IFFS jury’s decision at the XXIst Caminhos Film Festival, Coimbra 2015

On the Fourth of December 2015 the jury met to decide the Don Quixote Award. The Jury was constituted by the following members: Massimo Bernardoni, Margarida Mateus and Odd Vaagland. This is the decision made unanimously: The Quixote Award was given to the short film “The Robbery”(“O Assalto”). The film starts with a thief sneaking into a country house looking for valuables. He picks up a knife and we are expecting a horror movie. The story, however, makes us think better of it.

The thief finds a very sick old man in bed and starts to take care of him. No doubt it is a new twist on an old theme. A story of humanity and the complexity of human being. It is not only black or white. The open ending of the story gives the film a new and humorous twist. No doubt ”The Robbery” is made by a very talented film director who also is producer and have written the screenplay.

 

 

The jury gave Special mention to the film ”João Bénard da Costa – Others will love the Things that I’ve loved”. (“João Bénard da Costa – Outros Amarao As Coisas Que Eu Amei.” This film is not only the biography of a singular man, but is also like a panoramic shot of the passing of time throughout the various artistic references. The cinematic way of telling the story is also quite original.

 

THE ROBBERY

(Original title: Portuguese/ English. Director: João Tempera, Country: Portugal, Year of production: 2015, Length: 15 minutes.

 

João Bénard Da Costa – Outros Amarao As Coisas Que Eu Amei. (Documentary)

(Original and English title above, Director: Manuel Mozos, Country: Portugal, Year of production: 2014, Length: 1 hour 15 minutes.

 

Odd Vaagland

(odvaag@online.no, Mob : 45500644)