28 th MANAKI BROTHERS - CAMERA 300 AWARD

The members of the International Jury of the 28th International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS has decided to grant:

EX AEQUO GOLDEN CAMERA 300:

ZIVI I MRTVI / THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (Croatia)

Cinematographer DRAGAN MARKOVIC

“(...) for its dynamic visual explosiveness blending past and all-too-recent conflicts, powerfully suggesting the eternal futility of war”.

Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále/ I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND

Cinematographer JAROMIR SOF

“(...) for its marvellous visualisation of a tragicomic literary masterpiece using a kaleidoscope of film techniques to portray the rise and fall of the fortunes of a Bohemian waiter as his country succumbs to the twin evils of Nazism and Communism”.

SILVER CAMERA 300:

Jas sum od Titov Veles / I AM FROM TITOV VELES by Teona Strugar Mitevska

Cinematographer VIRGINIE SAINT – MARTIN

“Film is using an original artistic cinematographic language to evoke the powerful family tragedy of three sisters, whose hopes create a fascinating, deep and strange story.”

BRONZE CAMERA 300:

PARANOID PARK by Gus Van Sant

Cinematographer CHRISTOPHER DOYLE

“(...) for the lyrical use of camera, light and motion investing the every day with a poetic dimension”.

SPECIAL DIPLOMA:

DOLINA by Zoltán Kamondi

Cinematographer GABOR MEDVIGY

“(...) for creating its own unique world through the originality of its visual compositions, especially using the production design and original locations to compliment the fantasy of the director.”

SPECIAL AWARD MOSFILM:

LA Stella che non c'è/ MISSING STAR by Gianni Amelio

Cinematographer LUCA BIGAZZI

“(...) for its engaging portrayal of the clash of cultures, confronting Europe with oriental inscrutability yet finding more resemblances than differences”.

STUDENT AWARDS

Best film, best director and best cinematographer award to the Belgian film LES CORPS SILENCIEUX / THE SILENT BODIES (Belgium) by Luz Diaz.

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