The Awards Ceremony took place on October 28, 2016 at the University of Udine, Gorizia Campus (GO)
Copyright photo by Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2016)
ADMITTED FILMS: International Festival “A Film for Peace” - Eleventh Edition 2016
ANGOLA
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Italy and Turkey
AUSTRIA
-Images of Metamorphosis by Melanie Hollaus, 2015, 69’
-Lampedusa by Peter Schreiner, 2015, 130’
BELGIUM
-Añoranza by Flo Flamme, 2016, 72’
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Italy, Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland
BULGARIA
-The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev, 2015, 102’ in co-production with Iraq, Kurdistan, Macedonia and Romania
CHINA
-The Killing Order by Bo Wang, 2015, 103’
CROATIA
-Pridraga: War Memories by Luka Klapan, 2015, 42’ 42”
FRANCE
-Yaadikoone by Mac Picavez, 2015, 22’
-Il dolore by Ali Asgari, 2015, 15’ in co-production with Iran
HAITI
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, India and Malawi
HUNGARY
-Most of the Souls That Live Here by Igor & Ivan Buharov, 2016, 93’
INDIA
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, Haiti and Malawi
IRAN
-Angels Are Dead by Sahar Khoshcheshman, 2016, 15’
-Fish by Saman Hosseinpuor, 2016, 4’
-Goldfish’s Dream by Mohammad Farahani, 2016, 15’
-Il dolore by Ali Asgari, 2015, 15’ in co-production with France
-Il percorso by Golnar Dashti, 2015-16, 28’
-Namo by Mohammad Farahani, 2014, 29’
-The Theft by Mohammad Farahani, 2014, 5’
IRAQ
-The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev, 2015, 102’ in co-production with Bulgaria, Kurdistan, Macedonia and Romania
-122 by Mohammad Jouri, 2015, 15’
ISRAEL
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Northern Ireland
-Orphans of the Revolution by Igal Bursztyn, 2015, 85’
ITALY
-A metà luce by Anna Gigante, 2016, 15’
-Amore malato by Daniel Mercatali, 2016, 15’ 22”
-A tempo debito by Christian Cinetto, 2015, 82’
-Asmarina by Alan Maglio & Medhin Paolos, 2015, 68’
-Avellino - Rocchetta, sospensione di un viaggio by Michele Citoni, 2015, 33’
-Balkan Blues - Racconti da Mostar by Lucio de Candia, 2016, 34’ 36”
-Bike4Truce by Valerio Di Vincenzo, 2015, 55’
-Briac il Postino by Filippo Corbetta, 2015, 8’ 49”
-Centro Barca Okkupato, La Mediazione by Adam Selo, 2016, 18’
-Close to You by Marco Londero, 2015, 17’
-Come vermi vuoti di anima by Bruno Spadaccini, 2016, 70’
-Con quella faccia da straniera by Luca Scivoletto, 2013, 60’
-Dachau - Un Carmelo per la riconciliazione by Carlo De Biase, 2012, 18’
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland
-Farfalle al buio by Daniel Mercatali, 2016, 13’
-Figli di Maria by Cristian Natoli, 2015, 73’
-XII 8 44 by Diego Bonuccelli, 2015, 15’
-Gli occhi tuoi sono colombe by Tilde Di Dio, 2016, 6’
-Helena by Nicola Sorcinelli, 2015, 17’
-Ho freddo by Laura Di Pietro, 2015, 8’ 25”
-I custodi dell’acqua. La Carnia si ribella by Giulio Squarci, 2015, 60’
-I giganti del bene by Lia Beltrami Givanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Uganda
-Il mantello di carta by Pasqualino Suppa, 2015, 12’
-Lumturi by Sergio Pietra Caprina, 2015, 88’
-Mezzafemmina a Rocchetta S. Antonio by Michele Citoni, 2014, 23’
-L’altra riva by Giuseppe Favaloro, 2015, 25’ 41”
-La memoria che resta by Francesca La Mantia, 2015, 75’
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Angola and Turkey
-L’annunciazione by Stefano delle Cave, 2015, 13’
-La repubblica dei bambini by David Fratini, 2015, 18’ 47”
-La sedia di cartone by Marco Zuin, 2015, 16’
-La slitta by Emanuela Ponzano, 2016, 19’
-La storia dei miei occhi by Swapno Roy, 2016, 11’ 21”
-L’avvelenata - Cronaca di una deriva by Claudio Metallo, 2016, 37’
-Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by Lia Giovanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Morocco
-Oltre le nubi by Marcella Mitaritonna, 2015, 20’
-Ovunque proteggi by Massimo Bondielli, 2015, 11’ 25”
-Pianezza pulita by Joe Inchincoli, 2015, 8’ 33”
-Sad Things Happen Sometimes by Anna Mila Stella, 2013, 7’ 23”
-Saharawi - Un popolo dimenticato by Andrea Camerotto, 2015, 27’
-Una giornata grigioverde by Claudio Crucitti & Orlando Sorgonà, 2015, 39’ 38”
-29/6 by Francesco Faralli, 2015, 7’
KURDISTAN
-The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev, 2015, 102’ in co-production with Bulgaria, Iraq, Macedonia and Romania
MACEDONIA
-The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev, 2015, 102’ in co-production with Bulgaria, Iraq, Kurdistan and Romania
MALAWI
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, Haiti and India
MOROCCO
-Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by Lia Giovanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Italy
NORTHERN IRELAND
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Israel
PALESTINE
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Italy and Northern Ireland
POLAND
-Amerykanka. All included by Viktar Korzoun, 2014, 52’
-Guests by Andrei Kutsila, 2015, 61’
ROMANIA
-The Woman of My Life by Antoniy Donchev, 2015, 102’ in co-production with Bulgaria, Kurdistan, Iraq and Macedonia
RUSSIA
-Black Water by Roman Karimov, 2015, 113’
-Captivity by Evgeny Michkov, 2016, 19’ 48”
-Ceasefire by Konstantin Smirnov, 2015, 65’ 08”
-Call Me By My Name by Angela Guseva, 2014, 2’ 5”
-Dreams. Sofia by Angela Guseva, 2014, 2’ 51”
-Fridtjof Nansen. There Is No Life Without Fighting by Daria Novosyolova, 2014, 26’
-Gelya by Ksenia Zueva, 2015, 30’ 33”
-Kamchatka-the Cure for Hatred by Julia Mironova, 2014, 44’
-Lesson Unlearned 14\41 by Nina Vedmitskaya, 2016, 23’ 40”
-Love Exists by Tamilla Slichenko, 2016, 18’ 22”
-Parable of the Lame Sheep by Irina Vasilyeva, 2014, 40’
-Rzhev. The Echo of War by Galina Vagina, 2013, 26’
-Reflection by Angela Guseva, 2015, 5’
-Sin by Tamilla Slichenko, 2016, 13’ 37”
-Sprint to the Past by Fedor Selkin, 2014, 16’
-The Plague. Third Reich Chronicle by Maxim Kuznetsov, 2015, 25’ 30”
-Your Brother Cain by Irina Vasilyeva, 2015, 84’
SOUTH KOREA
-In the Middle of Desert by Chae Han-young, 2015, 19’
SPAIN
-District Zero by Pablo Iraburu, Jorge Fernández Mayoral & Pablo Tosco, 2015, 67’
-La noche de todos los santos by Gustavo Vallecas, 2016, 14’
-La verdad bajo la tierra. Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado by Eva Vilamala, 2014, 60’
-My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin, 2015, 17’
-Prescription Art by Silvia Venegas, 2015, 52’
-Quiet Mujo by Ursula Meier, 2014, 11’
-The Parisian by Adam Allsop, 2015, 24’
-01:05:12. The Longest Race by Javier Triana & Rubén San Bruno, 2015, 51’
SWEDEN
-Hollywood Chess Movie by Gabriel Daniel Dorobantu, 2016, 4’
TURKEY
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Italy and Angola
UGANDA
-I giganti del bene by Lia Beltrami Givanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Italy
UK
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with Usa, Malawi, Haiti and India
UKRAINE
-Once Upon a Time in Ukraine. Revolution by Igor Parfenov, 2015, 100’
-The Fighter’s Song by Kristina Liulchenko, 2016, 9’ 52”
-The Last Summer by Andranik Berberian & Ali Khmaidush, 2015, 11’ 20”
-The Ukrainians by Leonid Kanter & Ivan Yasniy, 2015, 86’
USA
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with Malawi, UK, Haiti and India
-Ujamaa Holiday Market by Davon Johnson, 2015, 14’ 52”
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SELECTED FILMS
From 93 admitted films, 24 films were selected which are shown below.
