The level of the International Competition was very high, especially in the fiction category and the range of subjects was particularly varied this year. The jury, consisting of five people, spent nine hours choosing the winners. Grand Prix, the main prize of the International Competition went to the German Michaela Kezele for Milan.
Anna Kazejak-Dawid from Poland and Zaida Bergroth from Finland are getting into the spirit of animations in Nukufilm props exhibition.
– It's almost scary to notice we've both made a film about virtually the same topic, says Polish film maker Anna Kazejak-Dawid. Zaida Bergroth from Finland agrees. The women have just viewed each other's short films.
- An African film sees things through African eyes and captures an African way of looking at the world. The film may be filmed outside of Africa, or even made by others than Africans.
This is how Brighton Tazarurwa, a director from Zimbabwe, describes African cinema.
Updated 12 March 2007 16:13
