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The jury for the International Competition of the 42nd Thessaloniki Film Festival was comprised of,
John Boorman, director (United Kingdom), President
Eduardo Antin (QuintŁn), film critic (Argentina)
Yannis Kokkos, stage director (France, Greece)
Pavel Pawlikowski, director (Poland)
Ana Sofrenovic, actress (Yugoslavia)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director (Turkey)
Soti Triantafyllou, writer (Greece)
The awards,
Best Full Length Film Award - Golden Alexander
(12,500,000 drachmas-36,700 euros )
TIRANA YEAR ZERO
by Fatmir Koci (Albania, France, Belgium).
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander
(7,500,000 drachmas-22,000 euros )
HATOUNA MEHUHERET ( Late Marriage).
by Dover Kosashvili (Israel, France).
Best Director Award
To: HSIAO YA-CHUAN for
Ming Dai Ahui Zhu (Mirror Image) - Taiwan.
Best Screenplay Award
To: DOVER KOSASHVILI for
Hatouna Mehuheret (Late Marriage) - Israel, France.
Best Actress Award
ex aequo to:
MAYU OZAWA in
Shoujyo (An Adolescent) by Eiji Okuda - Japan.
and
RONIT ELKABETZ in
Hatouna Mehuheret (Late Marriage) by Dover Kosashvili - Israel, France..
Best Actor Award
ex aequo to:
ALEXANDRU PAPADOPOL in
Marfa Si Banii (Stuff and Dough) by Cristi Puiu -Romania.
and
VUK KOSTIC in
Apsolutnih Sto (Absolute Hundred) by Srdan Golubovic-Yugoslavia
Artistic Achievement Award
MING DAI AHUI ZHU (Mirror Image)
by Hsiao Ya-Chuan, Taiwan
for its images and music.
STATEMENT OF THE JURY
In watching these films by new directors we were struck by certain themes-exiles, dislocations and political divisions, reflecting a world in turmoil, which was well expressed in the Turkish film Fotograf, the Italian Film Tornando a Casa and the French film L' Afrance.
In all the films we were impressed by many marvelous performances and the passionate engagement of directors with their subject matter.
We also appreciated the wit and humour that threaded through much of the selections.
On the whole, content was stronger than form and there was an absence of poetic cinema.
Lastly we noted that while many of the male characters were weak, feckless or alcoholic, the women were full of fire, intelligence and love, thus accurately reflecting society today.
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