56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 29 April – 4 May 2010

The winners of the 12th MuVi Award

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Award ceremony:

Saturday, 1 May 2010, 10.30 pm, Lichtburg Filmpalast, Oberhausen

The members of the jury:

Lillevan (live filmmaker, Berlin)

Carine le Malet (curator / head of programming, Le Cube, Paris)

Eric Pfeil (writer, Cologne)

First Prize

with 2,500 Euro

Sönke Held for Lightning Strikes (Felix Kubin), 2009

The first prize goes, almost without discussion, to Sönke Held for Lightning Strikes. More than any of the other selected works, this video manages to create its own, self-contained world. We also applaud its stylistically confident use of minimal digital technology, and the way it presents Felix Kubin as a character – a cross between Klaus Nomi and expressionist film star.

Second Prize

with 1,500 Euro

Felix Hüffelmann and Philip Frowein for Bit by Bit (Comfort Fit), 2009

The second prize goes to Felix Hüffelmann und Philip Frowein for Bit by Bit, because their video is an excellent example for the straightforward realisation of a simple idea. The video teaches, almost admonishes us, how hard it is to construct an adult personality in unprotected freedom. Incidentally, we could all identify easily with the gradual dilapidation of the flat.

Third Prize

with 1,000 Euro

Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer for u_08-1 (future past perfect pt.3) (alva noto feat. Anne-James Chaton), 2009

The third prize goes to Carsten Nicolai and Simon Mayer for u 08-1, because it is a good example of how visuals and music can be made to interlock in a playful way. The video gets extra credits for stylising a soda vending machine to make it look like an old-fashioned computer interface, as some of the jury members are fans of both vending machines and old-fashioned computer interfaces.

MuVi Online Audience Award

with 500 Euro, selected by Internet vote

Gitti & Kitti for Lifeguide (Pappkameraden), 2009

The 2010 MuVi Award is supported by Intro, tape.tv, byte.fm and netpoint media.

Oberhausen, 1 May 2010

Press contact: Sabine Niewalda, Fon +49 (0)208 825-3073, niewalda@kurzfilmtage.de