04 February 2008

Bunga Dalam Poket Cipta Sejarah!

Michelle bersama Seng Tat menerima anugerah
berprestij Harimau di IFFR ke-37

Malaysian filmmakers are the biggest winners in the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, taking home 3 big awards:


VPRO Tiger Award ( Euro 15000 ) - Flower in The Pocket by Liew Seng TatJury Statement by Jafar Panahi:'because of its well considered and aware look in the world of children. The actors are chosen correctly and guided and directed properly. The film has an excellent visual expression.'


Tiger Award for Short Film ( Euro 3000 )- As I Lay Dying by Ho Yuhang

Prince Claus Grant Film Fund ( Euro 15000 )- In What City Does It Live? ( New project in development by Liew Seng Tat)


During the IFFR 2008 Awards Ceremony on Friday, February 1, 2008 in Concert and Congress Centre 'de Doelen' in Rotterdam, the winning films of the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced. The three VPRO Tiger Awards were granted to the Hubert Bals Fund supported film Wonderful Town by Aditya Assarat (Thailand), to Flower in the Pocket by Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia), and to Go with Peace Jamil (Ma salama Jamil) van Omar Shargawi (Denmark) .


On Saturday February 2, 2008 the KPN Audience Award and attendance figures will be announced. VPRO Tiger Awards Fifteen films by first or second filmmakers competed in the VPRO Tiger Awards Competition 2008. The Jury consists of Mr. Royston Tan - Singapore filmmaker and film producer, Russian filmmaker, actress and film producer Ms. Renata Litvinova, Mr. Rieks Hadders - former Deputy Director of the Filmmuseum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Ms. Tiziana Finzi, Deputy Director Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and Iranian filmmaker and film producer Mr. Jafar Panahi (jury president).


The jury statements on the VPRO Tiger Award winning films:


Wonderful Town by Aditya Assarat ( Thailand, 2007) (supported by Hubert Bals Fund) 'for its amazing imaging through the film and a fresh perspective on the disaster of Tsunami. The film is a societal mirror in which we see Tsunami's loss in different layers. The Jury also values the unconventional ending of the film


'Flower in the Pocket by Liew Seng Tat ( Malaysia, 2007) 'because of its well considered and aware look in the world of children. The actors are chosen correctly and guided and directed properly. The film has an excellent visual expression.


'Go With Peace Jamal (Ma salama Jamil) by Omar Shargawi ( Denmark, 2008) 'for its strong directing and acting work. By showing narrow shots, the director chooses an appropriate style in order to present restrictions in a closed society. The Jury also welcomes the great captivating rhythm of the film.'


Each VPRO Tiger Award comes with a prize of Euro 15,000 and guaranteed broadcast by Dutch public television network VPRO.

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