25/10/2006

German film Emma's Bliss [+see also:
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Mirjam Kubescha took home the Audience Award of the Vienna International Film Festival (October 13-25) for her documentary Balordi, a German/Italian co-production.

At the 33rd Flanders Film Festival (October 10-21) the youth jury awarded the Mine Xplore Award to Anders Morgenthaler’s animated film Princess [+see also:
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The Live of Others [+see also:
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Documentary filmmakers Florian Borchmeyer and Matthias Hentschel received the Special Jury Prize of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (October 5-15) for their film Arte Nuevo de Hacer Ruinas.

The 27th Macedonian International Cinematograhers Film Festival (September 26–October 1) awarded the Bronze Camera 300 to Kolja Brandt, the DoP on Tough Enough [+see also:
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The Festival du Film Maritime, d’Exploration et d’Environnement in Toulon (September 29-October 8) presented the Special Jury Prize as well as the Audience Award to the documentary Bis zum Anfang der Welt by Roman Teufel.