AWARDS OF THE ECUMENICAL JURY

At the 43rd International Film Festival Molodist Kievfrom 19-27 October 2013 the Ecumenical Jury of SIGNIS and INTERFILM has awarded a Prize and two Commendations in the competition for full-length feature films and a Prize in the competition for first professional short films.

In the competition for full–length feature films, the Ecumenical Jury has awarded its Prize to the film

The Weight of Elephants
by Daniel Joseph Borgman, New Zealand/Denmark/Sweden, 2013

The film is showing the feeling of loneliness of an 11 years old boy in a sensitive way. The acting of the characters shows their vulnerable life in a credible way. Disappointment and betrayal are central experiences in the boy’s life. Slowly the film manages to give the audience the feeling that goodness and hope can survive.

The Ecumenical Jury has awarded in the competition for full-length fiction film also two Commendations to

La jaula de oro (The Golden Cage)
by Diego Quemada-Diez, Mexico/Spain, 2013

The film tells a story about two boys and a girl heading for USA from Guatemala searching for a better life. What starts as a competition between the two boys ends up with a relationship in life and death. In an unsentimental way, the film shows the strength of humanity.

Les garçons et Guillaume, à table! (Me, Myself and Mum)
by Guillaume Gallienne, France/Belgium, 2013

The main character, an entertainer gives a different and intelligent approach to the issue of self conscience. The film gives us a humoristic and serious view of an existential fight for sexual identity.

In the competition for first professional short films, the Ecumenical Jury has awarded its Prize to the film

Pomyn (Commemoration)
by Iryna Tsilyk, Ukraine 2012

The film is about a young woman coming back to the house of her childhood to find out that she has lost something in her life. The film shows her mood in an atmosphere of melancholy and the wonderful colours of the Ukrainian countryside. By looking back on her conversations with her grandfather the film provides a deep existential understanding.

Members of the Jury:
Håkan Holmlund, Bromma (Sweden)
Susanne Charlotte Knudstorp, Fredericia (Denmark)
Oksana Sokolyanska, Kyiv (Ukraine)