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UNICA Festivals: 1999 |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 | UNICA 2005 - THE AWARDS
It seems we were a generous jury compared with many previous ones. We honestly
thought there were a great many good movies, though - as usual - only a handful
stood head-and-shoulders above the rest.
| Gold Medals |
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| BEN … . THE FLY |
Jean Paul Thaens |
FRA |
| BETWEEN WALLS |
Gustavo Taretto |
ARG |
| GOING TOGETHER |
Suk Jea Pak |
KOR |
| THE MOST SOLID HANDCUFFS.................... |
Vít.Karas............................................. |
CZE |
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Ariel Nahon happy with his
awards for
About Mary. |
Karin and Bernhard
Hausberger
get their medal for
The Battle of the Oranges. |
| Silver Medals |
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| ABOUT MARY |
Ariel Nahon |
ARG |
| THE BATTLE OF ORANGES |
Karin & Bernhard Hausberger |
LIE |
| I DON'T NEED MUCH TO BE HAPPY |
Roland Achini |
CHE |
| CHURROS CON CHOCOLATE |
José & Manuel Lagares |
ESP |
| THE COMICAL SADNESS OF TEUN HOCKS |
Ton Reekers |
NLD |
| THE DREAM |
Jaroslav Nykl |
CZE |
| END AND BEGIN |
Carlos Marqués Marcet |
ESP |
| I HAD A FARM IN AFRICA |
Jürgen Roller |
DEU |
| MARCO P. AND BIKE PRIGS |
Bodo Kox |
POL |
| MOISTURE |
Daniel Wawrzyniak |
POL |
| THE ROPE |
Leo Alessandro Leone...................... |
ITA |
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Max Hänsli and Jan Essing
(UNICA's president and
secretary) with Val Ellis who
collected the medal for
Unlocking Young Minds. |
Max Hänsli presents to
Reg Lancaster the medal
for 225 watched
by Jan Essing. |
Mr. Chang and Max Hänsli
present to Reg Lancaster
the special prize for 225
donated by
the Korean Federation. |
| Bronze
Medals............................. |
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| 00156 |
Eugenio Squarcia |
ITA |
| 225 |
Christopher David |
GBR |
| AUTONONSTOP |
Dominik Matwiejczyk |
POL |
| BETWEEN TWO |
Arlyne & Darryl O'Donovan |
CHE |
| BIYIK |
Lale Nalpantoglu |
DEU |
| BOUQUET |
Petar Oreskoviae |
HRV |
| LA CANTINA DI FERRO |
Matija Debeljuh |
HRV |
| COMA |
Asko Kase |
EST |
| FIRST DAY AT WORK |
Sakari Luhtala |
FIN |
| FLASH-BACK |
Behzad Rasoulzadeh |
IRN |
| FLASHBACK |
Fritz & Martin Kober |
AUT |
| NEW MODES |
Simón Farnco |
ARG |
| MOVED |
Angelika & Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Allin |
AUT |
| GROUND LEVEL 4 |
Filmclub Reinickendorf |
DEU |
| GUKSI |
Heikki Jokiniemi |
FIN |
| THE LETTER |
Robert Devin |
BEL |
| LIFE IS SWEET |
Simon Gunnarsson & Gustav Tegby |
SWE |
| LITTLE COCK |
Marián Tutoky |
SVK |
| ME AND I |
Andy Lamesch |
LUX |
| THE NOISE |
Javier Prieto |
ESP |
| OMAR AND SARAH |
Claudio & Armando Alberti |
ITA |
| OPERATION |
Magnus Gillberg |
SWE |
| OUTCOME |
Lahouar Anouar |
TUN |
| THE RETRIEVAL |
Vladimir Murtin & André van der Hout |
NLD |
| SCHOOLS BY THE WATERSIDE |
Michael Pouillot |
FRA |
| THE STONE EGG |
David Brochard |
FRA |
| UNLOCKING YOUNG MINDS |
Terry & Debbie Mendoza |
GBR |
| WET CIGARS FOR BERLIN |
Stephan-Flint Müller |
DEU |
| WHO IS VINCENT? |
Paul Lacroix & Paul Amand & Yvo Vanderlinden |
BEL |
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Max Hänsli and
Carlos Marqués Marcet
who won a silver medal for
End and Begin. |
Max Hänsli looks on as
Sabrina Ridha accepts the
Prix Fellini from Serge Michel
on behalf of Lahouar Anouar
for Outcome. |
Arlyne & Darryl O'Donovan
happy with their medal
for Between Two. |
| Special Awards |
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| 225 |
Christopher David |
Remarkable Use of Special Effects Award |
| ABOUT MARY |
Ariel Nahon |
Transition Between Generations Award |
| BETWEEN WALLS |
Gustavo Taretto |
Remarkable Idea Award |
| GOING TOGETHER |
Suk Jea Pak |
Jeunesse Award |
| MOISTURE |
Daniel Wawrzyniak |
Exceptional Realisation Award |
| OUTCOME |
Lahouar Anouar |
Fellini Prize |
The coveted award for "most interesting national programme" came down to
a choice between UK and Germany. To the susprise of some, we Brits applauded
enthusiastically when the decision went to:
At the end of the festival the jury members were presented with cases of
Belgian beer. Then followed a banquet and celebration with live music. In
his 80's Britain's Percy Childs rocked with Belgium's Martine de Boll. That
summed up UNICA for me - a place of surprises, where people from various
nations get together to have fun.
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In 2006 the UNICA festival goes to Daegu & Kyeongju in South Korea.
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In 2007 it goes to Liptovský Mikuláš in Slovakia.
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In 2008 it goes to Hammamet (Tunisia)
If Korea is too far and you can't wait for 2007, an excellent alternative
is the Festival of Nations, held 18th to 24th of June 2006 in Ebensee, Austria.
It is smaller than UNICA but its core support comes from UNICA regulars,
the films are entered by film makers not countries and are possibly even
better than those at the senior event. The main language is German but the
majority of delegates speak English and most movies are subtitled or even
performed in English.
Both UNICA and the Festival of Nations have websites in English:
UNICA website |
Festival of Nations website
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Pictures in these pages mainly by Jan & Dave Watterson, but
the good ones are by Bernhard Hausberger / Rolf Leuenberger / Jürgen
Richarz / Reg Lancaster.
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