The 14th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film was been held in Bristol from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 June 2015. It was hosted jointly with The Watershed Cinema in Bristol, The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol and The Center for Visual Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Dornsife College, University of Southern California, LA, California.
The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to announce that the following Film Prizes have been awarded:
RAI Film Prize
Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest Phil Agland, UK 2013, 89 mins
Commendations:
The Auction House: A Tale of Two Brothers Ed Owles, UK 2014, 85 mins
Kalanda: The Knowledge of the Bush Lorenzo Ferrarini, UK 2014, 62 mins
Basil Wright Film Prize
Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars Berit Madsen, Denmark 2013, 90 mins
Commendation:
Echo of the Mountain Nicholás Echevarrίa, Mexico 2014, 92 mins
Wiley Blackwell Student Film Prize
Leaving Greece Anna Brass, Germany 2013, 79 mins.
Commendation:
Cast in India Natasha Raheja, USA 2014, 26 mins.
Material Culture and Archaeology Film Prize
Tyres Kyaw Myo Lwin, Yangon Film School, Myanmar 2013, 30 mins
Commendations:
Cast in India Natasha Raheja, USA 2014, 26 mins
Ringtone Jennifer Deger, Paul Wunungmurra, Australia 2014, 30 mins
The Rebirth of Mahadev: Copper Mining in Nepal Dipesh Kharel, Frode Storaas, Nepal , Norway 2015, 20 mins
Intangible Culture Film Prize (Music - Dance - Performance)
Body Games Richard Pakleppa, Matthias Röhrig Assunção, Christine Dettmann, South Africa, UK, Brazil 2014, 87 mins
Dogwoof Audience Film Prize
Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars Berit Madsen, Denmark 2013, 90 mins
Richard Werbner Award for Visual Ethnography
Kalanda: The Knowledge of the Bush Lorenzo Ferrarini, UK 2014, 62 mins
Green Film Award: In association with Bristol Festival of Ideas 2015
Honey (Huichi) The Future Okavango Adelina Antónia, Martin Gruber, Miguel S.Hilario, Henriques Bino Job, Fatima Jose, Evaristo Quintas, Angola 2013, 39 mins
The Festival Team thanks all our filmmakers, visitors and partners in Bristol!
Check out the press release here.