AWARDS OF THE 34rd CANADIAN STUDENT FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Montreal September 3, 2003.
Norman McLaren Award for the best production ($1000. offered by the National Film Board of Canada):
" ÉLECTRINITÉ " by Félix Lajeunesse (Concordia University).
The film is also selected for the Munich International Festival of Film Schools (November 26-28, 2003). The director will be invited in Munich to present his film.
Kodak Director Award (a 10 days stay during the next Cannes Film Festival, value of $5,000):
" WINTER DAYS " by Wendi Marchioni (York University)
Best Fiction production:
" ONE HOT, ROTTING ZOMBIE LOVE SONG " by Christophe Davidson (Concordia University)
Best Animation production:
" NAÏMA " by Alexandru Dragutescu (Concordia University)
Best Documentary production:
" FLIGHT " by Nurjahan Akhlaq (Concordia University)
Best Experimental production:
" REMEO " by Geoffrey Pugen (Ontario College of Art and Design)
Special mention to:
" GERMAN LESSONS " by Liz Schulze (Simon Fraser University), for the sensitive way the director draws the portrait of her grandfather and for bridging different generations and life experiences.
Jury members were:
ANDREAS STRÖHL, film director and director of the International Festival of Film Schools and of the International Film Festival of Munich.
MONIQUE LÉTOURNEAU, producer of short and feature films and head producer of the Aid to Independent Cinema Program of the National Film Board.
GONUL DONMEZ-COLIN, film critic specialized in cinema from Asia and Middle-East countries and consultant for many international festivals.