Jury of the International Competition 2006:

Stuart Comer, curator (Tate Modern), London; Sergio Edelsztein, curator (Center for Contemporary Art), Tel Aviv; Eran Schaerf, artist, Berlin; Cate Shortland, Filmmaker, Sydney; Berta Sichel, curator (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia), Madrid

Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen (EUR 7,500)

N12°13.062'/W001°32.619'Extended

director: Vincent Meessen

Belgium/Burkina Faso 2005

Statment:

For its evocative treatment of archeology as an abstract, negative space, its strong visual character, its haunting soundscape, and its elegant treatment of the politics of space and time, we are pleased to award the Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen to N12°13.062'/W001°32.619' Extended by Vincent Meessen.

Principal Prize (EUR 3,500)

Toi, Waguih

director: Namir Abdel Messeeh

France 2005

Statement:

For using the camera's lens to interrogate borders between past and present, father and son intimacy and geographical dislocation, for its emotional impact and political complexity, and for the film's straightforward approach, we would like to award "Toi, Waguih" by Namir Abdel Messeeh with a Principal Prize.

Principal Prize (EUR 3,500)

Civil Status

director: Alina Rudnitskaya

Russia 2005

Statement:

The second Principal Prize goes to a work that deserves recognition for its careful editing, its dry humour, its revelation of character, and its elegant pace. For providing an aperture into personal lives in contemporary Russia through the country's broader social and bureaucratic machinery, we would like to award "Civil Status" by Alina Rudnitskaya.

ARTE Prize for a european short film (EUR 2,500)

Casio, Seiko, Sheraton, Toyota, Mars

director: Sean Snyder

Germany 2005

Statement:

This is an insightful film essay deconstructing photo journalism and its connections to commodity culture and the economies of branding. Its impressive research links it to a distinguished tradition of essayistic filmmaking and conceptual photography. For these reasons, we would like to award "Casio, Seiko, Sheraton, Toyota, Mars" by Sean Snyder with the ARTE Prize.

Special Mention of the international Jury

Me First

director: Wiliam Owusu

Kenya 2005

Statement:

William Owusu shows in "Me First" how masculine subjectivity unravels at the end of a relationship in a modern city.

Special Mention of the international Jury

Two Women and a Man

director: Roee Rosen

Israel 2005

Stetmant:

Two Women and a Man<> by Roee Rosen is a surrealistic game whose rewarding deceptions offer a playful approach to the construction of history and gender.

Special Mention of the international Jury

Zakaria

director: Gianluca & Massimiliano De Serio

Italy 2005

Statement:

Zakaria by Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio displays a strong visual treatment of the acquisition of language and faith