Jury of the International Competition 2007:

Solvita Krese, art critic and curator (director of the Latvian Center for Contemporary Arts), Riga; Irina Leimbacher, artistic director of der San Francisco Cinematheque, San Francisco; Sheryl Mousley, curator for Film/Video at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Néstor Olhagaray, lecturer and video artist, Santiago, Chile; Rod Stoneman, Director of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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

 

On the Third Planet from the Sun

director: Pavel Medvedev

Russia 2006

 

Statment:

On the Third Planet from the Sun extends the boundary of the creative documentary through a striking visual exploration of environmental destruction and the rebirth of a community in northern Russia.

 

 

Principal Prize (EUR 3,500)

 

Metamorphosis

director: Clare Langan

Ireland 2007

 

Statement:

In Metamorphosis landscape encounters the imagination of the future in a visually stunning experimental piece.

Principal Prize (EUR 3,500)

 

Sân th'ọ'ng

director: Hà Phong Nguyễn

Vietnam 2006

 

Statement:

Sân th'ọ'ng is a poignant, heartfelt tale of father and son told in an elegant cinematic style.

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

 

Dad

director: Daniel Mulloy

Great Britain 2006

 

Statement:

Dad offers a challenging and sexually charged reconfiguration of family relations.

 

Special Mention of the international Jury

 

Orquesta típica

director: Nicolas Entel

Argentina 2005

 

Statement:

Orquesta típica combines irony and social insight in this Argentinean episode of street theatre.

Special Mention of the international Jury

 

We Will Win

director: Mahmoud Hojeij

Lebanon 2006

 

Statement:

We Will Win playfully enacts the Middle East conflict on a human scale.

Special Mention of the international Jury

 

Mic Jean-Louis

director: Kathy Sebbah

France 2007

 

Statement:

Mic Jean-Louis is a touching rural narrative and a surprising synthesis of genres.