What type of movie will trigger an exchange of views between viewers? Obviously, a movie that touches you at a deeper level. You may be moved, surprised or even irritated by the images, the characters or the story itself. In any event: when a movie touches you, you can’t stop talking about it.
Nominated films
The World Cinema Exchange Award jury will look for the most thought-provoking movie. Because these days people seem to be living in their own bubble, this award goes to a movie that invites you to step into another world. A movie that succeeds best in generating a meaningful conversation about things that matter.
The nominated films are all films from Competition.
The prize
The award-winning director will receive € 2500 to be spent on a new film project.
The jury
The World Cinema Exchange Award jury is comprised of three young moviegoers who enjoy taking part in meaningful ‘film-talks’.
In the selection of the award-winning movie the jury is guided by three questions:
- How does the movie trigger an exchange of views between moviegoers?
- What images of humanity and world views does the movie bring across and how can this feed a meaningful conversation?
- What are the artistic merits of the movie, in what ways is it innovative?
The jury members:
Lamia Fathy is a film critic and film programmer based in Berlin. She studied drama and criticism at Ain Shams University in Cairo and participated in several trainings and workshops on physical theatre and filmmaking. She is a member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and part of its editorial team. She acted as deputy artistic director at the Cairo International Film Critics Week (CIFCW) in its 2nd and 3rd editions and was a jury member in a number filmfestivals, including Berlinale and Oberhausen.
Yaël van der Schelde is a freelance documentary filmmaker and researcher. She did het bachelor studies in Film Studies and acquired a master's degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology. She recently embarked on psychosocial therapy studies in addition to her work. For her work in film and TV, she likes to be inspired by what she learns about the human psyche in her studies. Her film Veld van onze dromen (The Field of our Dreams) is her 2022 directorial debut and was broadcasted on Dutch public televison. Van der Schelde lives in Amsterdam.
Harm Koekkoek recently acquired his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Dutch Academy for Visual Arts in Amsterdam (NAVB). He now works as a fulltime cinematographer and filmmaker. His preference is telling stories using his focus on depth, movement, ccolour and emotion in his camerawork. He aspires to create an open and warm connection with his collaborators. He loves the challenges of filmmaking in spite of the hurdles to overcome and the long hours it takes. Koekkoek lives in Amsterdam.
The Film Talk Foundation (Het Filmgesprek)
The World Cinema Exchange Award is an initiative of the Film Talk Foundation (Het Filmgesprek). From its very start in 1937 the Film Talk Foundation has supported activities featuring meaningful conversations about cinema. The Film Talk Foundation challenges moviegoers to reflect on their perception and to engage in an in-depth conversation about cinema and the important life questions it provokes.
