Awards

One of the highlights of the program is the European selection of films, with each of the European countries represented in competition. The section was initiated by the Union's French presidency and showcases films from young EU directors. A jury will select one director to receive the Prize of the French President of the European Union 2000, which brings a generous sum toward the film's European distribution. A separate jury will award the Don Quixote prize to one of the films in the State of the Union Section. A jury composed of five members of the International Federation of Cine-Clubs will select the winner.

The Jury: Being Young and European in the Year 2000/Avoir 20 ans en l'An 2000 en Europe

The following film professionals will serve on the jury for the section "Being Young and European in the Year 2000."

Marco Hofschneider (actor, Germany)

Frédéric Fonteyne (director, Belgium)

Auli Mantila (director, Finlande)

Antoine de Caunes (actor/director, France)

Yorgos Arvanitis (director of photography, Greece)

Marcello Mazzarella (actor, Italy)

Pol Cruchten (director, Luxembourg)

Marushka Detmers (actor, Netherlands)

Rui Nogueira (director of the Voltaire Center for Cinematographic Animation in Genève, Portugal)

Marika Green (actor/producer, Sweden)