Golden Camera for Stéphane Fontaine AFC

Оn September, 30th, 2006 in Bitola, Macedonia the 27. International Cinematographers Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” was closed with the awards ceremony.

The members of the International Jury of the 27th International Cinematographers Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” (Fabio Cianchetti – Cinematographer, President; Martin Gschlacht –Cinematographer; Srdjan Karanovic – Director; Martin Blaney - Film Critic and Vladimir Blazevski – Director) have decided to grant the following awards:

This year’s Life Time Achievement Award “Golden Camera 300” was given to cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.

On the 27th “Manaki Brothers”, the AWARD FROM THE FESTIVAL AUDIENCE went to the Macedonian film THE SECRET BOOK.

GOLDEN CAMERA 300 to “THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED”, by Cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine, for the perfect collaboration between director, cinematographer, and the whole creative team and for its overall approach to all elements of visual creativity.

SILVER CAMERA 300 to “DREAMING OF SPACE”, by Cinematographer Juri Klimenko, for wonderfully evoking the atmosphere of time and space with artfully crafted images that stay in the memory long after the film has finished.

BRONZE CAMERA 300 to “TOUGH ENOUGH”, by Cinematographer Kolja Brandt, for its modern, precise approach to a dynamic mise-en-scene which also makes use of digital possibilities in a creative way. Moreover, the film convinces through its hard-hitting authenticity.

Two SPECIAL MENTIONS to “THE SECRET BOOK” (Macedonia) and “TOMORROW MORNING” (Serbia), to encourage the pursuit of greater diversity in filmmaking in South-Eastern Europe.

SPECIAL AWARD by MOSFILM to the late Adrian Biddle for “V FOR VENDETTA and to salute his impressive career as a cinematographer.

The British actor Charles Dance was awarded with the Special award “Golden Camera 300” for outstanding contribution in the world cinema.

The festival presented 12 movies in the Official Competition of long feature films

C.R.A.Z.Y - Canada - Jean-Marc Vallée - Pierre Mignot
TOUGH ENOUGH – Germany - Detlev Buck - Kolja Brandt
DREAMING OF SPACE – Russia - Alexei Ucitelj - Juri Klimenko
ABOUT SARA – Sweden - Karim Othman - Soren Bay
CHRISTMAS TREE UPSIDE DOWN – Bulgaria - Vassil Zhivkov and Ivan Cherkelov - Rali Ralchev
V FOR VENDETA - USA/Germany - James McTeigue - Adrian Biddle
A SOAP – Denmark - Pernille F Christensen - Eric Molberg Hansen
A BOY ON A GALLOPING HORSE - Poland - Adam Guzinski - Jolanta Dylewska
THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED – France - Jacques Audiard - Stephane Fontaine
SUTRA UJUTRU – Serbia - Oleg Novkovic - Miladin Colakovic
THE SECRET BOOK – Macedonia - Vlado Cvetanovski - Thierry Arbogast
THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO – UK - Michael Winterbottom - Marcel Zyskind