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Offspring of Mount Tianshan Wins Best Film In International Film & Photography Festival 2015


(01/21/16) International Film and Photography Festival (IFPF) finally announced its Best Film on Monday, January 18, 2016. The Awards Ceremony was held on the auditorium of Radio Republic of Indonesia (RRI). The event was attended by filmmakers from outside and inside the country. International Film and Photography Festival (IFPF) is an international film festival dedicated to photographers and filmmakers from all over the world. This festival was made with its principle that photography and film are just like brother and sister.
Best Film goes to Offspring of Mount Tianshan, directed by Wang Yimin. This short film tells a story about a newly-wedded Uighur couple made strenuous efforts to take care of an Alzheimer Han old man whose son died for saving the husband, his childhood friend and colleague, from a mine accident.
�This film deserves it. That�s all that I can say. The high standard of this film must be highly appreciated.� said Damien Dematra when asked by the press during the awards ceremony as the founder and the director of the festival.
Best Film:

Offspring of Mount Tianshan
Diamond Award Winners:

A Bench's Tale, directed by Christoph Schinko - Short Film

Changezi , Dancer Among Shadows, directed by Maria Zak, Sasha Zak - Rising Star

Living The Stoke 2 Fiji, directed by Rob Pirie - Short Documentary, Filmmaker of Inspiration

Offspring of Mount Tianshan, directed by Wang Yimin - Short Film

People of Nowhere, directed by Lior Sperandeo -Cinematography/Photography

The Guest, directed by Federico Olivetti - Short Film

Platinum Award Winners:
Blue Desert, directed by Eder Santos - Cinematography/Photography

Capture, directed by Tamar Rudoy - Short Film

Changezi , Dancer Among Shadows, directed by Maria Zak, Sasha Zak - Filmmaker of the Year (Zak Sisters), Cinematography/Photography (Sasha Zak)

Hoko-Bang-Sing, directed by Hugo Teugels - Editor

Last Stop, directed by Bradley Murnane, Richard Clifford - Short Film, Director

Le garagiste / Adrien, directed by Ren�e Beaulieu - Feature Narrative

Living The Stoke 2 Fiji, directed by Rob Pirie - Story

Offspring of Mount Tianshan, directed by Wang Yimin - Director of the Year

Point Society, directed by Jon Russell Cring, Jack Skyyler , Alex Zinzopoulos, Beth Konrad Brown - Rising Star

The Eve, directed by Luca Machnich - Short Film

The Fairytale about Goran, directed by Simon Disman, Robin Risberg - Cinematography/Photography

The Master and Max, directed by Marcel Derek Ramsay - Feature Narrative, Cinematography/Photography

This festival works together with Word Animation Awards (WAA), World Documentary Awards (WDA) dan World Human Rights Award (WHRA).

According to Dedeh Kurniasih, the chairwoman of People's Creative Council, this festival is being held by People�s Creative Council, iHebat International Volunteers, Russian Culture Centre, Care for Children Foundation, World Film Council, and Radio Republic of Indonesia as the media partner and organiser.

Related links:

  • The List of Nominations For International Film and Photography Festival (IFPF) 2015

  • The Nominations for World Documentary Awards Are Announced Today In Jakarta

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