55th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
30 April - 5 May 2009

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Awards of the Ecumenical Jury

The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, endowed with 1,500 € by the Catholic and Evangelical Church in Oberhausen, is awarded to

Elefantenhaut (Elephant Skin)
by Severin Fiala and Ulrike Putzer, Austria 2009

Statement of the Jury:
Although the film shows people in miserable surroundings, they prove themselves to be loving, strong and caring. It takes a contemporary view of a current topic and draws our attention to possibilities of life we believed lost.

In addition, the Jury awards a Commendation to :

The Conservatory
by Matilda Tristram, Great Britain 2008

Statement of the Jury::
In a short and humorous way the film shows how the unspoken takes on form, inflicts injury and is overcome.

Members of the Jury:
Julia Helmke (Germany), Gudrun Hohenberger (Austria), Vanessa Weinert Locke (Germany), Natalie Resch (Austria), Eberhard Streier (Germany)