Competition program
The 2013 World Cinema Amsterdam competition program features eight truly exceptional films, taking us on a grandiose journey around the world with stops in Uruguay, Mozambique, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, Israel, Cuba, Chile and Iran, and presenting work by seasoned filmmakers as well as directorial debuts by young directing talents. This year’s nominees are: Gabriel Brak, Allan Ribeiro, Ritesh Batra, Asghar Farhadi, Carlos Machado Quintela, Brillante Mendoza, Licinio Azevedo and Sebastián Lelio. The selected films, some of which have already received awards at renowned international festivals such as Cannes and Berlin, will have their Dutch or European premieres during the festival.
Wednesday 7 August will see the grand opening of World Cinema Amsterdam’s fourth edition with the screening of The Lunchbox, the new film by Indian director Ritesh Batra. After the screening, Ritesh Batra will answer questions from the audience. On Saturday 17 August the competition program is concluded with the closing film Gloria by Sebastián Lelio.
Awards
The competition programme forms the backbone of World Cinema Amsterdam. It includes two awards with a cash prize of € 5000 each: the Jury Award (for one of the nine nominated films) and the Audience Award (for the film with the highest audience rating). The winner of the Jury Award will be announced on Saturday evening before the screening; the winner of the Audience Award will be made public through the press on Monday 19 August. With these prices World Cinema Amsterdam support the filmmakers in their new project.
Members of the jury
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Tessa Boerman
Tessa Boerman studied documentary directing at Netherlands Film and Television Academy, after which she worked for VPRO and made documentaries for several public broadcasting networks. She has organized film programmes and discussions about visual culture, imaging and identity and was the program director for African diaspora cinema. Boerman has had a seat on several advisory committees for the arts and media and she has been a crown-appointed member on the Dutch Council for Culture. |
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Lorna Tee
Lorna Tee is a producer from Malaysia who divides her time between Asia and Europe. Between 2005 - 2010 she managed the marketing and distribution at Focus Films Hong Kong, produced the Asian Film Awards, headed the Asian office for Variety, and was the general manager of the fund Irresistible Films. Currently, she is working with production company October Pictures (Hong Kong) and manages her own production company Paperheart (Malaysia) on producing several films across Asia. |
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Peggy Brandon
During her Japanese studies, Peggy Brandon also focused on anthropology, communications, media and film. She worked in PR, advertising and sponsoring before becoming director of the Sieboldhuis in Leiden and board member of film theatre Rialto, which enabled her to broaden and extend her knowledge of non-Western films since 2001. Brandon has a seat on several boards and councils in the cultural field. |
