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The 16th International Festival
Signes de Nuit
Lisbon
16. Festival Internacional
Signos Da Noite
January 4 - 7, 2019
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AWARD CELEBRATION
The Awards of the Section Short Film
January 2019
Lisbon / Portugal
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Main Award :
Skogafoos
Niels Bourgonje
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Skogafoss
Niels Bourgonje
Netherlands, Iceland
2017 | 0:10:00
While on vacation with his girlfriend, Gijs receives a phone call from his mother, that reveals her troubled mental state and their complex relationship.
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Jury Statement :
“Skogafoos” is distinguished with the main award for fiction film for
the simplicity with which it treats a very serious human issue: the
limitations of love.
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Director Statement :
I am extremely honored to win
this award. This film was made by a small group of passionate
filmmakers who wanted to tell a story that is very much about love. In
this case loving someone who is struggling with mental illness. We
tried to give a voice to millions of people who are making sacrifices
on a daily basis, just because they want to help. And by winning this
award, we know their voices are being heard. I would like to thank the
jury for this amazing honor and by helping us to raise awareness of
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Special Mention :
Hector's Nightfall
Ariel Gutiérrez |
PORTUGAL PREMIERE
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Hector's Nightfall
(Los Tiempos de Hector)
Ariel Gutiérrez
Mexico
2018 | 0:29:00
Hector is a lonely man who assists suicides in Mexico City. Monica is a young woman who longs for death. Their encounter will unleash unsuspected consequences for both.
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Jury Statement :
“Hector’s Nightfall” is a kind and gentle film. Well directed, well
written and wonderfully interpreted. It got an honorable mention for
the fiction’s main award but could very well have taken the price.
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Signs Award :
May Day
Olivier Magis
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| The Signs Award honors films, which treat an important subject in an
original and convincing way. |
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May Day
Olivier Magis
Belgium
2017 | 0:22:00
In Thierry's living room, several people have gathered. None of them know each other but they are all there to try and fulfil the same dream. They want to find a job... and quickly. But we're in Brussels, so nothing goes quite as planned.
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Jury Statement :
“May Day” receives the Signs Award for the original treatment of a
very contemporary issue, which affects people across generations: the
lack of properly paid work.
The quality of dialogues, camera work and acting were important
factors in the attribution of this award.
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Special Mention
for the Signs Award :
Caroline
Logan George, Celine Held
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PORTUGAL PREMIERE
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Caroline
Logan George, Celine Held
USA
2018 | 0:12:00
In the middle of a hot Texas summer, plans for a babysitter fall through and six-year-old Caroline is left in charge of her two younger siblings.
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Jury Statement :
“Caroline” receives an honorable mention for its original treatment of
a very broad theme, the intricacies of our social rights and duties.
It is worth mentioning the brilliant dynamics between all the actors.
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Night Award :
Kampung Tapir
Aw See Wee
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| The Night Award honors films, which are able to balance ambiguity and
complexity characterized by enigmatic mysteriousness and subtleness,
which keeps mind and consideration moving. |
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Kampung Tapir
Aw See Wee
Malaysia
2017 | 0:17:10
A Sunday afternoon, migrant worker Anne and her husband leave their five years old daughter from Kampung Tapir (Tapir Village), Malaysia.On the way to Singapore, the bus their ride hit a wild Malayan tapir which wanted to cross the road, but no one is eager to save it.In the struggling of choosing a country to settle down, Anne founds that she is like this endangered species, still drifting places to find their own better life.
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Jury Statement :
The jury awards the film “Kampung Tapir” for the sensitive look on the
reality of a family from a Malaysian village that struggles to make a
living in a ever changing world.
A general loss of connections also manifests itself, with characters
that drift away from the ones they love. It’s a film about the unseen
and forgotten stories of contemporary life.
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Special Mention
for the Night Award :
Swamp
Tierra Mojada
Juan Sebastián Mesa
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Swamp
Tierra Mojada
Juan Sebastián Mesa
Colombia
2017 | 0:17:00
Oscar and his family live in a humble, countryside house threatened by a massive hydroelectric project. In the face of uncertainty and sorrow at being forced to leave the ground where they were born, his grandparents decide to end it all.
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Jury Statement :
“The Jury highlights the film "Tierra Mojada" for the poetic look at an
Amazon forest threatened by deforestation. A film that stands out for
the attention it gives to the various elements of nature, culminating
in a forest that turns red, as if it itself gained consciousness of
its eminent end.
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