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Jury’s final sitting
Fifth International Catholic Festival of Christian Films and
TV Programs “MAGNIFICAT’2009”

June 26, 2009, Hlybokaye
On discussing the results of intermediate sittings, the Jury has decided to award:
   
  І Special Prizes to:  
1) Prize by the Franciscans congregation. For the best portrayal of a missionary priest.
Film A VIEW FROM ABOVE
Scriptwriters, directors: Katarzyna Uroda, Kacper Czubak (Religia TV, Poland)
2)

Prize by the Catholic Association for social communications SIGNIS-Belarus. For success in selection of a hero leading to the heights of the true faith.
Film THE PORTRAIT OF AN OLD MAN
Scriptwriter: Igor Sobko
Director: Alexander Stolyarov (Lestvitsa film company, Ukraine)

3) Prize by the Niepokolianow International Catholic Festival (Poland). For the new level of historic truth in presentation of the events of World War II.
Film KISELEV’S LIST
Director: Yuri Malyugin (Russia)
4) Prize by the Polish Institute in Minsk. For the script
Film MARY AND MARTHA
Scriptwriter, director: Natalia Patrakova (“Cinematographist” studio, Ukraine)
5) Prize by the Hlybokaye district council. For the wide scope the Christian view and optimism in creative work.
Film SHAPE ME, MY LORD
Scriptwriter, director: Elena Lobacheva-Dvoretskaya (Orthodox Information Agency “Russian Chronicles”, Russia)
6)

Prize by the Vitebsk region council. For preservation of spiritual heritage
Film NEAR THE RED CHURCH
Scriptwriters: Vladislav Zavalnyuk, Vladimir Orlov
Director: Vladimir Orlov (The Red Church studio, Belarus)

  ІI      Diplomas and prizes by Jury to:  
1) For treating the social problems by means of animation film
Animation Film LOU. A CHRISTMAS TALE
Scriptwriter, director: Vera Tokareva (The Gubernia foundation studio)
2) For the best TV reportage
TV program THE BIBLE NIGHT AND DAY
Directors: Gaia Valeria Rosa, Marco Aleotti, Antonio Ammirati, Giano Epifani, Milena Milani, Manuela Leonbruni (Italy)
3) For presentation of the theme: Inter-religious dialogue
Film IN TOUCH WITH THE DIVINE
Scriptwriter, director: Rappai Poothokaren (India)
4) For presentation of the theme: God’s providence
Film A VIRGIN MARY FROM ROZHKOVKA
Scriptwriter, director: Zoya Kotovich (Belarusian Television and Radio Company, Belarus)
5) For popularization of the religious and cultural heritage in film culture
Film BERATINUS
Scriptwriter, director: Yilli Pepo (Albania)
6) For the refined film form in interpreting the philosophy of life
Film ANOTHER LIFE
Scriptwriter, director: Mark Saasaar (Estonia)
7) For deep creative idea to a scriptwriter Mikhail Wolfkovich
Film THE FOURTH TALK (Russia)
8) For the best education program
Film THE CALL TO FATIMA
Director: Thomas McCormack (Ireland)
  III   Diploma and prize by the children jury to:
  Animated film THE DOG’S DOOR
Director: Natalia Malgina
  IV Diplomas and special prizes by the jury to:
1) For producing
Film DREAM OF JACOB
Scriptwriter, director: Jan P. Matuszynski (Religia TV, Poland)
2) For presentation of image of a witness to Faith
Film ROAD OF HOPE
Scriptwriter: David Naglieri
Directors: David Naglieri and Marc Boudignon (Salt and Light Television, Canada)
3) For fresh presentation of the theme: Creative spiritual search
Film SKY EARTH
Scriptwriters: Margarita Smirnova, Sergei Karandashev
Directors: Alexander Kuprin, Sergei Karandashev (Studio August, Russia)
4) For creative presentation of the theme: Human dignity
Film IF YOU WANT TO HEAR, THEN HAVE A LOOK
Scriptwriter: Irina Demyanova
Director: Tatiana Kirakozova (Belarusian video center, Belarus)
5) For constant and deep working out the Christian subjects in documentary film-making
Director Deiren Masterson
6)

For excellence in photo-making and for a great creative contribution to development of the festival
Brother Kornelius Konsek

  V Main Prize for the best documentary:
  Film IN SPITE OF DARKNESS: A SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTER WITH AUSCHWITZ
Scriptwriters: Christof Wolf, Ron Schmidt, Jason Schmidt
Director: Christof Wolf
  VI The Jury has decided to give no award for the best TV program
   
  VII The Jury has decided to award the Grand Prix to:
  Film A RUSSIAN NATURE RESERVE
Scriptwriter, director: Valery Timostchenko (Krasnodar film studio, Russia).
 

Jury president: Victor Khrul

Jury members:
Halina Shur
Aleh Viniarsky
F. Andrei Zaichyk
Tatyana Dubavets
Eduard Astafjev
Michal Kurkievich
Vera Ganczarova
Leanid Ruzau

 


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