Press release19.08.2003At the closing ceremony of the
Odense International Film Festival (11-16 August) the following awards
were presented:Awards presented by the National Jury (to
Danish films)
National Grand Prix: "The Occupied" / "De Besatte", directed by
Jørgen Flindt PedersenBest Short Fiction: "Diver Boy" / "Dykkerdrengen"
directed by Morten Giese
Best Documentary Film: "Welcome to Denmark" / "Velkommen til
Danmark", directed by Erlend E. Mo
Best Portrait Film: "The River" / "Floden", directed by Jytte
Rex
Special Mention: "Star Dreamer" / "Star Dreamer" directed by Sonja
Vesterholt and Mads Baastrup
Jury Member Per Bak Jensen's Special Mention: "The Talking Muse -
Conversations with Asta Nielsen" / "Den talende muse", directed by
Torben Skjødt Jensen
Jury Member T.S. Høeg's Special Mention: "Life Insurance" /
"Livsforsikringen", directed by Jacob Thuesen
Jury Member Elisabeth Márton's Special Mention: "War" / "Krig",
directed by Jens Loftager
Awards presented by the International Jury
International Grand Prix: "To Kill A Child" / "Att döda ett barn",
directed by Alexander Skarsgård and Bjørne Larsson, Sweden
Most Surprising Film: "United We Stand/ "De beste går først"
directed by Hans Petter Moland, Norway
Most Imaginative Film: "Fast Film" / "Fast Film" directed by Virgil
Widrich, Austria
Personal awards to:- "(A) Torsion" / "(A) Torzija", directed by
Stefan Arsenisevic, Slovenia- "Manipai" / "Manipai", directed
by Jorge Dayas, Spain- "When it Rains" / Wenn es regnet", directed
by Gudrun Falke, Germany
Press Jury Award
Best Foreign Film: "To Kill A Child" / "Att döda ett barn" directed
by Alexander Skarsgård and Bjørne Larsson, Sweden
Youth Jury Award
Youth Jury's International Award: "United We Stand/ "De beste går
først" directed by Hans Petter Moland, Norway
Youth Jury's National Award: "Stoffer's Moment" / "Stoffers øjeblik"
directed by Vibeke Muasya, Denmark
For further information
Odense International Film Festival www.filmfestival.dk Festival
director/ Christian Braad Thomsen, tel +45 2178 0478Festival
administrator/ Trine Spliid Bech, tel +45 2147 4310
Danish Film Institute www.dfi.dkPress & Information/ Vicki
Synnott, tel +45 3374 3438, vickis@dfi.dk