23/05/2003

European cinema beat the rest of the world in International Critics’ Week 2003, with the victory of Franco-Belgian feature, Depuis qu’Otar est parti, the directorial debut by Julie Bertucelli. Norwegian short, Love is the Law won the Grand Prix Canal + and the Prix de la (Toute) Jeune Critique (Young Critics’ Award) while Christoffer Boe’s remarkable Danish feature, Reconstruction had to make do with the Label Regards Jeunes.

Grand Prix Lycos de la Semaine de la Critique :
Depuis qu’Otar est parti
by Julie Bertuccelli (France)

Prix Canal + for Best Short Film:
Love is the law
bye Eivind Tolas (Norway)

Prix Kodak Revelation Short Film:
The Truth About The Head
by di Dale Heslip (Canada)

Young Critics' Award:
Short Film:
Love is the law
by Eivind Tolas (Norway)

shared with
The Truth About Head
by Dale Heslip (Canada) Feature Film:
Milwaukee, Minnesota
by Allam Mindel (USA)

Petit Rail d’Or:
The Truth About Head
by Dale Heslip (Canada)

Grand Rail d’Or:
Depuis qu’Otar est parti
by Julie Bertuccelli (France)

Label Regards Jeunes:
short film:
The Truth About Head
by Dale Heslip (Canada)

feature film:
Reconstruction
by Christoffer Boe (Denmark)

(Translated from French)