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16th International Film Schools Festival awards
With prizes and mentions to short films by film students from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Spain, Israel, Mexico, Russia and Uruguay, concluded the 16th International Film Schools Festival (16FIEC). Organized by the Film School of Uruguay (ECU) and Cinemateca Uruguaya, the 16FIEC took place from 11 to 14 August in Sala Pocitos (Montevideo), with free access and entrance, congregating hundreds of students, film makers and general audience during four days of exhibitions and side events.
This year the official selection included 59 short films from 42 film schools of 25 countries, establishing a real artistic and academic exchange between film schools all around the world, and a representative showcase of what the new generations of film makers are creating in fiction, documentary and animation.
Prizes and mentions
The International Jury – integrated by screenwriter Gibrán Portela (Mexico) and directors Carolina Campo Lupo (Uruguay) and Federico Veiroj (Uruguay/Spain) – chose 304 to 302, directed by Juan Pablo Viera from Tecnicatura Audiovisual UTU as best national short film. The winner was awarded with a Final Draft license, professional camera and equipment for two days of shooting by Musitelli Film & Digital, and mentoring in color correction from ColoUr. Special mentions were given to La piscina, directed by Mariana Winarz and Rocío Llambí (ORT University) and to A sus ojos, directed by Vanesa Guala from the Film School of Uruguay (ECU).
Among the international competition, they chose Out of reach, directed by Efrat Rasner from the Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (Israel) as best fiction, with a special mention to En el estacionamiento, directed by Juliana Orea from the University of Guadalajara (Mexico). As best documentary they chose Ojo salvaje, directed by Paco Nicolás from ECAM (Spain), with a special mention to El susurro de un abedul, directed by Colombian Diana Montenegro at the Russian University of Cinematography.
Alejandro Chucarro 1036 piso 3 / C.P. 11300 Montevideo Uruguay / Fax (5982)7076389 Tel. (5982)7097637 / [email protected] / www.ecu.edu.uy
In the animation category the prize went to Detour, directed by Jasmine Cédée from KASK School of Arts - Ghent (Belgium), with special mentions to Fleischwelt, directed by Ara Jo from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and to Sry Bsy, directed by Verena Westphal from the HAW Hamburg (both from Germany). Finally, they chose as best Iberamerican short film the documentary La carga, directed by Victor Guerrero from the EICTV (Cuba).
The Students Jury, integrated by Florencia Couto (University of Montevideo), Virginia Bello (Tecnicatura Audiovisual UTU) and Florencia Colman (Film School of Uruguay), chose Vivimos as the best Uruguayan short film, directed by Guillermo Trochón from the Film School of Uruguay (ECU). They also gave special mentions to (again) La piscina, from Mariana Winarz and Rocío Llambí (ORT University) and to Cuento de medianoche, graduation short film from ECU directed by Félix Pérez.
Among the international short films they preferred Everything will be okay, directed by Patrick Vollrath from the Filmakademie Wien (Austria) as best fiction. As best documentary they chose El susurro de un abedul, from Diana Montenegro (Russian University of Cinematography), with special mentions to Los sueños de la tortuga, directed by Bruno Ciancaglini from the Film University (Argentina) and to Vol de nuit, directed by Clara l’Heureux-Garcia, from the Université du Québec à Montreal – UQAM (Canada). As the best animation they chose Musicidio, directed by Ferriol Tugues from the Escola de Cinema de Barcelona (Spain), with mentions to Detour, from Jasmine Cédée (Belgium) and to Sry Bsy, directed by Verena Westphal (Germany).
As for the Audience awards, they went to Quizá mañana, directed by David Beltrán i Marí from the EICTV (Cuba), and Vivimos, by Guillermo Trochón (ECU).
Side events
Under the slogan “new dramatic arts” two academic side events took place during the Festival, open with free entrance to students from all academic institutions in the country and to the general public.
Screenwriter Gibrán Portela (“La jaula de oro”, “Güeros”), one of the most claimed talents in the new Mexican film industry, dictated a Screenwriting Master Class on Thursday 11th. And Argentinian playwright, actor and director Lisandro Rodríguez offered an intensive Laboratory/Workshop on Dramatic Arts and Mise-en-scène under the title “Private/Public”; they were two days of hard work and removing ideas.
During the Festival took place the graduation ceremony of ECU’s 2011 Generation, one of which graduation short films (“Cuento de medianoche”) was part of the official selection.
