63. Festival Internazionale del Film Locarno 2010
4.-14.8.2010

www.pardo.ch  |  Jury website

Awards of the Ecumenical Jury

The Ecumenical Jury of Signis and Interfilm awards its Prize to the film

Morgen
directed by Marian Crisan, France/Romania/Hungary 2010

Nelu, a Romanian market security guard, befriends an illegal Turkish immigrant. Somehow this would be impossible in today’s world.  However, in cinema it is a heartwarming series of events that override language and cultural barriers to unveil similarities in life and compassion for the human experience.

The Jury awards a Commendation to the film:

Han Jia / Winter Vacation
directed by Li Hongqi, China 2010

Through a series of constructed images, long takes, and brief often humerous dialogue, Li Hongqi describes the last day of a winter vacation in a melancholy but heartwarming point of view.

The Jury awards a second Commendation to the film:

Karamay
directed by Xu Xin, China 2010

for an excellent and courageous testimony to a huge tragedy. Within a framework of cultural tradition that sacrifices the individuals to collective welfare, the lack of leaders’ integrity brought nearly 300 children to horrific death by fire. Shocking emotional interviews of victims edited with footage of the event, awakens the consciousness to necessary personal responsibility.

The Members of the Ecumenical Jury (from left): Cynthia Chambers (USA), Michael Otrisal (Czech Rebublic), Waltraud Verlaguet (France), Charles Martig (Switzerland),  Angelika Obert (Germany) – President, Theo Peporte (Luxembourg)