Giffoni Experience: “ The Winners “

July 26, 2009

Here the 39th Giffoni Experience annual winners are:
THE 39TH GIFFONI EXPERIENCE ANNUAL BEST FILMS

GRYPHON AWARD


ELEMENTS +6 - section

CARLITOS AND THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME (Spain)

by Jesús Del Cerro


ELEMENTS +10 - section

A TIME TO LOVE (Iran)

by Ebrahim Forouzesh


GENERATOR +13 - section

BROKEN HILL (Australia/USA)

by Andrew Lancaster


GENERATOR +16 - section

MY SUICIDE (USA)

by David Lee Miller




THE BEST SHORT FILM

GRYPHON AWARD



ELEMENTS +6 - section

FISHING WITH SAM (Norway)

by Atle S. Blakseth


ELEMENTS +10 - section

IL MIO ULTIMO GIORNO DI GUERRA (Italy)

by Matteo Tondini


GENERATOR +13 - section

SEE YOU (Denmark)

by Jesper Waldvogel Rasmussen


GENERATOR +16 - section

THE GROUND BENEATH (Australia)

by René Hernandez



SGUARDI INQUIETI (TROUBLED GAZE) - section

BISESTO (LEAP DAY) (Italy)

by Francesco Prisco




JURY GREAT AWARD


GRYPHON AWARD



GENERATOR +13 - section

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN (Australia/UK)

by Andrew Lancaster


Justification:

Thanks to techniques quality, set, interpreters, and the death ability to shock and grab the audience attention to every moment, Masterclass Jury has given the award to the film: “Accidents Happens”.

GENERATOR +16 - section

MY SUICIDE (USA)

by David Lee Miller



Justification:

New techniques and innovations have really shocked the audience in an emotional way. They have allowed the film to be considered as a journey through the mind, clear into the message. The mockery tries to focus on our society criticism and influence upon the individual being. The film deals with the suicide theme, which leads the viewer to figure out the life’s absolute value.

SPECIAL AWARDS


ALUMINIUM GRYPHON - CIAL AWARD (Aluminium Wrapping Consortium)



ELEMENTS + 6 - section

THE MISSING LYNX (Spain)

by Raúl García, Manuela Sicilia



Justification:

The film expresses, with a colored and simple language, the value for the environment.’ Missing Lynx ’ gets the award from the environment CIAL jury, thanks also to the idea based on the screenplay:” communicating the environment respect which surrounds us. Concerning animals, we don’t have to face boring subjects, but try an amusing approach to them, in order to form better citizens, who are more careful and conscientious. “



ALUMINIUM GRYPHON - CIAL AWARD (Aluminium Wrapping Consortium)


GENERATOR + 16 - section

SKIN (UK/South Africa)

by Anthony Fabian


Justification:


“ The freedom will and independence, the feeling that happiness can be reached even with the nature perfect relationship, have been taken into account in the film. The film quality has straightaway persuaded the environment CIAL jury, allowing it to withdraw an award to the film. It deals with the nature help in order to pursuit our identity. In fact, SKIN 2 protagonists, who are persecuted by Sandra’s family, take comfort in a black nature, which will reveal to be a friend. “

SPECIAL AWARDS



THE CGS AWARD (Social-cultural Cineclubs for Young People) – “Percorsi Creativi 2009”



GENERATOR +13 - section

NO HARD FEELINGS (Belgium/France)

by Yves Hanchard



Justification:

It highlights how, through the literature devotion, everyone is able to carry out his/her own dreams and goals, and follow in his/her father’s footsteps. The father relationship pursuit theme is really existing, nowadays, especially for new generations, and it is well made in the film.


THE SPECIAL CGS AWARD (Social-cultural Cineclubs for Young People)



GENERATOR +13 - section

BROKEN HILL (USA/Australia)

by Dagen Merrill



Justification:

The director has dealt with important youth themes, such as: music and love communicative forces, and fathers and sons relationships. The language used is creative and next to youth delicacy.


SPECIAL AWARDS

ARCA CINEMAGIOVANI AWARD



GENERATOR +13 - section

BROKEN HILL (USA/Australia)

by Dagen Merrill


Justification:

It has dealt with, through a boy dream, how music and creativity can overcome the half-wit society constraints and prejudices. Everyone can go beyond his/her own hurdles, only believing in himself/herself, and entertaining his/her own capabilities and passions.


ARCA CINEMAGIOVANI AWARD

GENERATOR +16 - section

ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (Brazil)

by Breno Silveira


Justification:

The screenplay has dealt with different themes, like: love, class differences, social iniquities and family relationships. It has even dealt with the Favelas world and its violence, trying to depict in a realistic way all the characters, who have always been tried out between the good and the evil.

BEST MUSIC SCORE AWARD by Music Conservatory of Salerno



GENERATOR +16 - section

THE GREATEST (USA)

by Shana Feste


Justification:

“ The soundtrack accompanies the story with elegance. In some parts, the melody represents a central role, full of emotion, which cannot be said by words. Therefore, music and cinema are really fond of themselves. “

SPECIAL AWARDS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AWARD


GENERATOR +16 - section

SKIN (UK/South Africa)

by Anthony Fabian



Justification:

The film has dealt with the apartheid theme, originally. In fact, it has focused on: women discrimination, how social lacerations can be caused by prejudices, the passive acceptance of an instructed model, and dangerous demonstrations based on one another fear and distrust, which can touch off discrimination, racism, iniquity and violence. In the end, it has pointed out how woman brave decisions despite her dignity, can be an example for whoever believes that human rights respect choose not to consider the born place, the ethnic origin, the sex and the social status.




CRYSTAL GRYPHON – CAMPANIA BANK AWARD


GENERATOR +16 - section

A YEAR AGO IN WINTER (Germany)

by Caroline Link

Justification:

It has analyzed characters personality deeply, and their relationships evolution.


MY MOVIES AWARD

GENERATOR +16 - section

MY SUICIDE (USA)

by David Lee Miller

Justification:

My suicide has denounced the media manipulation, the prissiness and the social conformism. It deals with everyday society themes, such as: youth inquietude, nihilism, hypocrisy, loneliness, sex relationship and death taboo, physically and morally. It uses a rhetorical language, moralism and sincerity.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, AFTER JURIES RESULTS, HAS WITHDRAWN PRICES TO FILMS:

GENERATOR +13 - section

Classified in 2nd place

• IT’S NOT ME, I SWEAR! (Canada)

by Philippe Falardeau

Classified in 3rd place:

• GLOWING STARS (Sweden)

by Lisa Siwe


GENERATOR +16 - section

Classified in 2nd place:

• ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (Brazil)

by Breno Silveira


Classified in 3rd place:

• THE GREATEST (USA)

by Shana Feste