Frames of “Smiling Dog”
The “A Film for Peace” Festival is organised with the partnership of the Province of Gorizia, Municipality of Medea and Windcloak Film Production and supported by Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia Foundation. It is an international festival and it promotes film productions with peace-related themes such as the non-existence of wars or civil fights and respect for human rights whose violation is often the cause of the conflict itself.
Participants in the "A Film for Peace" Festival - Third Edition 2008:
“Gli altri bambini” by Paola Chartroux
(2008 – Lazio – Italy)
“Moken, Right?” by Taryart Datsathean
(2006 – Thailand)
“Poeticamente exausto verticalmente sò” by Luísa Marinho
(2007 – Portugal)
“La libertà di Jaana” by Paolo Costella
(2005 – Lazio – Italy)
“I Custodi - L'inganno” by Giuseppe Tandoi
(2006 – Abruzzi – Italy)
“Il sogno di Peter” by Enrico Cerasuolo
(2006 – Piemonte – Italy)
“Una gita in città” by Fabrizio D'Errico
(2007 – Molise – Italy)
“With My Father I Lived by the Sea” by Anke Lanzon
(2007/8 – Germany)
“Siddiqa e le altre, un sogno afgano” by Carlo Alberto Pinelli
(2006 – Lazio – Italy)
“Eurotel” by Giuseppe Tedeschi
(2007 – Trentino Alto Adige – Italy)
“Pago Para Ver” by Luis Manuel Almeida
(2007 – Portugal)
“Dejavú” by Nuno Portugal
(2007 – Portugal)
“Ferdinando's First Snow” by Jared Katsiane
(2006 – Massachusetts – USA)
“Deus Não Quis” by António Ferreira
(2007 – Portugal)
“I Don't Feel Like Dancing” by Evi Goldbrunner
(2008 – Germany)
“Desideri” by Massimo Prevedello
(2002 – Emilia Romagna – Italy)
“Inside Hamas” by Rodrigo Vazquez
(2008 - UK)
“La notte di San Bartolomeo” by Andrea Sbarretti
(2004 – Umbria – Italy)
“Musica” by Gianluca Migliarotti
(2007 – Lombardia – Italy)
“Nel cuore dello Stato” by Alberto Castiglione
(2008 – Sicilia – Italy
“Cavalcando i sogni” by Elisa Mereghetti
(2007 – Emilia Romagna – Italy)
“Fantasmi nel Sud” by Marco Lanzafame
(2007 – Sicilia – Italy)
“Medlink” by Roberto Manzone
(2007 – Lazio – Italy)
“God's Good Pleasure” by Dawn Westlake
(2006 – California – USA)
“Winds of Sand” by A Bodin Saphir
(2008 – Israel/UK/Denmark)
“Girl Climbing Trees” by Jared Katsiane
(2006 – Massachusetts – USA)
“Anonymity” by Mark Norfolk
(2008 – UK)
“Miraslava” by Roberto Santaguida
(2007 – Quebec – Canada)
“L’oasi della memoria” by Marco Mensa and Elisa Mereghetti
(2003 – Emilia Romagna – Italy)
“Under Construction” by Zhenchen Liu
(2007 – France)
“68° & Clear” by Dawn Westlake
(2007 – California – USA)
“Flowers of Rwanda” by David Muñoz
(2008 – Spain)
“NO VISA” by Bartosz Paduch
(2007 – Poland)
“Smiling Dog” by Shohreh Jandaghian
(2007 – Germany)
“Where is Estel?” by Jared Katsiane
(2007 – Massachusetts – USA)
“Six Blocks Wide” by Yuri Shapochka
(2007 – Alabama – USA)
“200000 Fantoms” by Jean Gabriel Periot
(2007 – France)
“Everyday Occurrences” by Fumiko Matsuyama
(2004 – Germany)
NON-COMPETING FILM:
“L'Ospite” by Sandro D'Antonio
(2008 – Friuli Venezia Giulia – Italy)
The art director made an early selection from all the submitted films; the 24 selected ones were then shown to a wide range of high schools students. These students chose 8 films which were then judged by a jury, which comprised of university students from Udine and Trieste along with representatives of associations related to peace and social solidarity. At the end of the three days evaluation process, c/o Cassa di Risparmio of Gorizia Foundation, four films were granted awards: two short films and two feature films.
