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RITHY PANH WINS EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY
The European Film Academy proudly announces that the award
EUROPEAN FILM ACADEMY DOCUMENTARY 2007 - Prix ARTE
goes to the film
LE PAPIER NE PEUT PAS ENVELOPPER LA BRAISE
(Paper cannot Wrap up Embers)
by Rithy Panh, France
In co-operation with the European cultural channel ARTE, the European
Film Academy annually honours an outstanding achievement in documentary
filmmaking. This year's jury was made up of Francine Brücher from
Switzerland (head of international promotion/Swiss Films), David Fisher
from Israel (general director/The New Israeli Film Foundation) and
Philip Gröning from Germany (director/producer). They screened all ten
nominated documentaries at Berlin's Arsenal cinema and decided on the
winner.
The jury statement reads as follows:
Carefully balancing observational cinema with very well made scenes of high artificiality the winning film depicts the lives of a group of Cambodian prostitutes and their closest surroundings. With infinite respect and great warmth, a near “Brechtian” documentary unfolds, a work of great humanity and impressive artistic competence. Here is the voice of a community that usually remains mute and an example of the mutual respect and care they manage to maintain under conditions of extreme exploitation. The European Film Academy Documentary 2007 - Prix ARTE is awarded to the French director Rithy Panh for his film PAPER CANNOT WRAP UP EMBERS.
The award will be presented during the 20th European Film Awards
Ceremony at at Berlin’s Arena on Saturday, 1 December.
Berlin, October 16, 2007
Pascal Edelmann
European Film Academy
phone: +49 30 887 167 0
fax:+49 30 887 167 77
press@europeanfilmacademy.org
www.europeanfilmacademy.org
