10-05-2018

FNE at 6th CineDOC Tbilisi IDFF: Simon Lereng Wilmont's War Film Wins CineDOC Top Prize

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    The Distant Barking of Dogs by Simon Lereng Wilmont The Distant Barking of Dogs by Simon Lereng Wilmont

    TBILISI: Simon Lereng Wilmont's film The Distant Barking of Dogs won the main award of the international competition of the 6th edition of CinéDOC-Tbilisi, the first international documentary film festival in the Caucasus, which concluded on 8 May 2018.

    The film is set in Eastern Ukraine on the frontline of the war. The film follows the life of a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy (Oleg) throughout a year, witnessing the gradual erosion of his innocence beneath the pressures of war. Oleg lives with his beloved grandmother, Alexandra, in the small village of Hnutove. Having no other place to go, Oleg and Alexandra stay and watch as others leave the village.

    Ten films were in the international competition and a total of 68 films were selected for the competitive sections, which included Focus Caucasus, CivilDOC and CinéDOC Young, and the sidebar sections.

    This year's edition is focused on five topics: Shorts Block, Special Screenings, French Program, Guest country Romania and German DOX. The screenings are taking place at cinemas Rustaveli, Amirani and Kolga, and also in other places. The industry programme included masterclasses, trainings, panel discussions and a pitching presentation.

    Special Jury Mention went to Marta Prus's film Over the Limit, a Polish/German/Finish coproduction about a gymnast training for the Olympics.

    COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

    International Competition Main Award
    The Distant Barking of Dogs (Denmark, Sweden, Finland)
    Directed By Simon Lereng Wilmont

    Special Jury Mention International Competition
    Over the Limit (Poland, Germany, Finland)
    Directed By Marta Prus
    Produced by Mariana Filmes, Telemark and Arte Geie

    Civil DOC Award:
    A Woman Captured (Hungary, Germany)
    Directed By Bernadett Tuza-Ritter

    Civil DOC Special Jury Mention
    Still Tomorrow (China)
    Directed By Fan Jian

    Focus Caucasus Award
    Transparent World (Georgia)
    Directed By Vakhtang Kuntsev-Gabashvili
    Produced by Akrobat
    Supported by GNFC

    Focus Caucasus Special Jury Mention
    Sunny Night (Germany, Georgia)
    Directed By Soso Dumbadze, Lea Hartlaub

    Student Jury Award
    Bobbi Jene (Denmark, Sweden)
    Directed By Elvira Lind

    Georgian Critics Award
    Rezo (Russia)
    Directed By Leo Gabriadze

    CinéDOC-Young Award
    Bashir in Wonderland (Netherlands)
    Directed By Els Duran, Evelien Vehof