Nominated for the "A Film for Peace" Festival - Third Edition 2008:
“Anonymity” by Mark Norfolk
(2008 – UK)
“Il sogno di Peter” by Enrico Cerasuolo
(2006 – Piemonte – Italy)
“Nel cuore dello Stato” by Alberto Castiglione
(2008 – Sicily – Italy)
“Inside Hamas” by Rodrigo Vazquez
(2008 - UK)
“With My Father I Lived by the Sea” by Anke Lanzon
(2007/8 – Germany)
“Siddiqa e le altre, un sogno afgano” by Carlo Alberto Pinelli
(2006 – Lazio – Italy)
“Eurotel” by Giuseppe Tedeschi
(2007 – Trentino Alto Adige – Italy)
“Gli altri bambini” by Paola Chartroux
(2008 – Lazio – Italy)
“Moken, Right?” by Taryart Datsathean
(2006 – Thailandia)
“Poeticamente exausto verticalmente sò” by Luísa Marinho
(2007 – Portugal)
“La libertà di Jaana” by Paolo Costella
(2005 – Lazio – Italy)
“Fantasmi nel Sud” by Marco Lanzafame
(2007 – Sicilia – Italy)
“Miraslava” by Roberto Santaguida
(2007 – Quebec – Canada)
“Winds of Sand” by A Bodin Saphir
(2008 – Israel/UK/Denmark)
“L’oasi della memoria” by Marco Mensa and Elisa Mereghetti
(2003 – Emilia Romagna – Italy)
“Under Construction” by Zhenchen Liu
(2007 – France)
“68° & Clear” by Dawn Westlake
(2007 – California – USA)
“Flowers of Rwanda” by David Muñoz
(2008 – Spain)
“NO VISA” by Bartosz Paduch
(2007 – Poland)
“Smiling Dog” di Shohreh Jandaghian
(2007 – Germany)
“Where is Estel?” by Jared Katsiane
(2007 – Massachusetts – USA)
“Six Blocks Wide” by Yuri Shapochka
(2007 – Alabama – USA)
“200000 Fantoms” by Jean Gabriel Periot
(2007 – France)
“Everyday Occurrences” by Fumiko Matsuyama
(2004 – Germany)
THE 4 SEMI-FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY
Short Films:
Winds of Sand by A Bodin Saphir, Israel/UK/Denmark - 2008, 15 mins
Flowers of Rwanda by David Muñoz, Spain - 2008, 24 mins
Six Blocks Wide by Yuri Shapochka, Alabama – USA - 2007, 10 mins
Smiling Dog by Shohreh Jandaghian, Germany - 2007, 8.7 mins
Full-Length Films:
La libertà di Jaana by Paolo Costella, Italy - 2005, 49 mins
Inside Hamas by Rodrigo Vazquez, UK - 2008, 48 mins
Il sogno di Peter by Enrico Cerasuolo, Italy - 2006, 54 mins
Gli altri bambini by Paola Chartroux, Italy - 2008, 40.3 mins
THE TOP 2 FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY
Short Films:
Flowers of Rwanda by David Muñoz, Spain - 2008, 24 mins
Smiling Dog by Shohreh Jandaghian, Germany - 2007, 8.7 mins
Full-Length Films:
Il sogno di Peter by Enrico Cerasuolo, Italy - 2006, 54 mins
Gli altri bambini by Paola Chartroux, Italy - 2008, 40.3 mins
The Prize-winners of “A Film for Peace” Festival - Third Edition 2008:
On the evening of July 20th , the technical jury declared the “Film for Peace 2008” having decided the final ranking. The 4 finalist films were granted awards at the theatre of Cormons (Gorizia), instead of Ara Pacis Mundi in Medea, due to rough weather conditions.
