THE WINNERS OF 4° FESTIVAL DEL DOCUMENTARIO D'ABRUZZO

International Section Visti da vicino:
Emilio Lopez Award for Best Documentary
"NÌGURI" by Antonio Martino
"For the integrity and great humanity which makes strong the story of all the voices , opposing the immigration issue in a country in Calabria, accompanied by good quality images, narration and direction."

Special Mention to
"MY FUTURE / YODEFITU" by Lieven Corthouts
"For knowing how to tell the everyday life of an Ethiopian girl in one of the most important moments of her life: waiting for a possible future. The staging does not affect the authenticity of the characters, while managing to create a strong and growing narrative tension, together with a careful treatment of images."

International Section Sperimentario:
Emilio Lopez Award for Best Documentary
"A NORD EST" by Luca Scivoletto and Milo Adami
"For having well illustrated two worlds colliding: an intense and poetic identity of past places and people, defeated from an aseptic and geometrical present. We underline the importance of music, very refined."

Section Abruzzo DOC:
Emilio Lopez Award for Best Documentary
"INTO THE BLUE" by Emiliano Dante
"For having been able to tell the tragedy of the earthquake without falling into mere documentary but returning the pain of the population and of the author himself to the viewer, in an imaginary dimension of considerable value."

Special Mention to
"NON TACERE, DON ROBERTO E LA SCUOLA 725" by Fabio Grimaldi
"For the reconstruction of memory through a skillful blend of historical visual sources and interviews to the main characters . For the high political significance of Roberto Sardelli's testimonial value of the events of slums Acquedotto Felice and school 725."

Section Panorama italiano:
Emilio Lopez Award for Best Documentary of the year
"+ O – IL SESSO CONFUSO, RACCONTI DI MONDI NELL'ERA AIDS"
by Andrea Adriatico and Giulio Maria Corbelli
"Surprising the lives of the others, the ability to respond strongly to changing living conditions and communication difficulties."
Assigned by the Popular Jury

Special Mention by Art Direction to
"ALISYA NEL PAESE DELLE MERAVIGLIE" by Simone Amendola
"To have sensed the need and urgency of this issue, for having represented it efficiently and realistic and for the ability of telling gently the difficulties of the protagonists' daily life."

President of Republic's Medal to
"SOPRALLUOGHI PER UN FILM SU UN POLIZIOTTO UCCISO" by Roberto Greco
"For having told the story of a servant of the State with uncommon professional and human merits. For having done this with the awareness of setting a duty of memory into a vivid portrait of a Palermo suspended between memory and oblivion ."

Emilio Lopez Award for his career in 2010 to
FRANCO PIAVOLI
"For all of his work and the ability to reflect contemporary society through the 'faces of reality' by tracing a path of consistency and style now rare, but more than ever necessary." Video

Winners Press release