AUSTRIA
-Lampedusa by Peter Schreiner, 2015, 130’
ANGOLA
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Italy and Turkey
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Italy, Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland
CHINA
-The Killing Order by Bo Wang, 2015, 103’
HAITI
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, India and Malawi
INDIA
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, Haiti and Malawi
IRAN
-Angels Are Dead by Sahar Khoshcheshman, 2016, 15’
-Fish by Saman Hosseinpuor, 2016, 4’
IRAQ
-122 by Mohammad Jouri, 2015, 15’
ISRAEL
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Northern Ireland
ITALY
-Asmarina by Alan Maglio & Medhin Paolos, 2015, 68’
-Con quella faccia da straniera by Luca Scivoletto, 2013, 60’
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Palestine and Northern Ireland
-Figli di Maria by Cristian Natoli, 2015, 73’
-Ho freddo by Laura Di Pietro, 2015, 8’ 25”
-I custodi dell’acqua. La Carnia si ribella by Giulio Squarci, 2015, 60’
-L’altra riva by Giuseppe Favaloro, 2015, 25’ 41”
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Angola and Turkey
-La sedia di cartone by Marco Zuin, 2015, 16’
-La slitta by Emanuela Ponzano, 2016, 19’
-Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by Lia Giovanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Morocco
MALAWI
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with USA, UK, Haiti and India
NORTHERN IRELAND
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Israel
MOROCCO
-Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by Lia Giovanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Italy
PALESTINE
-dRAW nor WAR by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Italy and Northern Ireland
RUSSIA
-Captivity by Evgeny Michkov, 2016, 19’ 48”
-Fridtjof Nansen. There Is No Life Without Fighting by Daria Novosyolova, 2014, 26’
-Lesson Unlearned 14\41 by Nina Vedmitskaya, 2016, 23’ 40”
-The Plague. Third Reich Chronicle by Maxim Kuznetsov, 2015, 25’ 30”
SPAIN
-District Zero by Pablo Iraburu, Jorge Fernández Mayoral & Pablo Tosco, 2015, 67’
-La verdad bajo la tierra. Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado by Eva Vilamala, 2014, 60’
-My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin, 2015, 17’
-01:05:12. The Longest Race by Javier Triana & Rubén San Bruno, 2015, 51’
TURKEY
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Italy and Angola
UK
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with Haiti, USA, India and Malawi
USA
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with Haiti, UK, India and Malawi
AWARDS
Award for the Best Anti-war Film "A Film for Peace 2016"
SPAIN
-My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin, 2015, 17’
Special awards on human rights:
"Water Rights" Special Award for the Best Film
ITALY
-I custodi dell’acqua. La Carnia si ribella by Giulio Squarci, 2015, 60’
Special Award for the Best Film Recommended for Schools
TURKEY
-La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, 2015, 56’ in co-production with Italy and Angola
Special Award for the Best Animated Film Recommended for Children
ISRAEL / PALESTINE / ITALY
-dRAW nor WAR (Sunday Bloody Sunday, 4’ 30" - project "Sapere Coop di Coop Liguria" - Israel, Palestine, Italy) by Matteo Valenti, 2015, 60’ in co-production with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Northern Ireland
Special Award for the Best Film on Disarmament
RUSSIA
-The Plague. Third Reich Chronicle by Maxim Kuznetsov, 2015, 25’ 30”
Special Award for the Best Film "From First World War to a Peaceful Future"
ITALY
-Figli di Maria by Cristian Natoli, 2015, 73’
Award for the Best Film on Human Migration
SPAIN
-District Zero by Pablo Iraburu, Jorge Fernández Mayoral & Pablo Tosco, 2015, 67’
SPECIAL MENTIONS
The artistic direction has also granted 8 Special Mentions to the films listed below for having addressed important issues regarding human rights and the right to peace. The directors of these films will receive the mention (as logo) to be used on the promotion material of their choice.
