03/11/2009

Vadim Jendreyko’s documentary The Woman with the 5 Elephants won the DEFA Sponsoring Prize (worth €4,000) at Germany’s 52nd DOK Leipzig - International Documentary and Animated Film Festival (October 26-November 1).

Meanwhile, Kevin Merz’s Glorious Exit was awarded the Special Jury Prize for Best Film Narrative at Romania’s 10th Astra Film Festival, held in Sibiu from October 26-November 1.

Finally, Iranian director Mehran Tamadon’s French/Swiss co-production Bassidji received the Opus Bonum Award for Best Documentary Film at the Czech Republic’s 13th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (October 27-November 1).

(Translated from French)