15th edition - Geneva
The central theme of the 15th IFHP Film & Videocompetition, 'Urban Life: boundaries and transformations', inspired over 40 film and video projects. |  |
At the opening session of the IFHP world congress the three best entries received prizes and awards:
- Paris cerné
Joachim Lepastier (France) - Monte verde
Maria Lúcia Refinetti, André Costa, Luiz Bargmann, Silvio Cordeiro (Brazil) - Un comportement correct se paye
Fenja Abraham, Lea Jaecklin (Switzerland)
shared with:
Kurzpark
Anjia Aichinger, Ulrike Neureiter (Austria)
First prize: Paris cerné
The international jury, chaired by filmmaker Raiko Radoviç, was delighted with the subdued yet precise visual language of the winner Joachim Lepastiers
Four short movies about Paris and its outlying boulevard.
The jury report stated:
"Questions of vanishing urban identities as well as attribution, between new, bombast and aggressive developments and subdued, faded and forgotten historic cityscape of lore is treated with gentle and delicate hand in this French entry.
The first prize was given unanimously to this unassuming film of candid beauty and penetrating wit."
His four short movies can be viewed in two parts of 15 minutes each. You may have to be a bit patient, we have chosen a high quality.
Part 1: Paris cerne / Paris roule-t-il?
Part 2: Periphpolis / Voyage au bout de la ville
Last Updated @ Thursday, 22 May 2008