Award of the Ecumenical Jury

The Ecumenical Jury at the 43rd International Film Festival Karlovy Vary has chosen as winner of the Ecumenical Film Award

The Photograph
by Nan T. Achnas (Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden 2007)

Set in modern day Indonesia, „The Photograph“ tells the story of Sita, a country woman forced to work as a prostitute in a big city in order to support her sick grandmother taking care of her child. Sita finds shelter in the studio of an old photographer with a tragic past. The photographs reveal the truths and lies of their lives. We honour this beautifully photographed film in which guilt can be confessed and caring for each other becomes essential.

Members of the Jury:
Jan Eliáš (Czech Republic) – president of the jury
Monica Lienin (Switzerland)
Werner Schneider-Quindeau (Germany)
Lucia Cuocci (Italy)
Helena Babická (Czech Republic)
Karel Deburchgrave (Belgium)

Karlovy Vary, 12 July 2008