11th TDF: AWARDS - EMPARGO 21.00 CET, SATURDAY MARCH 22
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Sponsored by the Hellenic Red Cross
The Hellenic Red Cross Audience Award for a film over 45’ in the International Selection, accompanied by Euros 4,000, goes to:
BURMA VJ - REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY (BURMA VJ - REPORTER I ET LUKKET LAND) by Anders Hosbro Ostergaard, Denmark, 2008
The Hellenic Red Cross Audience Award for a film under 45’ in the International Selection, accompanied by Euros 2,000 goes to:
FLOWERS OF RWANDA (FLORES DE RUANDA) by David Munoz, Spain, 2008
The Hellenic Red Cross Audience Award for a Greek film over 45’,
accompanied by Euros 30,000 in an effort to reinforce Greek filmmakers
and upgrade the documentary film genre in Greece, goes to:
NATIONAL GARDEN (ETHNIKOS KIPOS) by Apostolos Karakasis, Greece, 2009
The Hellenic Red Cross Audience Award for a Greek film under 45’,
accompanied by Euros 20,000 in an effort to reinforce Greek filmmakers
and upgrade the documentary film genre in Greece, goes to:
THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE PROJECT IN THESSALONIKI (VGIKAME APO TA ROUHA MAS) by Elli Zerbini, Greece, 2008
FIPRESCI AWARDS
The FIRPESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury consisting of:
Laszlo Kriston, President (Hungary)
Dubravka Lakic (Serbia)
Michael Pekler (Austria)
Jose Miguel Gaspar (Portugal) and
Dimitris Haritos (Greece)
Bestows the FIPRESCI award for a film in the Greek selection to:
BATHERS (LOUOMENI) by Eva Stefani, Greece, 2009
And the FIPRESCI award for a film in the International selection to:
PRODIGAL SONS by Kimberly Reed, USA / UK, 2008
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AWARD
The Amnesty International Jury consisting of:
Sofia Papaioannou – Greece (Journalist)
Katerina Kalogera – Greece (Director)
Sotiris Danezis – Greece (Journalist)
Pavlos Nerantzis – Greece (Journalist)
Nikolas Kominis – Greece (Photographer)
and the representatives of Amnesty International Irini Tsolaki and Marianna Leontaridou
Awards the best film in the Human Rights section to:
BURMA VJ - REPORTING FROM A CLOSED COUNTRY (BURMA VJ - REPORTER I ET LUKKET LAND) by Anders Hosbro Ostergaard, Denmark, 2008
WWF AWARD
The WWF Jury consisting of:
Athena Lambrinidou (Enviromental Activist - Consultant)
Rea Apostolides (Documentary Producer)
Yorgos Vellidis (Head of Communications,WWF Greece)
Awards the best film in the Habitat section to:
CRUDE by Joe Berlinger, USA / Ecuador / UK, 2009
ERT3 (Greek Public Television) BROADCASTING AWARD
The Jury consisting of:
Nelli Zika – Tsemelegou – Greece (ERT 3 Administration Committee)
Yorgos Botsos – Greece (Director)
Lazaros Lazaridis – Greece (Head of Educational and Cultural Screenings Office)
Ioannis Keletzis – Greece (Head of Programming Production and Quality Control ERT 3)
The ERT3 Greek Public Television awards the best film in the Habitat section to:
ANOTHER PLANET: MASIK BOLYGO by Ferenc Moldovanyi, Hungary, 2008
The award consists of one broadcast of the winning film on ERT3, equivalent to the sum of Euros 3.000.
ERT (Greek Public Television) DOC ON AIR AWARD
The ERT Greek Public Television inaugurates this year the new Doc on
Air Award, given to the best Pitching Forum 2009 project, by tutors who
have participated in the 2009 Pitching Forum – Docs In Thessaloniki,
running in collaboration with the European Documentary Network. The
award is equivalent to the sum of Euros 7.000.
The Jury consisting of:
Philippe Van Meerbeeck – Belgium (Commissioning Editor, VRT)
Line Sandsmark – Denmark (EDN Director)
Peter Wintonick – Canada (Director, producer)
Katja Draaijer – Netherlands (Producer)
Joan Ubeda – Spain (Producer, Managing Director Media 3.14)
Christian Popp – Germany (Commissioning Editor, RBB - REDAKTION ARTE)
Awards the project:
RUSH FOR LIFE, director Kate McNaughton, producer Tomas Tamosaitis, Takas Films, UK
23.03.2009 | Thessaloniki's blog
Cat. : Anders Hosbro Ostergaard Apostolos Karakasis Athena Lambrinidou Audience Award Burma VJ Burmese democracy movement Christian Popp Cinema of Greece Consultant David Muñoz Denmark Dimitris Haritos Director Dubravka Lakić Ecuador editor Elli Zerbini Entertainment Entertainment Europe European Documentary Network Eva Stefani Ferenc Moldovanyi Films FIPRESCI AWARDS FLORES DE RUANDA Greece Greece Greek Public Television Head Hungary Ioannis Keletzis Irini Tsolaki Joan Ubeda Joe Berlinger Jose Miguel Gaspar Kate McNaughton Katerina Kalogera Katja Draaijer Kimberly Reed Laszlo Kriston Marianna Leontaridou Michael Pekler Nikolas Kominis Person Career Peter Wintonick Philippe Van Meerbeeck president Producer Producer , Managing Director Red Cross Reporter Sofia Papaioannou Spain Takas Films The ERT Greek Public Television The ERT3 Greek Public Television The ERT3 Greek Public Television awards the FIPRESCI Award Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Tomas Tamosaitis United Kingdom United States Yorgos Yorgos Vellidis Red carpet