CHINA
-The Killing Order by Bo Wang, 2015, 103’
ITALY
-La sedia di cartone by Marco Zuin, 2015, 16’
-Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by Lia Giovanazzi, 2016, 52’ in co-production with Morocco
UK
-Generation Hope by Mary's Meals, 2016, 34’ 39” in co-production with Usa, Malawi, Haiti and India
RUSSIA
-Captivity by Evgeny Michkov, 2016, 19’ 48”
-Lesson Unlearned 14\41 by Nina Vedmitskaya, 2016, 23’ 40”
SPAIN
-La verdad bajo la tierra. Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado by Eva Vilamala, 2014, 60’
-01:05:12. The Longest Race by Javier Triana & Rubén San Bruno, 2015, 51’
The Awards Ceremony took place on October 28, 2016 at the University of Udine, Gorizia Campus (GO)
Copyright photo by Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2016)
AWARD FOR THE BEST ANTI-WAR FILM “A FILM FOR PEACE 2016”
My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin, Spain, 2015
The Award was handed out by the Festival’s Chairman, Carigo Gianluigi Chiozza to producer Melanie Horkan
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Special Award for the Best Film on “Water Rights”
I custodi dell’acqua. La Carnia si ribella by Giulio Squarci, Italy, 2015
The Award was handed out by the mayor of the Municipality of Medea, Igor Godeas to director Giulio Squarci
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Special Award for the Best Animated Film Recommended for Children
dRaw not War (Sunday Bloody Sunday, 4’ 30” - project “Sapere Coop di Coop Liguria” - Israel, Palestine, Italy) by Matteo Valenti , in coproduction with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Northern Ireland, 2015
The Award was handed out by Councilor for Education for the Province of Gorizia, Ilaria Cecot to director Matteo Valenti
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Special Award for the Best Film on Disarmament
The Plague. Third Reich Chronicle by Maxim Kuznetsov, Russia, 2015
The Award was handed out by the Chairman of the Festival A Film for Peace, Alberto Bergamin to producer Alevtina Gubacheva
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Special Award for the Best Film "From First World War to a Peaceful Future"
Figli di Maria by Cristian Natoli, Italy, 2015
The Award was handed out to director Cristian Natoli by Prof. Fulvio Salimbeni from the University of Udine
Copyright photo by Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2016)
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AWARD FOR THE BEST ANTI-WAR FILM “A FILM FOR PEACE 2016”
My Enemy, My Brother by Ann Shin, Spain, 2015
Ann Shin’s film is poignant and penetrates mind and heart because it shows us the human side of people condemning the wars, which are desired only by Governments. The friendship between the protagonists Zahed and Najah, once enemies, fighting for two opposing armies, confirms the hope for a future in which all people can live in peace and invest in the spiritual growth of the human race. Essential and artistically remarkable documentary film.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON “WATER RIGHTS”
I custodi dell’acqua. La Carnia si ribella by Giulio Squarci, Italy, 2015
By taking us to places where water management is a huge problem and through interviews, this documentary by Giulio Squarci raises our awareness to an environmental issue, which will impact increasingly more Western societies, spared until now from experiencing this problem.
A must see film; we recommended to watch it and get acquainted, through powerful images, with the issue of water rights.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM RECOMMENDED FOR SCHOOLS
La mia casa e i miei coinquilini by Marcella Piccinini, Angola, Italy and Turkey, 2015
This documentary presents the issue of peace through the social commitment of Joyce Lussu.
This film is recommended for schools because of valuable images and testimonies mapping out the road from anti-fascist to anti-colonial struggle.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST ANIMATED FILM RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN
dRaw not War (Sunday Bloody Sunday, 4’ 30” - project “Sapere Coop di Coop Liguria” - Israel, Palestine, Italy) by Matteo Valenti, in coproduction with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Palestine and Northern Ireland, 2015
Animation film by Matteo Valenti, with cartoons drawn by various schools in Europe and Middle East, with basic but effective images, gives us hope for a peaceful future since this is the desire of the youngest generation.
