International Film Festival Rotterdam

The film Les chevaux de Dieu by Nabil Ayouch (Morocco/France/Belgium, 2012) has won the MovieZone IFFR Award 2013, which was announced by the young people’s jury of the International Film Festival Rotterdam this afternoon during the MovieZone Award Ceremony.

The MovieZone jury consisted of five members aged 17 to 19 years: Freek Vrijhof, Sa-Ra Zwarteveen, Wesley Kalksma, Anne Rietmeijer and Melvin Kalksma. They have seen twenty films, met directors and press and enjoyed film parties. The MovieZone jury gives young people the opportunity to fully experience a film festival and to present their opinions on film. They selected the winner out of twenty festival films that were up for consideration. The jury also nominated the films Io e te (Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, 2012) and Callgirl (Mikael Marcimain, Sweden/Ireland/Norway/Finland, 2012).

Winner

In their statement about Les chevaux de Dieu the jury said:

 “The film shows a situation we know from the newspapers in a special and authentic way, from the perspective of the young Morrocon boys who live in the slumbs. We all felt that this story should be told and found almost every aspect of this film good!”

The winner of the MovieZone IFFR Award 2013 has a chance to be programmed in one of the film educational programs of EYE, like MovieZone.

Les chevaux de Dieu will be released in The Netherlands by Cinéart, starting May 2nd 2013.

MovieZone IFFR jury is an initiative of EYE in cooperation with the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is sponsored by SNS REAAL Fonds.

About MovieZone jury

MovieZone jury (previously MovieSquad) is organised by EYE in cooperation with the bigger filmfestivals in the Netherlands. MovieZone gives young people a chance to experience a filmfestival to the fullest and express their own opinion about films. The members of the jury watch a selection of films and the best film receives the MovieZone Award. The film also has a chance to be programmed in one of the film educational programs of EYE, like MovieZone. In this way young people contribute to nationwide film programs. The winning film receives 1.500 euro which is to be used to promote the film among young people.