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The jury: "A huge topic in a small form." |
Jury president Hans Steinbichler: "Like a fresco – in which every gesture, every stroke has to be just right - the director designs an ultra-precise ‘now’ out of the emptiness and anxieties of teenagers going through puberty. Imperfect but awesome." |
The jury: "BOXER is about nothing and about everything - clear direction with a great sense of humour." |
The jury: "The biggest bat in the world meets Oedipus." |
The jury: "From father to brother, from brother to sister. A dramatic change in a silent story." |
The jury: "GERM is not only photography; it is photography of photography. GERM reminds us of the great days of black and white neorealist photography." |
The jury: "Teenagers today are generally suspected of being fascinated by violence in the media and especially prone to violence themselves. The film VIOLENCE AND ARTS counters this prejudice in a very unexcited, almost matter-of-fact way by confronting us with simple insights. Dark souls usually aren’t there where we want to see them, but where nobody expects them. Director Terjo Aaltonen only needs 13 minutes to let us see behind the masks of young people. His film makes us think. The excellent camera work and the brilliant performances of the two leading actors give it an exceptional intensity. Emotions, dreams, and yearnings are taken seriously. TV broadcaster ProSieben and its particularly young audience are often confronted with precisely what VIOLENCE AND ARTS deals with. In addition to its artistic qualities, its unbiased message about violence is an important contribution to the public debate. We are pleased to award Terjo Aaltonen the 2009 ProSieben Prize." |
The jury: "What should Paul do? Should he look away and concentrate on advancing his career or should he intervene on behalf of someone else and show his true strength by demonstrating his "Soft Skills"? The film’s impact is due in great part to the finely tuned performances of actors Laurens Walter and Jennifer Fey. DoP Thorsten Harms’ purposefully jolting tracking shots give the audience the feeling they’re right in the middle of the action. Director Max Fey puts his directing skills to good use in focusing on moral courage in everyday life. Standing up for others, helping people whether they’re total strangers or people one knows well. Saying something when everyone else is afraid to – that can take a great deal of courage. And it can be troublesome or even dangerous. But it is rewarding as well."
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The jury: "MY FOUR INCH PRECIOUS is the love story of Sam and tiny Precious. Their irreconcilable difference is size. That was the challenge to the art department. By combining visual effects with over-dimensional props, they have succeeded in creating convincing and fanciful images that show the clash of scales. Sam’s home, lovingly decorated with urban flotsam, plants and bric-a-brac is a very appropriate setting for this fairytale-like story. These phantasmagorical images attest to the close collaboration between the director, the director of photography and the art department. The film owes very much to the very appealing and well-executed production design concept." |
The jury: "The 2009 Prix Interculturel goes to the Israeli film DIPLOMA by Yaelle Kayam. Because of a nighttime celebration of Jewish settlers in Hebron, a curfew is put into effect with the result that Ayat, a young Palestinian girl, will not be allowed to go to her graduation ceremony and pick up her diploma. She and her younger brother try anyway. In order to avoid Israeli military patrols, they take narrow alleys and cross rooftops. But they are stopped and their best attempts to convince their captors are in vain. Yaelle Kayam’s screenplay and direction are professional in the most positive sense. Her film reveals the open wounds that exist in her country as exemplified by the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians in Hebron. We wish both Israeli and Palestinian film communities continued intercultural dialog of this high quality." |
The jury: "This year’s König Ludwig Trophy winner shows the product in its best light, so to speak, by its originality and emotional creativity. The humorous idea, the directing skill and the convincing acting all blend optimally. TAKE OFF succeeds, in less than a minute, in telling a story, or, better said, of getting a story going in the minds of the audience. The product is unostentatious but always there without overdoing it. And then there’s also the amusing twist at the end that makes this commercial so unforgettable. Congratulations on this superb piece of work." |
The jury: "With irony, satire, and rapidly changing camera angles, THE OTHERS by Laura Geiger and Holger Kettner shows how we waste energy every day in a household setting and sets us straight. A complex topic is dealt with substantively and with impressive technical finesse in less than a minute. We congratulate the winners of the 2nd Climate Clips Award!" |
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