The jury members include:
Franco Giraldi, Director
President
Marko Marinčič, Peace Commissioner of the Province of Gorizia
Member
Silvano Buttignon, President of the CRELP (Regional Coordination of Local Boards for Peace and Human Rights)
Member
Enrico Cammarata, Art Director of “A FILM FOR PEACE” Festival"
Member
Roberto Collini, Director, RAI 3 (Italian Broadcasting Corporation)
Member
Paolo Vidali, Director of the Film Commission F. V. G.
Member
Marcella Rosi, Dams Gorizia - University of Udine
Member
Pierluigi Pintar, Scientific Committee “Premio Amidei”
Member
Antonella Perrucci, Producer
Member
The board of judges collectively agreed on the following ranking:
CLASSIFIED AS FIRST PLACE in the short film section
"Smiling Dog" directed by Shohreh Jandaghian (Germany)
CLASSIFIED AS SECOND PLACE in the short film section
"Flowers of Rwanda" directed by David Muñoz (Spain)
CLASSIFIED AS FIRST PLACE in the feature film section
"Il sogno di Peter" directed by Enrico Cerasuolo (Italy)
CLASSIFIED AS SECOND PLACE in the feature film section
"Gli altri bambini" directed by Paola Chartroux (Italy)
The board of judges mutually declared that the FINAL WINNER of “A FILM FOR PEACE 2008” Festival is “Smiling Dog” directed by Shohreh Jandaghian.
Frames of “Smiling Dog”
FINAL WINNER of “A FILM FOR PEACE 2008” Festival
“Smiling Dog” directed by Shohreh Jandaghian (Germany)
Picture of "Flowers of Rwanda"
CLASSIFIED AS SECOND PLACE in the short film section
"Flowers of Rwanda" directed by David Muñoz (Spain)
Copyright Picture of Valentina Balbi/ Studio Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2008)
CLASSIFIED AS FIRST PLACE in the feature film section
"Il sogno di Peter" directed by Enrico Cerasuolo (Italy)
Copyright Picture of Valentina Balbi/ Studio Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2008)
CLASSIFIED AS SECOND PLACE in the feature film section
"Gli altri bambini" directed by Paola Chartroux (Italy)
Copyright Picture of Valentina Balbi/ Studio Pierlugi Bumbaca (SIAE 2008)
Vauro, protagonist of the film "Gli altri bambini" directed by Paola Chartroux (Italia)
Justification:
The board of judges considered the four finalist films to be of high quality for both their content and technical skills and thereby made the following decisions:
For short films the iury mutually decided to grant the first prize to "Smiling Dog" by Shohreh Jandaghian and the second prize to “Flowers of Rwanda” by David Muñoz for the following reasons:
“The Iranian director, combining “real life” and “animation” techniques, was able to communicate a child’s longing for peace”.
“Smiling Dog” overtly conveys the feeling of war absurdity to all persons, even adults”.
For feature films, between "Il sogno di Peter" by Enrico Cerasuolo and "Gli altri bambini" by Paola Chartroux, the jury collectively agreed to grant the first prize to "Il sogno di Peter" for the following reasons:
“... to have been able to express the difficulty rehabilitation of a “street boy” in Nairobi (Kenya) through the “Africa Spelling Book” educational project”.
"Il sogno di Peter" is widely known among millions of children around the world thanks to Enrico Cerasuolo’s good direction and skills in filmic narrative technique, it succeeds to convey to us that peace does not only involve the non-existence of war but also the creation of educational methods to prevent conflicts from arising”.
The jury mutually declared “Smiling Dog as “the FILM FOR PEACE 2008“ “because because within a mere 8 minutes and without the use of dialogues, it was able to convey the common need for peace amongst adults and children regardless of what country they are from”.