2007 Leeds Film Festival Awards
2007 Leeds Film Festival: November 7-18, 2007
Partially shot in Newfoundland, Tony Stone's Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America tells the story of two Norsemen who are separated from their tribesmen while on a 11th-century expedition in North America. The film's soundtrack features both heavy metal and light opera.
Golden Owl Award 2007:
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America by Tony Stone
Special Mention:
Noise by Matthew Saville and The Man from the Embassy by Dito Tsintsadze
Best Short Film
Aie by Virginie Gourmel
Special Mention:
Coco-Nuts and Dad
Best Animated Short Film:
Tyger
Melies d'Argent Award: (feature film)
The Orphanage (El Orfanato) – Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona – Mexico/Spain
Special Jury Mention:
Hyena (Hiena) – Dir. Grzegorz Lewandowski, Poland
Melies d'Or Nomination: (short film)
Machine (Maquina) – Dir. Gabe Ibanez – Spain
Special Jury Mention:
Moment of Glory (Moment de Gloire) – Dir. Hendrik Moonen, Belgium
The Golden Owl Jury: Laurin Federlein, Director; Rocio Freire-Bernat, Distributor of world cinema in Britain; Christopher Thomas, filmmaker and also Director of the Institute for New Cinema.
Leeds International Film Festival Site
Leeds Film Festival Awards: 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
SEVERED WAYS is great to look at. Most people I know have never heard of this film. They should see it as it is a visual feast.