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Le 17e Festival International
Signes de Nuit
Paris
3 - 13 october, 2019
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AWARD CELEBRATION
Short Film Competition
The 17th International Festival Signes de Nuit
3 - 13 october 2019, Paris
Thursday October 10, 2019 / 6 pm
Centre tchèque
Cité internationale
universitaire de Paris
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Short film Competition
Main Award
Our Territory
Notre territoire
Mathieu Volpe
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FRENCH PREMIERE
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Our Territory
Mathieu Volpe
Notre territoire
Belgium
2019 | 00:21:00
hen I arrived in Rignano, the inhabitants of the Ghetto told me:" You must not keep images of our despair, it does not belong to you ". The misery of the Ghetto is the first thing I saw, the first thing I wanted to show.
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Jury Statement :
Choosing a classical technique of combining stills and footage "Our
Territory" goes far beyond expected. Impressive black and white photography
gives a timeless testimony of life in Rignano ghetto with outstanding
intimacy and subtleness. Sincere narration and precise rhythm create a
complex audiovisual experience that carries a personal message of nowadays
slavery without forcing the audience to shallow compassion. The jury
unanimously agreed upon the decision that "Our Territory" deserves the
highest recognition.
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Director Statement :
Dear members of the jury, making this documentary short was a really long process : your words go straight to my heart and reward me after all these efforts. Our territory is a short documentary about the last summer of the « Ghetto », the biggest slum in the south of Italy, before its dismantling. It tells the story of my encounter with people living there, through Super8 images and still frames. The aim of my short was to give both a name and a history to all those invisible people I met there, without resorting to misery. Once again, thank you for considering my work attentively: watching it, you allowed these fragile images to exist and these stories and faces that are so often invisible to come out of the dark. |
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Short Film Competition
Signs Award
Ambience
Wissam al Jafari |
| The Signs Award honors films, which treat an important subject in an
original, convincing and surprising way.
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PARIS PREMIERE
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Ambience
Wissam al Jafari
Palestine
2019 / 00:15:30
Two young Palestinians try to record a demo for a Music Competition inside a noisy crowded refugee camp, while failing recording because of the chaos of the place, they discover an authentic way allow them to meet the deadline creatively.
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Jury Statement :
For the sober way in which it tells the story of rather a bold situation,
represented by deploying a noteworthy contrast between a rather charged
context or circumstances on one hand and the cool attitude of the main
character/characters on the other hand. With remarkable attention to
details, used as hints to relevant issues. Dealing with reality and
limitations not necessarily in an “explosive” manner reveals itself valid
and constructive and moreover, as it is successfully portrayed in the movie,
it creates in the viewer a kind of empathy that goes beyond clichés about
war and its victims.
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Director Statement :
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Signs Awards Special Mention
Elias
Jacek Kubaczynski
Indimenticabile
Gianluca Santoni |
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Elias
Jacek Kubaczynski
Germany
2019 | 00:25:00
A single mother tries to care for her sick son. During the process her bold attitude gets in her way leading to fatal consequences. The film challenges the audience to take a close look and form their own judgment. Based on a true story.
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Jury Statement :
It is not easy nor immediate to address sensitive issues and yet to avoid
making use of sentimental formulas.
“Elias” is an example of the creativity that goes beyond easy solutions. The
jury appreciates the approach marked by decency and elegance in telling a
true story, a story of loss and grief that could have been preventable.
It sheds light in a responsible way on such an important issue as the health
care system and also on human rights
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Director Statement :
Dear Jury,
thanks for the great words. The short film is not directed against the
care health system. It criticized primarily the society. On the one
hand, there are cases of illness that needn´t be treated immediately.
On the other hand, there are bad consequences which are no longer
preventable. It tears my heart when such incidents, which could easily
be prevented, happen unnecessarily. Although I didn´t know the boy or
the family, but after I hearing about this story, I had sleepless
nights.
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PARIS PREMIERE |
Indimenticabile
Gianluca Santoni
Italy
2019 / 0:20:00
The story of Luna and Angel is an unusual story of love, which goes beyond the cages and the judgment of others.
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Jury Statement :
"Indimenticabile" shows unexpected romance to tell a principal story about
the fundamental human need for closeness and appreciation. Special mention f
or convincing storytelling, that does not focus on words, but on what is in-
between them.
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Director Statement :
It is such a pleasure to me that our shortfilm met the Parisian audience and I really want to thank the festival organization to gave us this opportunity. I also want to thank the jury for their touching words on "Indimenticabile". Indimenticabile means Unforgettable, so I hope that somehow your audience lived a little, unforgettable, emotion, with our film. I wish all the best to Signs de Nuit and I hope to take part to this event in person next time. Hugs.
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Short Film Competition
Night Award
Little Boy
Kristian Pedersen
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| The Night Award honors films, which are able to balance ambiguity and
complexity characterised by enigmatic mysteriousness and subtleness,
which keeps mind and consideration moving. |
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PARIS PREMIERE
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Little Boy
Kristian Pedersen
Norway
2018 | 00:05:00
On August 6, 1945, the sun rose twice over Hiroshima. One was the dawn of a new day. The second was the nuclear bomb code-named ”Little Boy”.
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Jury Statement :
"Little Boy" is a masterfully done audiovisual creation. A combination of
abstract images and atmosphere is employed in a skillful way to allude to
the detonation of ”Little Boy” the atomic bomb used by the United States
against Japan at the end of World War II. The film achieves a noteworthy
balance between ambiguity and complexity and therefore wins the "Night
award".
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Director Statement :
My gratitude to the international jury. I think Little Boy has found a
most fitting home as part of the Festival international Signes de Nuit
family. Especially the Night Award and jury statement is an honor, and
confirms that the film has been truly seen. It warms my heart that
this short is traveling and connecting with an audience. Thank you for
attributing these words and this recognition to Little Boy, and
shining a light on the horrid tragedy that lies within. The story
needs to be told over and over again.
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Night Award Special Mention
Maria of the Mangroves
Maria de los Estero
Eugenio Gómez Borrero
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PARIS PREMIERE
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Maria of the Mangroves
Maria de los Estero
Eugenio Gómez Borrero
Colombia
2018 | 00:19:15
The story of a woman who, while extracting oysters from a mangrove, also unearths memories, songs and ghosts. But the mangrove that once was a larder of life has become the cemetery of those who refuse to leave the territory.
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Jury Statement :
his film is an impressive demonstration of the hardships associated
with collecting the Oyster for the mangrove population in Colombia.
This traditional form of collecting the livelihoods of the coastal
inhabitants is visualized in ways that stand out clearly from the
known forms and is combined on the auditory level with memories, songs
and indigenous beliefs, giving a holistic impression of this community
whose chances of surviving are much better when they leave their
tribal area.
The jury was particularly impressed by the color expressions chosen by
the director for this threat to the community.
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