2005 CIDF OFFICIAL SELECTION


2005 CIDF JURY

GRAND PRIX JURY
SHORT FILM GRAND PRIX JURY
INTERNATIONAL PRESS JURY
FILM CRITICS JURY


Opening Night

THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN, Taggart Siegel, USA

Closing Night

TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, Mark Wexler, USA

Grand Prix Competition

3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA, THE, Pirjo Honkasalo, Finland
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE, Hubert Sauper, Austria/France/Belgium
FALL OF FUJIMORI, THE, Ellen Perry, USA
GERMAN SECRET, THE, Lars Johansson, Denmark
HIGHWAY COURTESANS, Mystelle Brabbee, USA/India
I AM CUBA, THE SIBERIAN MAMMOTH, Vicente Ferraz, Brazil
LIBERACE OF BAGHDAD, THE, Sean McAllister, UK
LOST CHILDREN, Oliver Stoltz, Ali Samadi Ahadi, Uganda/Germany
MAD HOT BALLROOM, Marilyn Agrelo, USA
OMAR AND PETE, Tod Lending, USA
POWER OF NIGHTMARES, THE, Adam Curtis, UK
REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN, THE, Taggart Siegel, USA
SHAPE OF THE MOON, Leonard Retel Helmrich, Netherlands
STATE OF FEAR, Pamela Yates, Peru/USA
TWIST OF FAITH, Kirby Dick, USA

Short Film Grand Prix Competition

BANFFY CASTLE, Tobias Muller, Romania/Germany
BOY WHOSE SKIN FELL OFF, THE, Patrick Collerton, UK
BRIDE KIDNAPPING IN KYRGYZSTAN, Petr Lom, Canada/Kyrgyzstan
CHILDREN OF THE DECREE, Florian Lepan, Germany
CONCRETE REVOLUTION, THE, Xiaolu Guo, China/England
DHAKIYARR VS THE KING, Tom Murray, Allan Collins, Australia
DREAMLAND, Laila Pakalnina, Latvia
FOR A MIRACLE, Jarek Sztandera, Poland
I'M WITH YOU, Maciej Adamek, Poland
LAST GODFATHER, THE, Marco Amenta, Italy
LESSON FROM BAM, Alireza Ghanie, Austria/Iran/Australia
PHANTOM LIMB, Jay Rosenblatt, USA
RADOVAN KARADZIC-MOST WANTED?, Marc Wiese, Germany
ROBERT CAPA, THE MAN WHO BELIEVED HIS OWN LEGEND, Patrick Jeudy, France
THIS WORLD: INSIDE ISRAEL'S JAILS, Nick Read, Israel/UK

Out of Competition

14 EPISODES, Murad Mazaev, Ukraine/Netherlands
A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, Melody Gilbert, USA
BUT THE HOUR IS NEAR, Yuris Poskus, Latvia
CALL IT DEMOCRACY, Matt Kohn, USA
CELL STORIES, Edward Lachman, USA
CROSSOVER, Kern & Kip Konwiser, USA
DUST TO GLORY, Dana Brown, USA
FALLEN ANGEL: GRAM PARSONS, Gandulf Hennig, Germany
FIGHTING FOR LIFE IN THE DEATH-BELT, Jeff Marks, Adam Elend, USA
GOLUB: LATE WORKS ARE THE CATASTROPHES, Jerry Blumenthal, Gordon Quinn, USA
GRAY MATTER, Joe Berlinger, USA/France
HEROES-BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT, Cem Madra, Turkey
HITLER'S HITPARADE, Oliver Axer, Suzanne Benze, Germany
INNOCENT, THE, Lauri Feldman, USA
LA SIERRA, Scott Dalton, Margarita Martinez, Colombia
LAST MOGUL, THE, Barry Avrich, Canada
LIFE AND TIMES OF FRIDA KAHLO, THE, Amy Stechler, USA
MARTINS' PASSION, Irene Langemann, Germany
MEN WHO WOULD CONQUER CHINA, THE, Nick Torrens, Australia
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, Helmut Grosse, Germany
NO GRAY TWILIGHT, Richard & Kathryn Bucher, USA
OCCUPATION: DREAMLAND, Garret Scott, Ian Olds, USA
ORPHANS OF NKANDLA, Brian Woods, Deborah Shipley, UK
OUT OF THE FOREST, Yaron Kaftori Ben Yosef, Limor Pinhasov Ben Yosef, Israel
PEACEABLE KINGDOM, Jenny Stein, USA
PEPPERS AND NUDES. THE PHOTOGRAPHER EDWARD WESTON
Joachim Haupt, Sabine Pollmeier, Germany
PLAGUES AND PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA, Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, USA
POLISH YOUR SHOES, Sam Huntley, UK
REAL DR EVIL, THE, Rob Lemkin, UK
REEL PARADISE, Steve James, USA
REGULAR OR SUPER - VIEWS ON MIES VAN DER ROHE, Joseph Hillel, Patrick Demers, Canada
RHYTHM IS IT!, Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch, Germany
SEOUL TRAIN, Jim Butterworth, Aaron Lubarsky, Lisa Sleeth, USA
SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL: THE JOURNEY OF ROMEO DALLAIRE, Peter Raymont, Canada
TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, Mark Wexler, USA
THREE OF HEARTS, Susan Kaplan, USA
TORTURE IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM, Jorg Armbruster, Armin Stauth, Germany
UNTIL WHEN..., Dahna Abderahme, USA/Palestine
WAITING FOR QUDS, Devorah Blachor, Israel
WAKING UP DEAD, Fabio Jafet, USA
WELLSTONE!, Laurie Stern, Lu Lippold, Dan Luke, USA
WITCHES IN EXILE, Allison Berg, USA

