07-06-2009

Zlin awards Czech, Latvian, Slovak films

    The 49th International Film Festival for Children and Youth held in Zlin, Czech Republic, awarded its Golden Slipper for best film for children to Mária Procházková's contemporary take on the Little Red Riding Hood story, Who is Afraid of the Wolf?

    The Danish film Max Embarrassing directed by Lotte Svendsen received the Golden Splipper Award for the best feature film for youth.

    The Audience Award abd the Children's Jury Prize went to Miloslav Šmídmajer's Czech fairytale, Hell wth Princess, while the award for the best film from the Visegrad competition (for films from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic) went to Slovak director Juraj Nvota's retro jazz film Music.

    Latvia's box office hit Little Robbers earned a special recognition from the Ecumenical Jury.

    The Zlin festival (May 31 - June 7, www.zlinfest.cz), the oldest and largest children's festival in the world, upped the star and guest power, with guests including Tim Curry and AnnaSophia Robb, accompanying screenings of works by Hungarian-born animator/director Gabor Csupo, and Spanish guests Clara Lago and Imanol Uribe.

    Festival director Petr Koliha told FNE that the festival has already begun preparations for its gala 50th anniversary in 2010, which will spotlight Czech and Slovak films.

    A complete list of prizes follows:

    International Expert Jury for Feature Film:

    Golden Slipper - for the best feature film for children
    Who Is Afraid of the Wolf? (CZE) - Mária Procházková

    Golden Slipper - for the best feature film for youth
    Max Embarrassing (DEN) - Lotte Svendsen

    The City of Zlín Award - honorable mention of feature film for children
    A School Day with a Pig (JAP) - Tetsu Maeda

    The Miloš Macourek Award - special recognition for a feature film for youth
    It's Not Me, I Swear (CAN) - Philippe Falardeau


    International Expert Jury for Animated Films:

    Golden Slipper - for the best animated film
    Post! (GER) - Christian Asmussen, Matthias Bruhn

    The Hermína Týrlová Award - for young artists
    Paul and The Dragon (NLD) - Albert's Hooft, Paco Vink


    International Expert Jury for European Debuts:

    The Europe Award - for the best European debut
    PA-RA-DA (ITA/FRA/RUM) - Marco Pontecorvo

    The Special Prize of the Jury of the European debut film
    City of the World (GER) - Christian Klandt


    International Jury for feature Films From Visegrad Countries:

    The Czech Minister of Culture Award - for the best European debut
    Music (SK) - Juraj Nvota


    FICC Jury:

    The Don Quijote Award
    Cowards (SPA) - José Corbacho, Juan Cruz

    Ecumenical Jury:

    The Ecumenical Jury Award
    Max Embarrassing (DEN) - Lotte Svendsen

    The recognition of Ecumenical Jury
    Little Robbers (LAT/AUS) - Armands Zvirbulis


    International Children Jury for Feature Films for Children and Youth:

    Children's Jury main Prize - for the best feature film for children
    Hell with Princess (CZE) - Miloslav Šmídmajer

    Children's Jury main Prize for the best feature film for youth
    It's Not Me, I Swear (CAN) - Philippe Falardeau


    Audience's Prize:

    The Golden Apple - for the best feature film
    Hell with Princess (CZE) - Miloslav Šmídmajer

    The Golden Apple - for the best animated film
    Carrot on the brach (EST) - Partel Tall


    The recognition for Creative Contribution to Filmmaking for Children and
    Youth:

    Lubomír Lipský

    Last modified on 28-06-2009