Director Matteo Valenti, using the beautiful soundtrack granted by U2, proposes through the film dRaw not War an anti-war message, which will be much appreciated by all children.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON DISARMAMENT
The Plague. Third Reich Chronicle by Maxim Kuznetsov, Russia, 2015
This documentary film is inspired by the events of World War II and shows the terrifying destructive force of humans’ worst invention: the weapon.
The film by Maxim Kuznetsov arouses disgust toward the wars and the weapons, without which armed conflicts would not exist.
SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM “FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR TO A PEACEFUL FUTURE”
Figli di Maria by Cristian Natoli, Italy, 2015
The feature-length documentary by Cristian Natoli presents through archive footage and interviews with descendants of the soldiers who participated in the First World War, the impact of the Great War on the society of that time and the effect it still has in our lives. Very emotional is the journey of the Unknown Soldier, from Aquileia to Rome, whose tomb has become a symbol of the soldiers missing in action.
Documentary with broad and all-encompassing reach that reminds us of what shouldn’t have happened. Everybody should watch Cristian Natoli’s film to make sure the lesson will never be forgotten.
AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON HUMAN MIGRATION
District Zero by Pablo Iraburu, Jorge Fernández Mayoral & Pablo Tosco, Spain, 2015
Through daily life events and activities of a smartphone shop inside a refugee camp, the film presents to us the migrants seeking human contact with loved ones and friends. Human migration is often accompanied by deep emotional wounds and an warm welcome may help change for the better the lives of both guests and hosts.
Review of the awards and mentions by Enrico Cammarata
Artistic Director of the Festival “A Film for Peace”
The Killing Order by Bo Wang, China, 2015
Special Mention for the Chinese film The Killing Order by director Bo Wang who knew how to use images and protagonists’ dialogue to stage the great human tragedy of World War II.
La sedia di cartone (The Cardboard Chair) by Marco Zuin, Italy, 2015
Special Mention for the Italian film La sedia di cartone by director Marco Zuin. With simplicity and clarity, the film presents disabled people’s struggle for survival, which is even more dramatic when it involves a young African child from Kenya.
Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni (Morocco - Crossroads of Cultures and Religions) by Lia Giovanazzi, Italy in coproduction with Morocco, 2016
Special Mention for the film Le Maroc: incrocio di culture e religioni by director Lia Giovanazzi which takes us to a place in Morocco where the clash of civilizations is an unknown concept and where Muslim, Jewish and Catholic communities coexist peacefully.
Generation Hope by Mary’s Meals, United Kingdom in coproduction with the United States of America, India, Haiti and Malawi, 2016
Special Mention to the Scottish film Generation Hope, which through educational activities of Mary’s Meals suggest that the anti-war message could be conveyed by presenting moments of life which are promoting peace and not only by emphasizing the horror of wars.
Captivity by Evgeny Michkov, Russia, 2016
Special Mention for the Russian short film Captivity by director Evgeny Michkov which presents in powerful images the theme of post traumatic stress caused by the World War II.
Lesson Unlearned 14\41 by Nina Vedmitskaya, Russia, 2016
Special Mention to Russian film Lesson Unlearned 14/41 by director Nina Vedmitskaya which masterfully reconstructs the drama of a bombardment of an elementary school in Donetsk.
La verdad bajo la tierra. Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado by Eva Vilamala, Spain, 2014
Special Mention for the Spanish film La verdad bajo la tierra. Guatemala, el genocidio silenciado by director Eva Vilamala. A documentary that makes us relive the forgotten genocide of an indigenous people of Guatemala, involving the death of 200,000 people.
01:05:12. The Longest Race by Javier Triana and Rubén San Bruno, Spain, 2015
Special Mention to the Spanish film 01:05:12. The Longest Race by directors Javier Triana and Rubén San Bruno. The film shows us the ability sports have to unite different peoples and cultures.
Review of the awards and mentions by Enrico Cammarata
Artistic Director of the Festival “A Film for Peace”