The Guest wins Overall Winner in Filmmakers World Festival |
The Guest from Italy directed by Federico Olivetti has been
chosen by Filmmakers World Festival (FWF) as the Overall Winner
for 2016. This film was competing
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Dr. Sajan George, producer of Ben in his winning speech, said that he is very honored for the special Platinum Awards from FWF. His movie Ben has received many appreciation. It tells the story of the crime the parents did to their children in the name of good grades in school without thinking about the children happiness.
During the ceremony, Diamond Awards was also presented to
Before Spring (Egypt) directed by Ahmed Atef. Mr. Atef is a
senior filmmaker, film critique, and was the jury of Cannes Film
Festival in 2011. Mr. Atef, in his winning speech thanked the
jury for the award. The glorious Awards Night was held at the Auditorium Radio Republic Indonesia Jakarta and attended by many winning filmmakers from various country including Dr. Sajan George Kavinkalath, Dr. Shahida Akhter, Derrick Lui, Alfie Law, Alan Nguyen, Ahmed Atef, Sumathy Balaram, and many more. Winning films has been screened from March 7 in Russian Cultural Center Jakarta, Terrace Cibulan, Itinerant Cinema, several high schools, and other places. These films screening will be ended on March 30, which was the Indonesian Film Day. The event is fully supported by the Ministry of Youth, i-Hebat International Volunteers, Terrace Cibulan Cafe, Care for Indonesian Children Foundation (Yayasan Peduli Anak Indonesia), Russian Culture Centre, World Film Council, and Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI) which is the official media partner. |
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