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“IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS” and “ANGEL’S FIRE” earned top honors at the annual IDA AWARDS gala benefit
LOS ANGELES, December 8th, 2006
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION AWARDS GALA
DGA/Directors Guild of America Theater, Hollywood
Documentaries about the war in Iraq and forced child labor in South America earned top honors at the annual International Documentary Assn.'s awards gala benefit: James Longley's "Iraq in Fragments," which offers intimate portraits of life among everyday Iraqis, won the group's feature documentary award. The short film award went to Marcelo Bukin for "Angel's Fire" (Fuego de Angel). In his speech, he described his visually ambitious film as "a kind of poem about sacrificing souls and bodies."
Both awards were presented by Morgan Freeman. Other highlights of the evening included opening remarks by former Vice President Al Gore, who was the inspiration for an “Inconvenient Truth” directed by Davis Guggenheim who received the Pare Lorentz Award. Jane Fonda also presented the IDA Career Achievement Award to the Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler.
"These awards are presented to individuals who have earned the respect of their peers for their extraordinary achievements," says IDA President Diane Estelle Vicari. "We believe they are the history of our times, and the conscience and soul of our global community. They are also a source of inspiration for filmmakers everywhere in the world with untold dreams."
“What a pleasure to able to present an award to a film that is so much more worthwhile than what the mass media produces “
Albert Maysles, legendary film director
NEW YORK, June 1st, 2006
MEDIA THAT MATTERS LAUNCHES YEAR LONG FILM FESTIVAL AT AWARDS CEREMONY
HBO Headquarters Theater, New York City
“What a pleasure to able to present an award to a film that is so much more worthwhile than what the mass media produces,“ Albert Maysles said on giving the Global Justice Award to Marcelo Bukin for his devastating documentary “Bread”. Bukin’s film, which simply and artfully shows the crushing effect of hard labor on young children, struck Maysles with its enduring imagery. “When you capture moments like that,” Maysles said, “those experiences for the viewer become indelible. They pass them on to other people and they remain with them.”
-FILM FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2006
*IN COMPETITION with the film LIMA’S STREETS
*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2007
with the Mauris from Titicaca and Welcome to Poptun
*IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2009
Panorama screening of the film Dreaming Nicaragua (work in progress)
*MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL: with the 5 films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
*THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2007
*MAIN PROGRAM with the film LIMA’S STREETS
*LA HABANA FILM FESTIVAL – Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano - with the films Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
*60th Edinburgh International Film Festival with the film Lima's Streets
UNAFF United Nations Association Film Festival with the film Lima's Streets
DOCUFEST by [ida] with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
14th IFF ARTFILM in Slovakia, with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
GÖTEBORG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2007 with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
20th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival in Estonia with LIMA’S STREETS, BREAD and ANGEL’S FIRE
DANIFILMA, The Mediterranean festival of documentary films: with the film Lima's Streets
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche in Spain, with the film Angel's Fire
DocNZ: International Documentary Film Festival New Zealand
with the film Mauris from Titicaca.
Encounters Bristol International Short Film Festival, UK with BREAD
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films with the film Angel's Fire
DOCUPOLIS –INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL OF BARCELONA with the film LIMA’S STREETS
THE LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL, LONDON with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
Calgary International Film Festival with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
FESTIVAL DE CINE DE BOGOTA with the film LIMA’S STREETS
3rd Annual Artivist Film Festival, L A with the film LIMA’S STREETS
Media That Matters Film Festival, New York, USA with the film BREAD
Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, CHILE with the film Lima's Streets
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL, with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE PROGRAMMES AUDIOVISUELS, Biarritz, France with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
Document 4 - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland with the 5 films: Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
DerHumALC, Festival Internacional de Derechos Humanos, ARGENTINA with the film Welcome to Poptun
KARAFILM FESTIVAL, with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire and Welcome to Poptun
DOCUSUR Festival Internacional de Documentales del Sur with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
RENCONTRES INTERNATIONAL PARIS / BERLIN with the film Lima's Streets
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2007, with the films Bread, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun. with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTVAL 2007 with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca and Angel's Fire
EDOC ECUATORIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2007 with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire and Welcome to Poptun
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2007 UTRECH, THE NETHERLANDS, with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
DOCUMENTA MADRID 2007 with the film BREAD
Festival Internacional de Cine Inédito de Islantilla with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
GOLDEN APRICOT Yerevan International Film Festival in Armenia with the films Bread, Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE DE L ASSOCIATION DES NATIONS UNIES, PARIS – France with the film Lima's Streets
Tandil Cine - Festival Argentino Competitivo with the film Mauris from Titicaca.
KidDocs documentary filmfestival with the film Lima's Streets
United Nations Association TFF Boston with the film Lima's Streets
SPANISH CINEMA NOW / Shortmetraje at LINCOLN CENTER with the film ANGEL’S FIRE
SAN SEBASTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL with the films Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire and Welcome to Poptun
7ena. Mostra de Curtmetratges de Sant Cugat with the Welcome to Poptun
International Film Festival of Human Rights Muestra/Spain with the films Mauris from Titicaca, Angel's Fire, Lima's Streets and Welcome to Poptun with the film Angel’s Fire
21st MEDINA DEL CAMPO FILM FESTIVAL, SPAIN with the film Angel’s Fire
SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL with the film Angel’s Fire
ZAGREBDOX, INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL with the film Angel’s Fire
TULIPANES INTERNATIONAL ART & FILM FESTIVAL with the film Angel’s Fire
SCREENINGS & TRAVELLING FESTIVALS:
THE NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, New York. Organized by CEGA NY & Observatory Argentina NY.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York. Organized by Arts Engine.
NYU, New York, Screening and conference organized by Judith Sloan
PITZER COLLEGE, Los Angeles, Organized by Caitlin Pierce
-Media That Matters Screenings:
WALTER READE THATER at LINCOLN CENTER. Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
24 Hour Film Festival, New York, NY
Campus Progress, Washington, DC
Allied Media Conference, Bowling Green, OH
At the Roxie hosted by BAVC, San Francisco
24 Hour Film Festival, New York, NY
SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Texas MEP, San Antonio, TX
Bloomington, Indiana
IMPACT Festival, NYC
SAW, Ottawa, Canada
-Doc New Zealand:
Auckland: 7-20 September
Wellington: 25 Sept-9 Oct
Christchurch: 12-15 October
Dunedin: 26-29 October
-UNAFF SCREENINGS:
Stanford University, Palo Alto: October 25-29
New York: September 22
Durham at Duke University: September 30
Santa Rosa (Sonoma County): November 4
Monterey: November 10-12
LaCrosse at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse: November 12 & 13
Cambridge, HARVARD UNIVERSITY & Boston: November 18 & 19
Some Quotes: (on Angel’s Fire and Bread)
“A true jewel of a film. Like a beautiful shot and edited poem”
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady – Directors of JESUS CAMP
“Much more worthwhile than what the mass media produces”
Albert Maysles – LEGENDAY FILMMAKER
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