iris Acqua, which have contributed to the promotion of the Special “Water Rights” Award of the section that includes films focusing on water rights. On March 22, which is when World Water Day is celebrated, a jury granted a Special Award to the film “Le Acque di Chenini” by Elisa Mereghetti.
“Cafc spa”, emphasised President Eddi Gomboso, “also supports this initiative as a spotlight on water resources, coinciding with the celebration of World Water Day and dedicating a special award to this precious commodity. It is crucial to raise awareness that everyone has the right to water and therefore it should not be wasted. As a result, events that involve a large and mixed audience, such as the festival, end up being particularly important to recognise the value of this resource and promote a conscious use of it.
The 74 selected films will be screened in town networks, particularly in 6 auditoriums in the Towns of Aquileia, Cormons, Dignano, Medea, Romans d’Isonzo and Ruda from May 15 until June 18.
Among these admitted films, 16 films will be selected by 4 high schools, that are part of the School Network, to be evaluated.
On May 24, 25, 26, and 27, the 16 selected films will also be viewed and judged in the Sala della Torre of the Foundation Cassa di Risparmio of Gorizia by the Popular Jury, which consists of: a group of students from Dams University of Udine and a group of members from the Youth Forum of Gorizia.
The overall evaluation by the School Network and Popular Jury will allow for the appointment of 4 finalist films. These 4 films will be viewed and judged by the Technical Jury, which will then meet in July to decide the final ranking and assign the awards for the 2010 Edition.
At last, the awards ceremony will take place at the national monument “Ara Pacis Mundi” on July 19 at 20:30.