CERVINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
6th edition
Breuil-Cervinia/Valtournenche,
July 23rd-27th, 2003

PRIZES

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Mentions
Off the rails by Richard Dennison, James Heyward
The essence of the adolescence by Daniel Kingsbury

First price
Les Naufrages du Mont Blanc by Denis Ducroz
For the narrative balance with which he has been able to recreate a complex and controverse mountaneering story through historical footages and pictures, interviews and staging the tragedy; for his capacity to effectively express the motivations of the protagonists, by offering hints of reflection which are current even today.

Second Price
Flucht Uber den Himalaya
by Maria Bluencron
For the capacity of effectively staging and document the involving high altitude crossing of children for the survival of their cultural identity
and for the wise use of the cinematographic language.

BEST MOUNTAINEERING FILM
Non la vogliono capire… Cerro Torre by Christoph Frutiger, Christine Koop, Thomas Ulrich
For the search of a mountaineering venture experienced through the story and the concrete help of the main protagonists of Patagonia, first of all Casimiro Ferrari, and for the capacity to abandon the dream when faced with the realistic assessment of danger, without runnig down the value and the joy of the mountaineering venture. The beautiful images highlight the charm of the Patagonian winter.

F
EATURE FILM
Alexei to Izumi
by Motohashi Seiichi
The jury, after due analysis of the four nominated feature films, has decided to give the award to Alexei to izumi, for its simple but not banal pace, by using a documentary language, it suggests a new perspective on the arcaic life of a community mined in its roots.

GRAND PRIX AWARD
Hire Himalaya
di Alberto Inurrategi
For the originality and the pace through which he has been able to communicate the inner level of an on-going and vital relationship with the mountain. The tragedy of separation is conveyed through a poetic language, the effectiveness of the music and the beautiful photography.

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