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LIVING THE BLUES
by TIM DUFFY and LARRY BANKS - Best Photography
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Living the Blues
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I would like to thank the jury of the Bruxelles Fiction & Documentary Festival for selecting our film "Living The Blues" for best photography. The making of this film has been a labor of love for me as well as a long time coming.
The film was first shot on super 16mm film stock and then sat in the can for years. Once the money was raised to start the editing process we decided to transfer all the footage to HDSR using the Spirit 2K.
It turned out to be a great choice on our part and the proof is in the picture. Now that our film has won a few awards: RiverRun International Film Festival for Best Director, Beverly Hills Hi Def Film Festival for Best Documentary, as well as Texas Film Festival for Best Short Documentary it shows we did the right thing.
The film itself is a true testament of some very special people. These nine artists opened their doors and hearts to us so that we could show the world what the true blues are all about. I want to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my soul, thank you Etta Baker, Cootie Stark, Neal Pattman, Cora Mae Bryant, Beverly Guitar Watkins, Precious Bryant, Macavine Hayes, Rufus McKenzie and Mr. Frank Edwards.
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Tim Duffy, Director of Living the Blues
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I would be remised if we didn't thank everyone at Music Maker Relief Foundation for all their good work and the opportunity they gave us to meet these fine artists.
Thank you again to everyone involved in the making of this film.
Brett M. O'Brien
Producer
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APHRODITE'S MIRROR
by ISRAEL DEL SANTO - Best Art Direction
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Aphrodite's Mirror
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A complicated country, magic and tense, diverse and unique, controversial and polemical.
We needed to remain neutral and credible, and nothing more credible than an artist in his quest for beauty.
Lebanon is a country whose complexities and tragic events have sabotaged its image for too many years.
In this film, Lebanon finds itself as the protagonist of a late night cabaret show, as Bshara, a comedian, invites his audience to challenge their preconceptions of his beloved homeland.
Surely a country that is home to so much artistic talent has more to offer than conflict.
Celebrated painters, designers, photographers, singers, and other remarkable personalities embark on the quest to capture their country?s hidden voice and unexplored beauty.
But what is beauty? Is it tangible? How can it be portrayed?
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Israel del Santo, Director of Aphrodite's Mirror
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Beirut is certainly a good starting point for this adventure. After all, Aphrodite, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, was born in Lebanon.
Special thanks to the fantastic crew, producer and co-producers, sponsors and long life to the documentaries!
Francois Van Den Abeele
Producer
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The Award Ceremony and Screening of the Punta del Este Documentary & Fiction Festival
The Award Ceremony of the Punta del Este Documentary & Fiction Festival took place on the city of Punta del Este, on September 18th.
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Award Ceremony at the city of Punta del Este
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On the Edgardo Ribeiro Theater of the Promotion and Tourism League, the President of the Jury, Roxana Ukmar, and the Director of the Annual Program Without Frontiers, Carlos Martinez, announced the Awards of the 2010 edition of the Festival.
Diplomatic representatives attended the event. From India, the Honorary Consul Ruben Azar received the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Integral Realization on behalf of the film The Jail, by Abhijit Das Gupta.
Receiving the Special Mention Certificate of the film Border Stories, by Florian Wyss, was the Swiss Ambassador in Uruguay Hans Ruedi Bortis.
And in behalf of the Sweden Embassy was Karin Rydholm, a film expert, who received the Award Certificates for Best Documentary for the film Mientras Esperamos, by Malin Nicander and Lisa Jonsson, and for Best Actor Performance, for the film Just For Today, by Jan-Eje Ferling.
Afterwards, some of the awarded films were screened for the guests and local audience. The screening continued during September 19th, completing all the awarded categories and Special Mentions.
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