As the Festival’s closing event, on Tuesday 16 of August at Sala Zitarrosa we screened the feature film “Güeros” (México, 2014), winner of multiple international awards - best first film in the Berlin Film Festival, Horizontes Latinos prize in San Sebastian and Coral Prize to the best film in La Habana, as well as a Best Director nomination (Alonso Ruizpalacios) in the 2016 Platino awards – with screenwriter Gibrán Portela answering questions from the audience at the end of the screening.
Acknowledgments
The 16FIEC would not have been possible without the support from the Institute of Film and Audiovisual (ICAU), the City Hall of Montevideo through their Locations Office, TV Ciudad, Sala Zitarrosa, CILECT, FEISAL, Montevideo Portal, La Diaria, Revista Wop!, Orpheo Express Hotel, Fellini and La Cocina de Pedro, and the sponsorship of Musitelli Film & Digital, DirecTV Cinema +, ColoUr and Final Draft. To all of them, to the ECU crew and students who worked hard to make the Festival possible, THANK YOU!
Alejandro Chucarro 1036 piso 3 / C.P. 11300 Montevideo Uruguay / Fax (5982)7076389 Tel. (5982)7097637 / [email protected] / www.ecu.edu.uy
More information: http://ecu.edu.uy/festival-2016/
OFFICIAL JURY AWARDS
Carolina Campo Lupo (Uruguay), Gibrán Portela (Mexico) and Federico Veiroj (Uruguay-Spain)
ANIMATION:
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Fleischwelt, directed by Ara Jo, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Sry Bsy, directed by Verena Westphal, HAW Hamburg (Germany)
BEST ANIMATION:
Detour, directed by Jasmine Cédée, KASK School of Arts - Ghent (Belgium)
DOCUMENTARY:
SPECIAL MENTION
El susurro de un abedul, directed by Diana Montenegro, Universidad de Cinematografía de Rusia (Russia)
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Ojo salvaje, directed by Paco Nicolás, ECAM (Spain)
FICTION:
SPECIAL MENTION
En el estacionamiento, directed by Juliana Orea, Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico)
BEST FICTION:
Out of reach, directed by Efrat Rasner, Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (Israel)
BEST IBERAMERICAN FILM:
La carga, directed by Victor Guerrero, EICTV (Cuba)
URUGUAY: Alejandro Chucarro 1036 piso 3 / C.P. 11300 Montevideo Uruguay / Fax (5982)7076389 Tel. (5982)7097637 / [email protected] / www.ecu.edu.uy
SPECIAL MENTIONS
La piscina, directed by Mariana Winarz y Rocío Llambí – Universidad ORT
A sus ojos, directed by Vanesa Guala, Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (ECU)
BEST URUGUAYAN FILM:
304 a 302, directed by Juan Pablo Viera, Tecnicatura Audiovisual UTU
STUDENTS JURY AWARDS
Florencia Couto (Universidad de Montevideo), Virginia Bello (Tecnicatura Audiovisual UTU) and Florencia Colman (Escuela de Cine del Uruguay)
ANIMATION:
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Detour, directed by Jasmine Cédée, KASK School of Arts - Ghent (Belgium)
Sry Bsy, directed by Verena Westphal, HAW Hamburg (Germany)
BEST ANIMATION:
Musicidio, directed by Ferriol Tugues, ECIB Escola de Cinema de Barcelona (Spain)
DOCUMENTARY:
SPECIAL MENTIONS
Los sueños de la tortuga, directed by Bruno Ciancaglini, Universidad del Cine (Argentina)
Vol de nuit, directed by Clara l’Heureux-Garcia, Université du Québec à Montreal – UQAM (Canada)
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
El susurro de un abedul, directed by Diana Montenegro, Universidad de Cinematografía de Rusia (Russia)
BEST FICTION:
Everything will be okey, directed by Patrick Vollrath, Filmakademie Wien (Austria)
Alejandro Chucarro 1036 piso 3 / C.P. 11300 Montevideo Uruguay / Fax (5982)7076389 Tel. (5982)7097637 / [email protected] / www.ecu.edu.uy
URUGUAY:
SPECIAL MENTIONS
La piscina, directed by Mariana Winarz y Rocío Llambí – Universidad ORT
Cuento de medianoche, directed by Félix Pérez, Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (ECU)
BEST URUGUAYAN FILM:
Vivimos, directed by Guillermo Trochón, Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (ECU)
Alejandro Chucarro 1036 piso 3 / C.P. 11300 Montevideo Uruguay / Fax (5982)7076389 Tel. (5982)7097637 / [email protected] / www.ecu.edu.uy