Festival Awards

Cowards Bend The Knee

Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands

by Guy Maddin

(Canada, 2003, 60 mins)

in 32nd Rotterdam International Film Festival

Dagbok fra en avskjed

Dagbok fra en avskjed

by Grete A. Kvaal

(Norway, 2002, 25 mins)

in 13rd Tromsø International Film Festival

Noi the Albino

Nói albinói

by Dagur Kári

(Iceland/ Germany/ UK/ Denmark, 2003, 93 mins)

in 26th Göteborg International Film Festival

Kitchen Stories

Salmer fra kjøkkenet

by Bent Hamer

(Norway/ Sweden, 2003, 95 mins)

in 13rd Tromsø International Film Festival

Bread Over the Fence

Hlyab nad ogradata

by Stephan Komandarev

(Bulgaria, 2002, 56 mins)

in 3rd goEast Film Festival

The Wait

La espera

by Aldo Garay

(Uruguay, 2002, 72 mins)

in 20th Miami International Film Festival

The Man Without A Past

Mies vailla menneisyyttä

by Aki Kaurismaki

(Finland/ Germany/ France, 2002, 97 mins)

in 14th Palm Springs International Film Festival

Sleepwalkers

Ébrenjárók

by Bence Miklauzic

(Hungary, 2002, 102 mins)

in 3rd goEast Film Festival

Emigrants

Emigranti

by Lyudmil Todorov

(Bulgaria, 2002, 85 mins)

in 7th Sofia International Film Festival

The Storytellers

Narradores de Javé

by Eliane Caffé

(Brazil/ France, 2003, 100 mins)

in 17th Fribourg International Film Festival

Facing the Truth

At kende sandheden

by Nils Malmros

(Denmark, 2002, 98 mins)

in 18th Mar del Plata International Film Festival

Ford Transit

Ford Transit

by Hany Abu-Assad

(Palestine/ Israel, 2003, 80 mins)

in 5th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

The Way to the West

O dromos pros ti Dysi

by Kyriakos Katzourakis

(Greece, 2003, 61 mins)

in 5th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

Occident

Occident

by Cristian Mungiu

(Romania, 2002, 105 mins)

in 7th Sofia International Film Festival

15

15

by Royston Tan

(Singapore, 2003, 90 mins)

in 14th Singapore International Film Festival

Unknown Pleasures

Ren xiao yao

by Zhangke Jia

(South Korea/ France/ Japan/ China, 2002, 112 mins)

in 14th Singapore International Film Festival

Distant

Uzak

by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

(Turkey, 2002, 110 mins)

in 22nd Istanbul Film Festival

The Sea

Hafið

by Baltasar Kormákur

(Iceland/ France/ Norway, 2002, 109 mins)

in 22nd Istanbul Film Festival

I Am Dina

Jeg er Dina

by Ole Bornedal

(Norway/ Sweden/ France/ Germany/ Denmark, 2002, 125 mins)

in 4th Lecce Festival of European Cinema

Mekhong Full Moon Party

Sibha kham doan sib ed

by Jing Hui Meng

(Thailand, 2002, 119 mins)

in 27th Hong Kong International Film Festival

The Stares of Phenomenology

Wzgliady fenomenologija

by Dmitri Sidorov

(Russia, 2003, 52 mins)

in 43rd Krakow Film Festival

Chicken Poets

Xiang ji mao yi yang fei

by Jing Hui Meng

(China, 2002, 94 mins)

in 27th Hong Kong International Film Festival

American Splendor

American Splendor

by Shari Springer Berman

(USA, 2003, 101 mins)

in 56th Cannes Film Festival

The Hours of the Day

Las horas del día

by Robert Pulcini

(Spain, 2003, 103 mins)

in 56th Cannes Film Festival

Father and Son

Otets i syn

by Aleksandr Sokurov

(Russia/ Germany/ Italy/ Netherlands/ France, 2003, 97 mins)

in 56th Cannes Film Festival

A Lucky Day

Un día de suerte

by Sandra Gugliotta

(Argentina/ Italy/ Spain, 2002, 95 mins)

in 6th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

by Lee Hirsch

(South Africa/ USA, 2002, 108 mins)

in 50th Sydney Film Festival

Don't You Worry, It Will Probably Pass

Du ska nog se att det går över

by Cecilia Neant-Falk

(Sweden, 2003, 74 mins)

in 50th Sydney Film Festival

The Last Train

El último tren

by Diego Arsuaga

(Argentina/ Spain/ Uruguay, 2002, 94 mins)

in 49th Taormina Film Fest

Sweet Dreams

Skagerrak

by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

(Denmark/ Sweden/ UK/ Spain/ Germany/ France/ Switzerland, 2003, 104 mins)

in 25th Moscow International Film Festival

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

by Lone Scherfig

(Denmark/ UK/ Sweden/ France, 2002, 111 mins)

in 19th Festroia International Film Festival

Harvie Krumpet

Harvie Krumpet

by Adam Elliot

(Australia, 2003, 23 mins)

in 27th Annecy International Animated Film Festival

My Name Was Sabina Spielrein

Ich hiess Sabina Spielrein

by Elisabeth Márton

(France/ Germany/ Sweden/ Denmark/ Finland/ Switzerland, 2002, 90 mins)

