The jury of the 5th edition of Dance On Screen – MELANIE SUCHY, KATIA HUEMER, ALEX PACHÓN – decided to grant the awards to the films:
BEST FILM 2021:
BEN by Teresa Sala, Ilaria Vergani Bassi, Gabriel Beddoes, Mattia Parisotto | Italy | 2019 | 8’22“
BEN opens his eyes in the humid morning of a midseason. Ben does not know the codes of language, much less those of the body. Overwhelmed with moving images – human gestures and mechanical motions in the urban chaos – Ben tries to assimilate and imitate what he sees.
„The starting point was the famous film by Dziga Vertov „The man with the camera“ (1929), a 20th century manifesto, on which we asked ourselves to develop a viable means of communication, using different languages explorable in the film medium. The answer was the attempt to draft a modern-day citizen manifesto, based on a subtle dialogue with the most intimate part of the viewer“. (director statement)
Teresa Sala, Ilaria Vergani Bassi, Gabriel Beddoes, Mattia Parisotto
directors and writers
Ilaria Vergani Bassi, Gabriel Beddoes
choreography
Aldo Rendina, Doriana Crema
dance and acting
Teresa Sala, Ilaria Vergani Bassi
cinematography
Mattia Parisotto
sound
COORPI, Lucia Carolina De Rienzo
production
Italy
country of filming
JURY PRIZE 2021:
A ROCK by Shing Lee | Hong Kong / Philippines | 2020 | 10′
A ROCK: a man contemplates his struggle with nature. Meanwhile, voices keep him alive, no matter how hard he tries to be a rock.
This film was developed during the Cinemovement Lab V (2019) in Casa San Miguel Philippines.
Shing Lee
director
Chen Jiexiao
performer
John Carlo Nova
Cinematographer & Editor
Noisy Miner
Sound
Elysa Wendi
Producer
City Contemporary Dance Company Hong Kong, National Arts Council Singapore, Casa San Miguel Foundation (the Philippines)
Supported by
Philippines
country of filming
The audience of the festival gave its voice too!
The spectators could choose their favorite film from all the films presented by the festival (50), including those of the two ‚partner festivals‘ (pool – Berlin and Fiver – Madrid) and the ’special guest films‘, which are not part of the competition judged by the jury.
We are glad to announce the most favourite film of the festival’s audience:
AUDIENCE AWARD 2021:
DUSK by Henrique Pina | Portugal | 2020 | Festival’s Special Guest
DUSK an encounter between the choreographer Olga Roriz and Mudas – Contemporary Art Museum, in Madeira island, by the architect Paulo David.
Horizon. Sea. Sky. Rock over the sea. A spiralling run from an interior to an exterior. A body thrown into the space. The quest’s anxiety.
Henrique Pina
director
Olga Roriz
choreography
Magalie Lanriot
dance and editing
Cristiano Santos
cinematography
Carolina Caetano
editing
Ricardo Fialho
sound design and music
Henrique Pina, Maria João Soares and João Miguel Couto Duarte – Moonway Films
production
https://www.moonway.pt/body-buildings
The Jury decided to give a Special Mention to two productions with the pandemic theme:
SPECIAL MENTION 2021:
BEYOND by Simone Wierød | Denmark | 2020 | 3’38“
DANCING IS AN OLD FRIEND by Marta Renzi | USA | 2020 | 12′
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Awards:
Best Film: 500 €
Jury Prize: 500 €
Audience Award: illustration by Luca Morganti printed in metal and signed by the artist
The money awards are sponsored by:
Gaedke&Angeringer Steuerberatung
AVL Cultural Foundation
