 UK success at UNICA 2014From the 103 films screened. The jury awarded altogether 3 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, 24 Bronze Medals, 32 Diplomas of Honour and a number of special prizes. British winners: a silver medal for Soul Matrix by Pork Chop Pictures a silver medal for A Fistful of Conkers by Liam Sanderson a Diploma of Honour for Dragonfly by Andy Holt a Diploma of Honour for Paul Oakenfold - Who Do You Love? by Morgan Spence and the prestigious award for Most Interesting National Programme |
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| There was a full-day excursion to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It included a trip to Devin castle an ancient site by the border between Slovakia and Austria. A tour of the city in an antique road-train and a walking tour of the centre. Throw in a great lunch and fine dinner in a converted cinema and you had a tired but happy couple of hundred delegates. | A half-day excursion took in a
walking tour of Piestany's sites, a visit to the fascinating
town museum and a boat trip on the river Vah. The evening meal
was in a building reminiscent of old style palaces. |
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 The UNICA jury: (l to r): Anton Szomolányi (Slovakia), Vjekoslav Zivkovic (Croatia), Romy Van Krieken (Netherlands), Josep Rota (Spain), Tomá Hučko (Slovakia), Guido Haesen (Luxembourg), Dave Watterson (United Kingdom, Jury Chairman) and Rolf Leuenberger (UNICA Committee member and jury-wrangler). |
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British delegates attending:
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The UNICA General Assembly (AGM)
took place during the week and there were various presentations
by nations keen to host future UNICA festivals. You can read reports of the event and see many of the films screened on www.unica-news.com and see the full results on the official website www.unica-web.com |
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| UNICA 2015 will be in St.Petersburg, Russia on 5th-13th September. More details will appear later in the year. |
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Piest'any in Western Slovakia is a
world-famous spa set in the midst of the beautiful
countryside forming the Vah River valley. Its thermal
mineral springs and mud-treatments are recommended for
arthritis treatment. It is also home to an impressive
structure: the Dom Umenia (House of Arts) or
Arts Centre in British terms. That was the venue for the
UNICA festival from 23rd - 30th August 2014. Its raked
seating allowed perfect sight-lines for every delegate.
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