Berlin awards

[Radu Aleksandro]

> The prize for the film of the 14th International Panorama is awarded to
>
>                                                AH, HARU
>                                                Wait and see
>                                               by Shinji Somai
>
> for the originality with which it explores the familiar territory of the
> domestic drama and the consistent excellence of its performances."
>
> Anything anyone on the scene can add?

"2H" by Li Ying (Japan 1999) got the Netpac (network for the promotion of
Asian Cinema) prize, jury consisting of I Myung Hee (Korea), Dang Nhat Minh
(Vietnam), Malee Bunyasrisavad (Thailand).

The team of Keih? was quite a bit alienated when towards the end of the main
screening, a terrible noise occured, reason being that a theatre employee was
called on his cellular phone while standing right next to the amplifier.
Still, the fest's newsletter reported the culprit was a team member, which
alienated the Japanese guests even further. Consequently, neither director
Morita Yoshimitsu nor any one else attended the closing ceremony and
reception, though this might have it's reason in the fact that the film
didn't fetch any prize...

More soon,
            Udo Helms