Visions du Réel 2008

39th Festival international de cinéma Nyon
17.04.2008 to 23.04.2008
Nyon

The members of the Interreligious Jury, from left.: Elâ Gurmen, Serge Molla, Gisela Blau, Viviane Borderie

Link: Festival-Website

Awards

Prize of the Interreligious Jury, Nyon 2008
Istnienie
The Existence
Directed by:
Marcin Koszałka
Poland
2007

This moving film subtly deals with a subject that is taboo and delicate and questions the status of human beings: are they still subjects and if so until when, or are they becoming objects and if so at what moment? This film does not question the reason for death but how it can be useful. And if such a project stimulates out existence, does it not provide a magnificent view of life?

Commendation of the Interreligious Jury, Nyon 2008
Entre ours et loup (24h dans la ville N.)
Directed by:
Denis Sneguirev
France
2007

This film reflects on an event between Russia and Chechnya given little media coverage. The jury awards a Commendation for its original structure set to the pace of a countdown and for its characters who, through their courage in resisting and their commitment to freedom – namely the freedom of thought – give us reasons to hope.

Jury

Since 2005 SIGNIS and INTERFILM have been present at the Visions du Réel Festival in Nyon (Switzerland) with an interreligious jury. From 2008, the jury includes a representative of the Roman Catholic and the Protestant Church, and a member from the Jewish and the Muslim faith. The jury awards its prize to a film from the international competition and possibly a commendation. This prize is endowed with CHF 5’000 by the Swiss Catholic and the Swiss Protestant Churches (Conference of the Churches in the French speaking part of Switzerland and the “Reformierte Medien” in Zurich).

President

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