AwardsWatch

Audiences' attendance reached almost 33.000 members during 25th VIFFAC edition.

Several French distribution companies contacted us already to inquire about eventual movie acquisitions.

French Culture Minister Franck Riester visited our Open Ressource Center and attended opening ceremony.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE NEW SUCCESS!!

26th VIFFAC - Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas will be held from 11th to 18th February 2020.

VESOUL IFFAC 2019 AWARD WINNERS

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HONORARY CYCLO AWARD
          (granted by Communauté d'agglomération 
and Vesoul City)
Mr. Eric Khoo (director, Singapore).

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INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZES
President: Mr. Eric Khoo, director (Singapore) 
Co-jurors: Mr. Darezhan Omirbaev, director (Kazakstan), Mr. Bae Chang-ho, director (Korea) & Mr. Rashid Masharawi, director (Palestine).
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GOLDEN CYCLO 
(granted by Conseil Régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
JINPA by Pema Tseden (Tibet-China)
for its unique cinematographic style and language.

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. INTERNATIONAL JURY GRAND PRIZE

 RONA AZIM'S MOTHER by Jamshid Mahmoudi (Afghanistan)
for its true affection for Afghanistan refugees in Iran and the depiction of family’s love based on the director’s own experience.

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JURY PRIZE 
(granted by Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Saône)
SUB-ZERO WIND by Kim Yuri (Korea)
for its ability to tell an intense story through a series of small details, great cinematography and meaningful silences, rather than vain words.

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.NETPAC AWARD
(NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF ASIAN CINEMA) 
President: Mr. Freddie Wong, director (Hong Kong)
Members: Mrs. Sharofat Arabova, researcher (Tajikistan) 
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A FAMILY TOUR by Ying Liang (Hong Kong)

for its in-depth universal portrayal of human conditions across borders in the world reflected in dilemma between creative expression and his frustrating personal experience told in a most self-restrained manner. 

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                                           CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARD
President: Mr. Fabien Baumann, critic (Positif)
Members : Mrs. Frédérique Schneider, critic (La Croix) & Mr. Panagiotis Kotzathanasis, critic (Asian Film Vault)

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JINPA by Pema Tseden (Tibet-China)
for succeeding in mixing genres and influences from road movie to science-fiction and from Wong Kar-Wai to Sergio Leone, in a modern tale that is funny as it is stimulating. 

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INALCO JURY AWARD
(granted by the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Paris)
President: Romaric Toussant
Members: Yassamine Grupper, Amala Rock & Li Jinjia

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INALCO PRIZE
RONA AZIM'S MOTHER de Jamshid Mahmoudi (Afghanistan)
for the accuracy of the story and the characters. The movie tells us an intimate story with universal resonance. Its precision in film direction, and its ability to reveal the complexity and beauty of human relationships, contribute to firmly establish this story in a current socio-cultural context.

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INALCO SPECIAL MENTION
JINPA by Pema Tseden (Tibet-China)
for its mystery...its originality, audacious beauty and humour, which involve us in this dream along with all its interpretations. A dream which becomes ours.                                                                                                                                                             

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AUDIENCE AWARD FOR A FICTION FILM 
(granted by Vesoul City)
ex-aequo : AFRICAN VIOLET by Mona Z Haghighi (Iran) 
WAITING FOR SUNSET by Carlo E Catu (Philippines)
HIGH SCHOOL AWARD
AFRICAN VIOLET by Mona Zandi Haghighi (Iran)

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AUDIENCE AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 
(granted by Communauté d'Agglomération de Vesoul) 
A ROAD FOR XIAO JIANG by J-M Corillion (China / France) 

YOUTH AWARD 
(granted by Communauté d'Agglomération de Vesoul)
OF FATHERS & SONS by Talal Derki (Syria) 

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                                               THEATER MANAGER AWARD 
                       (granted by Syndicat des Exploitants de Franche-Comté)

President: Mrs. Françoise Simon
Members: Mrs. Aurore Bouglé & Mrs. Marianne Geslin
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THEATER MANAGER AWARD
SIBEL by Cagla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti (Turkey)

Distribution: Pyramide Films
Release (France): 06th March 2019

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