The CIDF Results Are In !!!!

2007 CIDF AWARDS

The official results are now in. The recipients for 2007 are:

CHICAGO DOC GRAND PRIX
$ 25,000.00 in unrestricted cash and sculpture for the best documentary feature film
(running time over 60 minutes)
THE MONASTERY– MR. VIG AND THE NUN
dir. Pernille Rose Gronkjaer, DENMARK

CHICAGO DOC GRAND PRIX JURY SPECIAL PRIZE
SOUVENIRS
dir. Shahar Cohen & Halil Efrat, ISRAEL

HONORABLE MENTION
LOSERS AND WINNERS
dir. Ulrike Franke & Michael Loeken, GERMANY

CHICAGO DOC SHORT FILM GRAND PRIX
$ 5.000.00 in unrestricted cash and sculpture for the best short documentary film
(running time of 60 minutes or less)
ON A TIGHTROPE
dir. Petr Lom, NORWAY/CANADA

ARIE & BOZENA ZWEIG INNOVATION AWARD
$ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash and plague for the most innovative filmmaker
BLOCKADE
dir. Sergei Loznica, RUSSIA

EVEN IF SHE HAD BEEN A CRIMINAL...
dir. Jean Gabriel Periot, FRANCE

NATASHA ISAACS CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
$ 2,500.00 in unrestricted cash and plague for the best cinematography
WAR/DANCE
Sean Fine, cinematographer, USA

CHICAGO DOC AUDIENCE AWARD
$ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash and plague for the audience's favourite pick
MYSTIC BALL
dir. Greg Hamilton, USA/CANADA

CHICAGO DOC HUMANITARIAN AWARD
$ 1,000.00 in unrestricted cash for the film of special human values
THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
dir. Ruby Yang, CHINA/USA

SHAME
dir. Mohammed Ali Naqvi, USA/PAKISTAN

CHICAGO DOC PRESIDENT'S AWARD
ORANGE REVOLUTION
dir. Steven York, USA

IN MEMORIAM ALEXANDER LITVINENKO
dir. Jos de Putter & Masha Novikova, THE NETHERLANDS

CHICAGO DOC SKY IS THE LIMIT PRODUCTION AWARD
$20.000.00 in unrestricted cash
THE STONE SILENCE
dir. Krzysztof Kopczynski, POLAND

JUSTYNA & THOMAS ROSZAK OUR KIDS OF THE WORLD AWARD
$500.00 in unrestricted cash
ANGEL'S FIRE
BREAD
LIMA’S STREETS
WELCOME TO POPTUN
Marcelo Bukin director

CHICAGO DOC CLASSIC AWARD
THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON
dir. Mike Gray, USA

FILM CRITICS' AWARD
LOSERS AND WINNERS
dir. Ulrike Franke & Michael Loeken, GERMANY

INTERNATIONAL PRESS & PROGRAMMERS AWARD
GHOSTS OF CITE SOLEIL
dir. Asger Leth, DENMARK

DISCOVERING EYE AWARD
for the most promising young filmmaker
Jason Kohn, director
MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET)

Congratulations to one and all. I managed to see a number of the winning films and will be looking forward to viewing screeners of the rest shortly.