Leeds Film Festival Awards 2007

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2007 Leeds Film Festival Awards

2007 Leeds Film Festival: November 7-18, 2007

 

Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America by Tony Stone
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

 


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One Response to “Leeds Film Festival Awards 2007”

  1. Norton on March 14th, 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.

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