Seattle 2016 - Official Competition
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SIFF 2016 OFFICIAL COMPETITION WINNERshare
GRAND JURY PRIZE
Girl Asleep (Australia 2016), directed by Rosemary Myers
JURY STATEMENT: The Jury would like to recognize an ambitious feature debut. Truly original, theatrical, and impeccably choreographed, this coming of age story woke us up. Stylish, quirky but substantive, and with every frame filled with evocative and hilarious detail, the Jury Prize for best film in the official competition of the 2016 Seattle International Film Festival goes to Girl Asleep by Rosemary Myers.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Moon in the 12th House (Israel 2016), directed by Dorit Hakim
JURY STATEMENT: This film takes what seems like an ordinary story and transcends into a beautiful expression of pure cinema. For its originality, confidence, strong performances, and elegant structure, we're pleased to give an additional Special Jury Mention to Moon in the 12th House by Dorit Hakim.
SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Radio Dreams (Iran/USA 2016), directed by Babak Jalali
JURY STATEMENT: Whoever thought Metallica could be responsible for an existential crises? For its wit and humor, and for immersing us into the idiosyncratic world of a local radio station, we're pleased to give a Special Jury Mention to Radio Dreams by Babak Jalali.
New in 2016, the SIFF Official Competition is juried by a team of international industry members. Nominated films, selected by SIFF programmers for their excellence, must be World, North American, or US premieres. The SIFF Official Competition Jury comprisesAnia Trzebiatowska (Visit Films), Phillipp Englehorn (Cinereach), and Lindsey Bahr(Associated Press).
2016 Entries:
Battle of Sevastopol (d: Sergey Mokritskiy, Ukraine/Russia 2015, North American Premiere)
Burn Burn Burn (d: Chanya Button, United Kingdom 2015, US Premiere)
Creepy (d: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan 2016, North American Premiere)
Eternal Summer (d: Andreas Öhman, Sweden 2015, North American Premiere)
Girl Asleep (d: Rosemary Myers, Australia 2016, North American Premiere)
Holding the Man (d: Neil Armfield, Australia 2015, North American Premiere)
Moon in the 12th House (d: Dorit Hakim, Israel 2016, World Premiere)
News From Planet Mars (d: Dominik Moll, France/Belgium 2016, US Premiere)
Radio Dreams (d: Babak Jalali, Iran/USA 2016)
The Scent of Mandarin (d: Gilles Legrand, France 2015, North American Premiere)
The Sound of Trees (d: François Péloquin, Canada (Québec) 2015, US Premiere)
Welcome To Norway! (d: Rune Denstad Langlo, Norway 2016, North American Premiere)