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AWARDED FILMS BY CATEGORIES:
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JAZZ FUNERAL FOR DEMOCRACY
by LUKE FONTANA
An estimated 3 to 4 thousand protestors demonstrate against the inauguration of an unelected president and his war against Iraq.
Special Prize to Best Documentary Film | |
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MONTESACRO
by ALESSANDRO CELLI
Two cities, two homes: Cristiano is the son of a broken marriage. For his 18th birthday he wants a present from his mom...
Special Prize to the Best Fiction Film | |
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PAWNS OF PARADISE: INSIDE THE BRUTAL KASHMIR CONFLICT
by ZOLTAN ISTVAN
The longest ongoing conflict in the world today. India and Pakistan--both nuke-ready heavyweights--lay fierce claim to the territory.
Awarded Category: Direction | |
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THE HONEYFIELDS
by MATT GORDON
What becomes of this eternal bond when brothers Robbie and Benji Hedrick are divided by the love between the older brother and a local girl.
Awarded Category: Screenplay, Brad Ingelsby | |
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OF GENIES AND GOLDFISH
by GEORGE A VILLALBA
And old Indian barber takes on a lonely young man and teaches him how to become a genie.
Awarded Category: Integral Realization | |
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WARRIOR OR ASSASSIN
by MICHEL WORTH
A female assassin requestions her exsistence when for the 1st time she listens to one of her dying marks last words. Leaving her life behind, she seeks out the son of the man she has killed and finds life on the outside can be even stranger than she expected.
Actress Performance: Jenya Lano | |
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THE NEW OCEANIA
by SHIRLEY HORROCKS
The life of a remarkable novelist, Albert Wendt, who has created a new vision of the Pacific.
Actor Performance: Albert Wendt | |
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MISEX 2004
by FRANCESCO MANNARINI
Ongoing changes in the culture of the body through a case in point: a big event as a fair about sexy and porno shows taking place regularly in Milan.
Awarded Category: Photography, Francesco Mannarini - Elena Salvadori | |
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HIDDEN CORRIDORS
by ISTVAN MEZEI
The film depicts the emotional crisis of a young paintress, who tries to get away from reality into an imaginary world, which then proves to be even more ferocious than the real one.
Awarded Category: Art Direction | |
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BERE PER DIMENTICARE
by MICHELE CALABRESI
The film investigates the ethical, legal and historical implications in interviews with various actors including legal experts, politicians, partisans and members of Jewish community.
Awarded Category: Editing, Patrick Heeren | | |
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SPECIAL MENTIONS:
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IMPACT
by POURNIMA
Impact of Tsunami disaster on the life of local people. | |
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THE ORB
by MATTHEW T. BURNS
Two bachelors struggle to adjust their lives around the nuissance of a hovering, incessant "orb" from outerspace that decided to move itself into their apartment. Their intricate plan to capture the pest is successful, but ultimately catastrophic. | |
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THROUGH THE EYES OF AUTISM
by ERICA JEAN
A short film that shows an autistic child's world through visual imagery, music, sound effects, and text. | |
OFFICIAL SELECTION
by alphabetical order:
AEMONIS by MONJA ART
AMERICAN ZEITGEIST by ROB MCGANN
BERE PER DIMENTICARE by MICHELE CALABRESI
BORDERLAND - UKRAINE AND THE REBIRTH OF DEMOCRACY by PAUL TREMBLAY
BROKEN PROMISES: THE UNITED NATIONS AT 60 by KEVIN KNOBLOCK
CURTAIN CALL and JAMES DOOLITTLE
DISTANTS, DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLES: CHAULLIN ISLAND by FELIPE CORREA, MAURICIO GARCIA and SEBASTIAN MELO
EMBRACE by KATE GAUL
HIDDEN CORRIDORS by ISTVAN MEZEI
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD by GREG POLIN
IMPACT by POURNIMA
IN CONVENIENCE by MATT NAUGHTON and MICHEAL SOUTHERTON
JAZZ FUNERAL FOR DEMOCRACY by LUKE FONTANA
KING OF PUNK by KENNETH VAN SCHOOTEN
KURSK, A SUBMARINE IN TROUBLED WATERS by JEAN-MICHEL
MISEX 2004 by FRANCESCO MANNARINI
MONTESACRO by ALESSANDRO CELLI
NO SANCTUARY (THE SPANISH EMBASSY SIEGE) by LLUÍS CROUS
OF GENIES AND GOLDFISH by GEORGE A VILLALBA
OMA AND OPA ... A LOVING COUPLE'S JOURNEY THROUGH ALZHEIMER'S by BRUCE STRONG
PAWNS OF PARADISE: INSIDE THE BRUTAL KASHMIR CONFLICT by ZOLTAN ISTVAN
SECRET WAR IN THE PACIFIC by PETER PARSONS and MORGAN CAVETT
SEMARY HATFIELD'S 10 YEAR BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER by MILTON HATFIELD
STAY INSIDE by STATHIS ATHANASIOU
THE DIVE by JUSTIN MARTUCCI
THE EMPIRE IN AFRICA by PHILIPPE DIAZIO
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS REPUBLIC by ISRAEL DEL SANTO
THE HONEYFIELDS by MATT GORDON
THE NEW OCEANIA by SHIRLEY HORROCKS
THE ORB by MATTHEW T. BURNS
THROUGH THE EYES OF AUTISM by ERICA JEAN
UNDER THE INFLUENCE by ROBERT HESTAND
WARRIOR OR ASSASSIN by MICHEL WORTH
WE STILL WANT TO LIVE by RADAN SPRONGL
ZOOM SUIT and JOHN TADDEO
Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival
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Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival - 2006 Awards
