Prize of the Cinema Jury in connection with a buying option on the awarded work by the KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg

Zakaria

director: Gianluca & Massimiliano De Serio

Italy 2005

Statement:

An Italian boy of Arab descent learns the language of his ancestors and tries to get to know more about Islam. In an age of quick judgements or prejudices about Islam, "Zakaria" approaches this unknown - from our point of view - culture slowly and respectfully. Opinions fixed in our minds are questioned, softened and changed. The film encourages us to learn more about Islam, which is an important condition for productive dialogue. A film which in the opinion of this jury serves an important purpose and deserves a big cinema audience.

Cinema Jury 2006:

Antoniy Donchev (Bulgaria), Tobis Kunow (Germany), Waldemar Spallek (Germany)

Special Mention of the Cinema Jury

Kein Platz für Gerold

director: Daniel Nocke

Germany 2005

Statement:

This humorous and light film takes an ironic look at everyday rituals in a German flat share. We observe several representatives of our species hiding their real interests behind a show of banal conflicts. At the same time, this film is a parody of a naive society which opens its doors to the omnipresent cameras of talk shows and Reality TV. What is private and authentic is lost by being declared an issue of public debate.