Monday, February 09, 2009

International Film Festival Rotterdam


The 39th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) took place on early 2009. On 31 January, the audience awards at the International Film Festival Rotterdam were announced in the Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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“The Dioraphte Award for Hubert Bals Fund film held in highest regard went to the film Teza by the Ethiopian film maker Haile Gerima.

The KPN Audience Award went to Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle and co-director Loveleen Tandan.

The IFFR counted 341,000 visitors to the films, exhibitions, live shows and events, including the 8,000 film lovers who attend the fully booked Volkskrant day on Sunday 1 February 2009.

Teza by Haile Gerima was given the Dioraphte Award (€10,000) by the festival audience for the most highly regarded film made with a contribution from the Hubert Bals Fund.

Teza is an epic about the turbulent recent history of Ethiopia, seen from the perspective of a politically moderate intellectual who tries to maintain his integrity in barbaric conditions,” DearCinema Desk reported.


For the resent interview with Professor Gerima copy and past the following link:

http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/oneonone/2009/02/20092595828659594.html