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12th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Fest Awards
BEST FEATURE FILM (1.000,00€) – Award sponsored by the Club Maria Lisboa
Antônia (Brazil, 2006, 90’), by Tata Amaral
We chose “Antônia” as our Best Feature Film. It is an important film which shows a vibrant optimism about women in the favelas of Brazil. Often in Brazilian Cinema the favelas are presented with the dance beat of guns and death but instead in “Antônia” we have the dance beat of four women rising up together against hardship through their creativity. This film has daring camera, beautiful performances and a driving edit and is a vital addition to the Cinema of Brazil.
The Jury: José Pedro Ribeiro, São José Correia, Pier Maria Bocchi, Lisa Gornick
BEST ACTRESS
Nuria Espert | for her performance in Barcelona (Un Mapa) | Barcelona (A Map) (Spain, 2007, 85’), by Ventura Pons
BEST ACTOR
Josep Maria Pou | for his performance in Barcelona (Un Mapa) | Barcelona (A Map) (Spain, 2007, 85’), by Ventura Pons
For their strong, deep, convincing performances as two old people who know that they should go through vital changes during their last days together, we decided to give the prizes for the Best Actor and the best Actress to Josep Maria Pou and Nuria Espert for their touching and challenging portrait of a couple in “Barcelona (A Map)”.
The Jury: José Pedro Ribeiro, São José Correia, Pier Maria Bocchi, Lisa Gornick
BEST DOCUMENTARY (1.000,00€)
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story (Australia, 2006, 54’), by Julian Shaw
We the jury decided unanimously to award “Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story”, by Julian Shaw, the Prize for Best Documentary. “Darling!” is a heart-warming, positive, well-balanced, skilfully made documentary with an important historical and political perspective and message. The way Julian Shaw deals with his subject and protagonist is tender, authentic, and educational without being moralistic.
The Jury: Eládio Clímaco, Barbara Reumüller, Maria José García
BEST SHORT FILM | AUDIENCE AWARD (500,00€) – Award sponsored by Bico de Pena Publishing House
69 – Praça da Luz (Brazil, 2007, 21’) by Carolina Markowicz, Joana Galvão
1st Prize: 69 – Praça da Luz (Brazil, 2007, 21’) by Carolina Markowicz, Joana Galvão | 8 Points
2º Lugar: Jag Är Bög | I Am Gay (Sweden, 2008, 15’), by Nicolas Kolovos| 7,9 Points (Mention)
3º Lugar: Frequent Traveller (Portugal, 2007, 8’), by Patrícia Bateira| 7,8 Points (Mention) |
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11th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Awards
The majority of the Jury decided to give the Award for Best Feature Film (1.000,00€) to Stefan Westerwelle’s “Solange du hier bist – While you are here” (Germany, 2006, 77’). “The Jury appreciated the film’s coherence of its theme and the form. The film is narrated in a visual language characterized by artful composition with great attention to detail. Loneliness and the proximity of death are rarely explored in cinema, thus making the film appealing to audiences regardless of their sexuality.”
The Jury decided to give a Special Mention to Carla Ribas for her “excellent portrayal of the character Alice, in “A Casa de Alice” (Brazil, 2007, 90’), directed by Chico Teixeira.” The winner of the Best Documentary (1.000,00€) award was “Estrellas de la Línea - The Railroad All-Stars” (Spain, 2006, 90’), by Chema Rodríguez. “It’s about a group of prostitutes from Guatemala who decide to create a football team to give visibility to their fight against discrimination, violence and exclusion. It´s not a gay film, nor a lesbian or a transgender film. It’s all that and more. It´s a universal, clever, unexpected and moving film about the ability to resist, to defy one’s destiny and sexual, social, cultural and gender conventions. The hookers ‘de la linea’ don´t want to be perceived as victims. They laugh as they fight, and they make us laugh a lot. There’s really no better way to bring people together. And that’s what this fight is all about.”
The Audience Award For Best Short Film (500,00€) went to “Singularidades” (Brazil, 2006, 35’), a documentary by Brazilian director Luciano Coelho, with an average of 8,4 out of 10 points.” |
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10th Lisboa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Awards
Best Feature Film
Un Año sin Amor – A Year without Love
Director: Anahí Berneri
Argentina, 2005, 95’
Jury Statement
“For its technical and artistic qualities, for its rigorous direction, and the courage with which it approaches the solitude of those who are somehow put apart by society.”
Special Mention
Go West
Director: Ahmed Imamović
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, 2005, 97’
Jury Statment
“A feature of great substance, not only for its story, but for its characters, focusing on social and political issues which lead to persecution and exclusion, on a very universal level.”
Best Documentary
Au-Delà de la Haine – Beyond Hatred
Director: Olivier Meyrou
France, 2005, 85’
Jury Statment
“Au-Delà de la Haine represents a different approach. Although focusing on homophobia, it surpasses the limits of this theme, presenting hate as a universal phenomenon. Being, among all other films in competition, cinematographically the most creative and inventive, it is as emotional as a fiction work and a very original approach on the use of documentary.” Best Short Film - Audience Award
Hitchcocked
Director: David M. Young
U.S.A., 2005, 8’ |
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9th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Awards
Best Feature Film
L’Ennemi Naturel
Director: Pierre Erwan Guillaume
France, 2004, 97’
Jury Statement
“This is a bold and challenging thriller which uncovers the prejudices, and hidden desires in a provincial French town, through the personal journey of an investigating police officer. The film delighted the jury for its combination of landscapes, sense of place and emotional intensity revealed through its cinematography.”
Best Documentary
Immortal Muse
Director: Sue Giovanni
UK, 2005, 25’’
Jury Statment
“A touching and well-constructed portrait of an unknown lesbian poet, Annette Eick, who was a witness to life in Nazi Germany. Her journey through the twentieth century reveals an irrepressible spirit of love and creativity.”
Best Short Film
Beginners! (Anfänger!)
Director: Nicolas Wackenbarth
Germany, 2004, 29’
Jury Statment
“A study of the strains and tensions of adolescent friendship, sexual confusion, trauma and loss. This is a disturbing story told with a real understanding of the potential of cinema.” Special Mention
Rosario Miranda
Director: David Baute
Spain, 2004, 26’
Jury Statment
“The Jury would like to make a special mention for Rosario Miranda– a touching encounter with a unique and empowering character.” |
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