24-10-2016

FNE at REGIOFUN 2016: Regional Film Fund Main Prize Goes to Bodkin Ras

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    Bodkin  Ras by Kaweh Modiri Bodkin Ras by Kaweh Modiri

    KATOWICE: The Dutch drama Bodkin Ras produced by Raymond van der Kaaij and directed by Kaweh Modiri won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 7th International Festival of Film Producers REGIOFUN in Katowice (18 - 23 October 2015). The Short Film Competition jury awarded ex-aequo The Radio Amateur directed by Lars Persson and the film French directed by Josza Anjembe.

    REGIOFUN is the only event in Europe dedicated to films made with the support of regional film funds and cities. The festival celebrates both film producers and their role in the process of creating cinema as well as the engagement of local funds in European and international film productions.

    The Jury of the Full Feature Film Competition at Regiofun, comprised of Ewa Puszczyńska, Arkadiusz Tomiak, and Bernd Buder, awarded the 10,000 EUR First Prize to Raymond van der Kaaij, the producer of Bodkin Ras. The film follows a stranger, Bodkin Ras, who comes to a small Scottish town. He meets the inhabitants and tries to befriend them while he looks for a job, a place to stay and an escape from the past. However, the differences between him and the others are visible every step of the way.

    The Jury of the Short Film Competition, composed of Agnieszka Moody, Inge Tenvik and Rafael Lewandowski, decided to split the 10,000 EUR award into tow prizes. A prize of 8,000 EUR went Lars Persson and Johan Sundkvist, the producers of The Radio Amateur directed by Lars Persson and supported by Filmpool Nord. A prize of 2,000 EUR went to Gabriel Festoc and Nelson Ghrénassia, producers of French directed by Josza Anjembe, supported by Région Bretagne. The Audience Award went to Anton Roebben and Eric Goossens, producers of Voltaire directed by Jan Snoekx, supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund.


    Winners:

    Feature Film Competition Main Prize
    Bodkin Ras (Netherlands, Belgium)
    Directed by Kaweh Modiri
    Produced by Revolver Films
    Supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund

    Short Film Competition Main Prize (ex-aequo)
    The Radio Amateur (Sweden)
    Directed by Lars Persson
    Produced by Johan Sundkvist
    Supported by Filmpool Nord

     French (France)
    Directed by Josza Anjembe
    Produced by Yukunkun Productions
    Supported by Région Bretagne

    Audience Award
    Voltaire (Belgium)
    Directed by Jan Snoekx
    Produced by Walking The Dog
    Supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund