IMPASSE gets Special Mention Best International Short Film at IAFF
Last Sunday, Bram Schouw's short film IMPASSE got a Special Mention in the category Best International Short Film at the International Amsterdam Film Festival. IMPASSE was also nominated in the category Best Dutch Short Film.The jury, consisting of Yaël Vinckx, Jonathan Rudnick en Nina Köll about IMPASSE: "To tell a simple story in a non-simplifying, subtle way is one of the most difficult things for a story-teller - IMPASSE is a beautiful example of exactly that. Intriguing and convincing characters, a clear, strong story line that still invites the viewer for interpretations, and the choice to avoid dialogue makes it a very strong film."
IMPASSE is part of STORIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, a film produced by the World Cinema Foundation and the United Nations. This feature film, existing of 23 short films from directors as Hany Abu-Assad, Walter Salles and Sergei Bodrov, will have it's world premiere at the Berlinale 2009. For more info about the Stories On Human Rights project see www.art-for-the-world.com.
IMPASSE will also be shown at the 21st International Film Festival Tokyo (18-24th October).