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Awards of the Ecumenical Jury
2005

For a well-structured, convincing and insightful documentary, that portraits the situation of refugees from all over the world, who are living in Johannesburg.

Matanabe accompanies a writer in search of a refugee from Somalia. On his way he meets refugees from all over the world, whose stories witness from the violence of war but also of the hope of reconciliation.

2005

For taking an accurate and dramatic portrayel of Poland’s recent political transition and presenting it as a morality tale about corruption with universal impact; for a high artistic quality and for preserving justice, generousity and human dignity.

The plot of this feature covers a period of 48 hours and shows the rise and fall of the title character, Lucek Bohme, who in the name of the law, ruthlessly seizes property of individuals and institutions on account of their debts.

Esmas Geheimnis - Grbavica
2005

for its unique, measured approach and balanced, compassionate storytelling without judgement or manipulation; for its portrait of human vulnerability, and the power of love to triumph over hatred and violence, and for its gentle embrace of the universal theme of reconciliation.

The story is placed in post war Sarajevo where a woman is coping not just with the everyday struggles of life, but also with the traumas of war. She has a daughter who does not know the conditions in which she was born, nor that her father is a Serbian soldier who raped her mother in a prison.

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The Ecumenical Jury awards films of the Competition, the Panorama and the Forum section of the Berlinale. The awards of the Panorama and the Forum carry a prize money of 2500.- € each, donated jointly by the German Bishops' Conference and the Evangelical Church in Germany.

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