Venice, 4th September 2008

The Corto Cortissimo Jury at the 65th Venice Film Festival, comprised of Amos Poe (President), Gianni Rondolino, and Joana Vicente, has unanimously decided to award the following prizes:

Corto cortissimo LION to:

Tierra y Pan  by Carlos Armella (Mexico)

For the following reason:

“In few minutes and a single space, the author managed to tell a dramatic story about misery and solitude, exploiting at maximum the narrative potentials of cinematographic images”.

special mention to:

Vacsora (The Dinner) by Karchi Perlmann (Hungary)

For the following reason:

“Using a language at the same time realistic and grotesque, and an image-sound relation with a strong emotional strain, the author portrayed a human and social condition ruled by the uncertainty of life and death”.

PRIX UIP for the best European short film to:

De Onbaatzunchtigen (The Altruists) by Koen Dejaegher (Belgium)

For the following reason:

“The author depicted in a clear and unusual way an absurd situation, revealing the economic repercussions of interpersonal relationships within European society”.