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Feb
01
2008

IFFR 2008: Malaysia, Denmark And Thailand Grab Tiger Awards

Posted by The Visitor at 5:54pm.

Posted in Film News , Asia, Continental Europe & Russia, IFFR 2008, indiefilmcafe, Random Awards News.

“I need a bodyguard now. I came with a flower in the pocket, and I leave with a tiger in the pocket!”

Malaysian filmmaker Liew Seng Tat’s exact words after his debut feature film, Flower In The Pocket, was announced as one of three winners of the VPRO Tiger Awards at the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam. The other two winning films are Aditya Assarat’s drama about the tsunami tragedy, Wonderful Town; and Omar Shargawi’s Go With Peace Jamil.

This year’s jury consisted of Singapore filmmaker Royston Tan, Russian actress and filmmaker Renata Litvinova, former deputy director of the Filmmuseum of Amsterdam Rieks Hadders, deputy director of the Locarno festival Tiziana Finzi, and Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi.

Wonderful Town was awarded for its “fresh perspective ... and unconventional ending”, Flower for its “excellent visual expression”, and Go With Peace for its “strong directing and acting work.”

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