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2004 |
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| Jury award |
Mysterious
Skin |
|
| Documentary award |
The
Master and His Pupil |
Honorary mention:
The Yes Men |
| Audience award |
Old
Boy |
|
| Youth documentary award |
Outfoxed:
Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism |
|
| Norwegian short film competition |
The
Bible |
|
| Bergen day film |
When I Buy You You Are Just As Happy |
|
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The Power To Stay Cool |
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| |
2003 |
|
| Jury award |
Blind
Shaft |
Honorary mention:
The Longing |
| Critic's award |
A
good lawyer's wife |
Honorary mention:
Pornography |
| Audience award |
Kill
Bill Volume I |
|
| BIFF+ Norsk kortfilmkonkurranse |
Fear
Less |
Honorary mention:
Love
is the law |
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|
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2002 |
|
| Jury award |
Dog
days |
Honorary mention:
Oasis,
House
of Fools |
| Audience award |
Bowling
For Columbine |
|
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|
|
| |
2001 |
|
| Jury award |
Lagaan:
Once upon a time in India |
|
| Audience award |
Eksperimentet |
|
| |
|
|
| |
2000 |
|
| Jury award |
Luna
Papa |
|
| Audience award |
Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
|
THE JURY AWARD
The American film MYSTERIOUS
SKIN, directed by Gregg Araki, received the Jury Award. The prize
of NOK 75.000, given by the Norwegian Film Institute, will go to the distributor
who ensures Norwegian theatrical distribution.
Jury statement:
"The Jury Award goes to MYSTERIOUS
SKIN by Gregg Araki (United States). It is a film with absolutely
no regard for political convention, but a great deal of humour, inventiveness
and beauty."
The Jury:
Nick Roddick, United Kingdom. Film journalist, editor, writer, publisher,
consultant.
Claire Clouzot, France. Artistic director, The Critics' Week, Cannes.
Ellen Margrethe Sand, Norway, Journalist.
THE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
The Dutch film THE
MASTER AND HIS PUPIL by Sonia Herman Dolz won the Documentary Award
of NOK 25.000 given by SF Norway, ensuring Norwegian DVD release.
Honorary mention to:
THE YES MEN
(USA, 2003 by Dan Ollman, Sarah Price and Chris Smith)
The Jury:
Camilla K. Boehlke. Dokumentary director, Oslo
Lars B. Løge, Producer Flimmer Film, Bergen
Vidar Trellevik. Producer/director, VPB Media, Bergen
THE AUDIENCE AWARD
The Audience Award went to the South-Korean film OLD
BOY, directed by Park Chan-wook.
The lucky winner of a season pass at the Bergen Cinema: Ludvig Nyman.
(6 months)
THE YOUTH DOCUMENTARY AWARD
The Youth Documentary Award went to Robert Greenwald's OUTFOXED:
RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM (USA, 2004)
BIFF+ NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM COMPETITITION
Winner: THE
BIBLE, directed by Bjørn Amundlien. The prize consists of NOK
25.000 given Norway, ensuring Norwegian DVD release.
The Jury:
Håkon Skogrand. Program director, The Norwegian International Film
Festival, Haugesund.
David Moen. Program consultant, Tromsø International Film Festival.
Anne-Merethe Sewitsky. Student of film direction, The Norwegian Film School,
Lillehammer.
BERGEN DAY FILM
Bergen Dagsfilm, sponsored by Sparebanken Vest, Vestnorsk Filmsenter and
Galleriet where 15 contestants conceived and completed a film in the course
of a weekend. It was a close race and the two winners were Jacquline Forzelius'
WHEN I BUY YOU YOU ARE JUST AS HAPPY and Leo Preston's THE POWER TO STAY
COOL. The first prize of NOK 20,000 given by the sponsors, was split 15000
and 5000 respectively. All films had the concept of power as their basis
and the finished films were not to exceed 5 minutes.
The Jury:
Hans Dragesund Vestnorsk Filmsenter,
Silje Heggren from the BIFF-exhibition at Galleriet
Tina Louise Ådland, BIFF
