Leeds Film Festival Awards 2008

2008 Leeds Film Festival Awards
2008 Leeds Film Festival: November 4-16, 2008
 

Set in Kashmir, Tariq Tapa’s Zero Bridge chronicles the day-to-day lives of several inhabitants of that strife-ridden Indian province.
 

Golden Owl Awards
Best Film: Zero Bridge, directed by Tariq Tapa, India/USA
Special Mention: Sita Sings the Blues, directed by Nina Paley, USA
 
Silver Méliès Awards
Best European Genre Feature: Mum &Dad, directed by Steven Sheil, UK
Special Mention: Sexykiller, directed by Miguel Marti
Best European Genre Short: Short Cut, directed by Pascal Chind, France
 
Short Film Awards
Best International Short: René, directed by Tobias Noelle, Switzerland
Best International Fiction Short: René, directed by Tobias Noelle, Switzerland
Special Mention: Alexandra, directed by Radu Jude, Romania
Special Mention: Mompelaar, directed by Marc Roels / Wim Reygaert, Belgium
Best International Animation Short: Skhizein, directed by Jeremy [...]

by Deborah Arthur | November 16, 2008   
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Leeds Film Festival Awards 2007

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) – [...]

by Andre Soares | November 18, 2007   
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Leeds Film Festival Awards 2006

2006 Leeds Film Festival Awards
2006 Leeds Film Festival: November 2-12, 2006
 

The 20th Leeds International Film Festival’s Golden Owl winner for best feature film was Guillaume Malandrin’s Ça m’est égal si demain n’arrive pas / I Don’t Care If Tomorrow Never Comes, a Belgian drama about an ex-con (co-screenwriter Jacky Lambert) who decides to take his son (Robin Weerts), now living with another family, on a vacation trip. Special mention was given to Mohamed Al Daradji’s British-Dutch-Iraqi co-production Ahlaam / The Dreams. Reportedly based on true events, Ahlaam portrays the events leading up to, and the aftermath of, the 2003 invasion of Iraq as seen through the eyes of the occupants of a mental hospital
in Baghdad.
 
The Golden Owl Award
Winner: Ça m’est [...]

by Andre Soares | November 12, 2006   
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