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Combining within its organisation the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Hubert Bals Fund and co-production market CineMart, IFFR offers a launching pad and supportive platform for innovative and talented independent filmmakers.
IFFR announces winners Tiger Awards for Short Films 2017
Jorge Cadena (El cuento de Antonia), one of the three Tiger Award for Short Film winners.
46th International Film Festival Rotterdam 25 January - 5 February 2017
The jury for the Tiger Competition for Short Films completed its deliberations and announced tonight El cuento de Antonia by Jorge Cadena, Rubber Coated Steel by Lawrence Abu Hamdan and Sakhisona by Prantik Basu as the winners of the Tiger Awards for Short Films 2017. The three winning filmmakers each receive a 3,000 Euro prize. The Jury also nominated Information Skies by Metahaven to compete in the short film category of the European Film Awards (EFA) later this year.
The jury for the Tiger Competition for Short Films was made up of Finnish artist, filmmaker and former winner of this award, Salla Tykkä (Giant, 2014); University of Amsterdam professor of Media Studies Patricia Pisters, and Andrea Lissoni, Senior Curator of International Art (Film) at Tate Modern in London.
On El cuento de Antoniathe jury commented: “A powerful film about a girl’s resistance to cultural and religious conventions told via different rituals of initiation. The young director demonstrates his capacity to work with actors and transpose the energy of the story in strongly framed and edited images.” On Rubber Coated Steel: “A highly topical film that digs below the surface of recorded information to investigate reality. By inventing an apparatus that translates forensic evidence, the film demonstrates how art must play a role in contemporary society.” And on Sakhisona: “A surreal, poetic approach towards the myths that are hidden in the archeological layers of the earth. The film engages the viewer in a beautiful black-and-white aesthetic and evokes a love story that connects to the vitality of nature.”
Out of the 23 nominees in competition, the jury selected Information Skies as their European Film Awards nomination: “In the tradition of the best essay films, this post-fact meditation on our high tech world stands out with its original imagery. Both the graphic quality of the animations and the distinctive dramatised scenes convey dreams and hopes for the future.”
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) offers a high quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. IFFR actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, through the new BoostNL and Propellor initiatives, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab. Check IFFR.com.
Combining within its organisation the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Hubert Bals Fund and co-production market CineMart, IFFR offers a launching pad and supportive platform for innovative and talented independent filmmakers.
