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Turn Off the Lights Shines at Sarajevo Fest

Turn off the Lights (dir. Ivana Mladenovic, Romania 2012)

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16.07.2012 author:
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Turn Off the Lights by Ivana Mladenović, a documentary feature that follows four Roma ex-cons - grabbed the Heart of Sarajevo Award at the Sarajevo Film Festival (July 6 - 14). Mladenović's documentary feature premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. The Human Rights Award was presented to Nebojsa Slijepčević for Real Man's Film.

The 18th Sarajevo Film Festival (July 6 - 14, 2012) screened 210 films from 57 countries. Since 2006, Sarajevo Film Festival has been promoting outstanding creative documentaries with the award for Best Documentary. Aiming to support in-depth investigative docs, Sarajevo also presents the Human Rights Award for best film on human rights issues.

The Heart of Sarajevo Award was presented to Turn Off the Lights (dir. Ivana Mladenović). The Human Rights Award went to Real Man's Film (dir. Nebojsa Slijepčević). Winners of the the Documentary Competition were picked by SFF's Jury: Thomas Imbach (Director, Producer, Switzerland), Audrius Stonys (Director, Producer, Lithuania) and Damir Šagolj (journalist, B&H).

Included in SFF's partner awards, the EDN Talent Grant was awarded to another Romanian documentary film, Marius Iacob's 24 Buckets, 7 Mice, 18 Years.

Syrian filmmakers and DOX BOX founders Diana El Jeiroudi and Orwa Nyrabia are recipients of the 2012 Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Scholarship.

Heart of Sarajevo Award - This Award, in the amount of € 3.000, is provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Turn Off the Lights

Director: Mladenovic Ivana

Producer: Mitulescu Daniel

Production company: Strada Film, Digital Cube

Lumea în pătrăţele , Romania, 2012, 71 min, DCP, Creative, Portrait, Social Issues

After years behind bars, three young men are released from prison. Among them is Alex, a captivating figure who charismatically addresses his past with a disturbingly blasé attitude toward violence, women, and guilt. Offering a rare peek into contemporary Roma culture, the three ex-cons try to reconcile the outside world with the gray-shaded areas of morality with which they struggle.

Human Rights Award - This Award, in the amount of €3.000, is provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Real Man's Film

Director: Slijepčević Nebojša

Producer: Jambrović Vanja

Production company: Restart

Muški film , Croatia, 2012, 12 min, Beta SP, Creative

The situation on the ground is serious: there is rifles and pistols in every hand. Concentration of arms has reached a critical point. Even the smallest incident would be disastrous to this fragile peace! Just one nervous finger on the trigger could start off unstoppable chaos...

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Turn Off the Lights Shines at Sarajevo Fest

Turn Off the Lights

Real Man's Film

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