Help Gone Mad by Boris Khlebnikov has been awarded the price for Best Director at the "goEast" film festival in Wiesbaden. Andrea Boşneeag of Radu Jude's The Happiest Girl in the World received a special mention as outstanding actress.
Main Award for "L'encirclement" in Nyon
The main prize for best international feature at the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon was awarded to L'encirclement by Richard Brouillette. Mental by Soda Kazuhiro received the prize of the interreligious jury.
"Beeswax" awarded in Boston
Andrew Bujalski's Beeswax won the special jury prize at this yar's Boston Independent Film Festival.
Two Forum Films at Cannes
Two films from the Forum 2009 can be found in this year's ACID Program at Cannes: Radu Jude's The Happiest Girl in the World and Land of Scarecrows by Roh Gyeong-Tae.
arsenal distribution @ Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen /International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Monday, May 5th 2009 2.30pm at the 'Star'
Seven Forum Films in Paris
As part of its "Berlinale in Paris" programme from 16th to 24th April, the Goethe Institute in Paris will present a selection of seven films from the 39th Forum.
Two awards for "Mental"
Soda Kazuhiro's Mental won the Outstanding Documentary Award at this year's International Hong Kong Film Festival. The film also received a special jury mention at Miami International Film Festival.
Euregio Award for "Calimucho"
Eugenie Jansen's Calimucho was awarded the "Lambertz Euregio Filmpreis" at the Made in Europe Film Festival taking place in Aachen and Maastricht.
Three Forum films at Cinéma du Réel
The documentary festival Cinéma du Réel (Paris) features three Forum films in its international competition selection: Mental, Rachel and Defamation.
Main Prize for "Treeless Mountain" in Adelaide
The main prize for best feature at the 2009 Big Pond International Filmfestival in Adelaide was awarded to Treeless Mountain by So Yong Kim.