CZECH DOCS SHOWCASE ....Eread essay>>
Curated by Karel Och

66 SEASONS, Peter Kerekes, Czech Republic/Slovak Republic
BATTLE FOR LIFE, Miroslav Janek, Vit Janecek, Roman Vavra, Czech Republic
CRIMSON SAILS, Miroslav Janek, Czech Republic
DUST GAMES, Martin Marecek, Czech Republic
ILL-FATED CHILD, THE, Lucie Kralova, Miloslav Novak, Czech Republic
JOURNEY: PORTRAIT OF VERA CHYTILOVA, THE, Jasmina Blazevic, Czech Republic
KEY FOR DETERMINING DWARFS OR THE LAST TRAVEL OF LEMUEL GULLIVER, THE, Martin Sulik,
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NO REGRETS, Theodora Remundova, Czech Republic
OLD BELIEVERS, Jana Sevcikova, Czech Republic
ON GRANDMA, Michaela Pavlatova, Czech Republic

FILMMAKER IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ALBERT MAYSLES
DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIO IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MAYSLES FILMS ........read essay>>

CHRISTO IN PARIS, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, USA
GATES, THE (trailer), Albert Maysles, Antonio Ferrara, USA
GIMME SHELTER, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, USA
GREY GARDENS, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muff Meyer, Susan Froemke, USA
HAND-HELD AND FROM THE HEART (trailer), Albert Maysles, Susan Steinberg, USA
MEET MARLON BRANDO, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, USA
MUHAMMAD AND LARRY, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, USA
SALESMAN, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, USA
WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, USA

MEXICO - COUNTRY IN THE SPOTLIGHT ....... read essay>>

TROPIC OF CANCER, Eugenio Polgovsky, Mexico
TALES FROM THE INSIDE, Guadalupe Miranda, Mexico
EMBARGO, THE , Martín Boege, Mexico
PASSION OF MARIA ELENA, Mercedes Moncada Rodriguez, Mexico
CHILDREN OF MORELIA THE, Juan Pablo Villaseñor, Mexico
REMEMBRANCE, Marcela Arteaga, Mexico
FIVE O'CLOCK TEA, Manuel Cañibe, Mexico
WELCOME MR. POSTMAN, Madeleine Bondy, Mexico

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION WINNERS .....more >>

JOSE MANUEL, THE MULA, AND THE TV, Elsa Cornevin, France/Cuba
MILKMAN: CAN WE DELIVER?, Peter Templeman, Australia
NOTHING WITH NO ONE, Marcelos Pimentel, Brazil/Cuba
PLANE MAKER, Yen-Ni Wang, Taiwan
SMALL TOWN SECRETS, Katherine Legget, USA
SYMPHONIC EPISODES, Victor Mares, Panama/Cuba
WHITE CANE AND WHEELS, Paul Apelgren, USA

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