in 14th Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival

Turning Gate

Saenghwalui balgyeon

by Sang-soo Hong

(South Korea, 2002, 115 mins)

in 12nd Brisbane International Film Festival

Old Women

Starukhi

by Gennadi Sidorov

(Russia, 2003, 100 mins)

in 14th Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival

Margarette's Feast

A Festa de Margarette

by Renato Falcão

(Brazil/ USA, 2003, 90 mins)

in 6th Motovun International Film Festival

The Coast Guard

Hae anseon

by Kim Ki-duk

(South Korea, 2002, 91 mins)

in 38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The Professional

Profesionalac

by Dusan Kovacevic

(Serbia and Montenegro, 2003, 104 mins)

in 27th Montreal World Film Festival

Undead

Undead

by Peter Spierig

(Australia, 2003, 104 mins)

in 52nd Melbourne International Film Festival

Vie et mort d'un instant d'ennui

Vie et mort d'un instant d'ennui

by Patrick Bossard

(France, 2003, 5 mins)

in 27th Montreal World Film Festival

Good Bye, Dragon Inn

Bu san

by Ming-liang Tsai

(Taiwan, 2003, 82 mins)

in 60th Venice Film Festival

Sexual Dependency

Dependencia sexual

by Rodrigo Bellott

(Bolivia/ USA, 2003, 104 mins)

in 56th Locarno International Film Festival

Public Toilet

Hwajangshil eodieyo?

by Fruit Chan

(South Korea/ Hong Kong/ Japan, 2002, 102 mins)

in 8th Split International Festival of New Film

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

by Manish Jha

(France/ India, 2003, 99 mins)

in 60th Venice Film Festival

Bro

Tesó

by Zsombor Dyga

(Hungary, 2003, 84 mins)

in 8th Split International Festival of New Film

Ana and the Others

Ana y los otros

by Celina Murga

(Argentina, 2003, 80 mins)

in 5th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

November

Noviembre

by Achero Mañas

(Spain, 2003, 104 mins)

in 28th Toronto International Film Festival

Evil

Ondskan

by Mikael Håfström

(Sweden/ Denmark, 2003, 113 mins)

in 20th Europa Cinema International Film Festival

Memories of Murder

Salinui chueok

by Joon-ho Bong

(South Korea, 2003, 130 mins)

in 51st San Sebastian International Film Festival

Ward 13

Ward 13

by Peter Cornwell

(Australia, 2003, 15 mins)

in 48th Valladolid International Film Festival

Since Otar Left

Depuis qu'Otar est parti...

by Julie Bertuccelli

(France/ Belgium/ Georgia, 2003, 103 mins)

in 41st Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

by Sofia Coppola

(USA/ Japan, 2003, 101 mins)

in 48th Valladolid International Film Festival

S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine

S-21, la machine de mort Khmère rouge

by Rithy Panh

(Cambodia/ France, 2003, 101 mins)

in 46th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film

The Brown Bunny

The Brown Bunny

by Vincent Gallo

(USA/ Japan/ France, 2003, 93 mins)

in 41st Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival

Olga's Chignon

Le chignon d'Olga

by Jérôme Bonnell

(France/ Belgium, 2002, 96 mins)

in 39th Chicago International Film Festival

The Living World

Le monde vivant

by Eugène Green

(France/ Belgium, 2003, 70 mins)

in 47th BFI London Film Festival

James' Journey to Jerusalem

Massa'ot James Be'eretz Hakodesh

by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz

(Israel, 2003, 91 mins)

in 13rd Films From the South Festival

Pieces of April

Pieces of April

by Peter Hedges

(USA, 2003, 80 mins)

in 39th Chicago International Film Festival

Three-Five People

Three-Five People

by Lin Li

(China/ USA, 2002, 87 mins)

in 9th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

Struggle

Struggle

by

(Austria, 2003, 74 mins)

in 33rd Molodist International Film Festival

The Return

Vozvrashchenie

by Andrey Zvyagintsev

(Russia, 2003, 105 mins)

in 15th Palm Springs International Film Festival

Freaky Chakra

Freaky Chakra

by V. K. Prakash

(India, 2003, 90 mins)

in 6th Mumbai International Film Festival

Shadow Kill

Nizhalkkuthu

by Adoor Gopalakrishnan

(India/ France/ Netherlands/ Switzerland, 2002, 90 mins)

in 6th Mumbai International Film Festival

Sábado, una película en tiempo real

Sábado, una película en tiempo real

by Matías Bize

(Chile, 2003, 65 mins)

in 52nd International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Dogville Confessions

Dogville Confessions

by Sami Saif

(Denmark, 2003, 52 mins)

in 14th Stockholm International Film Festival

Changes

Przemiany

by Lukasz Barczyk

(Poland, 2003, 76 mins)

in 21st Torino Film Festival

Vert Paradis

Vert Paradis

by Emmanuel Bourdieu

(France, 2003, 98 mins)

in 9th Geneva International Film Festival

Our Father

Abouna

by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

(France/ Chad/ Netherlands, 2002, 84 mins)

in 8th International Film Festival of Kerala