28/10/2003

The European Film Academy has announced the shortlist of competitors for the Prix ARTE 2003, awarded to the Best European Documentary. The prize has been instigated in collaboration with the French-German cultural television channel, ARTE, and the winners will be announced on Saturday December 6, during the European Film Awards ceremony.
The European Film Academy has also announced the names of the jury members who will be meeting in Berlin to view the works entered for the PRIX ARTE and to name the winner. The jury members are: Alfredo Knuchel, documentary director, journalist and consultant to international festivals from Switzerland; Ben Lewis, producer and director, Britain; Michael Muschner, filmmaker and musicologist, Germany.

The documentaries nominated for the Prix ARTE are:
Chia E Tazi Pesen? by Adela Peeva
(Bulgaria/Belgium/Germany/Finland/Denmark/Holland)
The Five Obstructions by Joergen Leth & Lars von Trier (Denmark/Belgium/Switzerland/France)
Essen, Schlafen, Keine Frauen by Heiner Stadler (Germany)
L'Odysee De L¹Espece by Jacques Malaterre (France/Canada/Belgium)
S21, La Machine De Mort Khmere Rouge by Rithy Panh (France)
The Day I Will Never Forget by Kim Longinotto (Britain)
The Story Of The Weeping Camel by Byambasura Daava & Luigi Falorni (Germany)
Tishe! by Victor Kossakovsky (Russia)

The short films running for the UIP/European Film Awards Prize are the winners of the various UIP prizes awarded during the year at 12 European festivals, run in collaboration with UIP. The 12th candidate is the winner of the prize for Short Films at the Greek Festival of Drama. The winner of the final prize, which will also be awarded during the Berlin ceremony on December 6, will be chosen by the 1,600 members of the European Film Academy.

The candidates for the short film prize are:
La chanson-chanson (Belgium/Xavier Diskeuve ; UIP Prize at Ghent 2003)
At dawning (UK/Martin Jones; UIP prize at Valladolid 2003)
Mamaman (Belgium/Iao Lethem; UIP prize at Angers 2003)
(A)Torzija (Slovenia/Stefan Arsenijevic; UIP prize at Berlin 2003)
Redd Barna (Norway/Terje Rangnes; UIP prize at Tampere 2003)
Kraij Urodzenia (Poland/Jacek Blawut; UIP prize at Krakow 2003)
Une étreinte (Norway/Eskil Vogt; UIP prize at Grimstad)
My zhivem na krai (Byelorussia/Victor Asliuk; UIP prize at Vila do Conde 2003)
Le portefeuille (France-Belgium/Vincent Bieerewaerts; UIP prize at Sarajevo)
Sma Skred (Denmark/Birgitte Staermose; UIP prize at Edinburgh 2003)
The Trumouse Show (Spain/Julio Robledo; UIP prize at Venice 2003)
Velikan (Russia/Alexander Kott; UIP prize at Drama 2003).