Prize Winners 2013
The Royal Anthropological Intitute is pleased to anounce that the following Film Prizes have been awarded by our jury:
Royal Anthropological Institute Film Prize
The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song, Christy Garland, Canada, Denmark 2012, 71 mins
Commendation:
Soldier on the Roof, Esther Hertog, The Netherlands, Israel 2012, 79 mins
Basil Wright Film Prize
The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn & Anonymous, Denmark, Norway, UK 2012, 159 mins (director’s cut)
Like Here, Like There, Anjali Monteiro, KP Jayasankar, India 2011. 52 mins
Wiley Blackwell Student Film Prize
Playing With Nan, Dipesh Kharel and Asami Saito. Nepal, Japan 2012, 88 mins *)
Commendations:
Vultures of Tibet, Russel O.Bush and Craig Campbell. USA, Canada 2013, 20 mins
Djenaba: The Lifeworld of a Minyanka Woman of Southern Mali, Bata Diallo, Norway 2011, 59 mins (Visual Cultural Studies, University of Tromsø)
Material Culture and Archaeology Film Prize
Brilliant Soil, Jose Luis Figueros Lewis, Sebastian Diaz Aguirre, Ana Paola Rodriguez. Mexico 2012, 93 mins
Rockerill: Rekindling the Fire, Yves Mora, Belgium 2011, 53 mins.
Commendations:
Irish Folk Furniture, Tony Donoghue, 2012, Ireland, 8 mins
Anchestral Delicatessen, Gabriel Folgado, Spain 2012, 15 mins
Intangible Culture Film Prize (Music – Dance – Performance)
Gods and Kings, Robin Blotnick, Jubilee Films, USA 2012, 87 mins
Commendation:
Stori Tumbuna: Ancestor's Tales, Paul Wolffram, New Zealand 2011, 89 mins
Richard Werbner Award for Visual Ethnography
The Price of Death, Rebekah Lee, South Africa, UK 2012, 29 mins
Dogwoof Audience Film Prize
Algorithms, Ian McDonald, Geetha J, India, UK 2012, 100 mins
Village at the End of the World, Sarah Gavron, UK, Denmark, 2012, 76 mins
*) distributed by the RAI
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Organised by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland (RAI) since 1985, it is an itinerant festival that moves biennially from one university host to another, in association with local community and cultural organisations.
The festival will be held from Thursday 13 June to Sunday 16 June 2013 in Edinburgh, hosted by National Museums Scotland and the STAR consortium. Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) is a collaboration between the Universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and St. Andrews. Over 60 new films will be screened alongside a conference 'New Observations' and a selection of special events and workshop about art & anthropology and the use of archival film.
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