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SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, U.S., U.K. FILMS WIN ‘BEST’ HONORS
LOS ANGELES -- “Supermen of Malegaon,” a film by MediaCorp Pte Limited, Caldecott Productions International, Singapore, has been selected Best of Festival-Documentary by the U.S. International Film & Video Festival. The Festival received more than 1,000+ entries in all categories from 22 countries.
The film tells the story of an Indian town and the residents’ efforts to improve their dreary lives as their tiny film industry that takes on a production of “Superman.” The film was Faiza Ahmad Khan’s first effort at directing a documentary.
“This film reminds me of why I am in this business,” wrote one member of the judging team from the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers. “’Supermen of Malegaon’ so utterly catches the reason to exist for all filmmakers.”
The IQ panel, coordinated by Vern Oakley, CEO of Tribe Pictures, Chatham, N.J., reviewed 16 nominees in four categories to choose the “Best” awards.
The Corporate category, which had seven nominees, was won by "Salamanca Ciudad del Español," created by VideoOn, Madrid, Spain, to promote Salamanca as the best place to learn Spanish.
Two films tied for Best of Festival in Educational. They are “Selma!” created by Forster Film LLC, Winterthur, Switzerland, and "Stop That Pickle! & Chicks and Salsa" Episode 803 “Between the Lions,” a PBS show from WGBH, Boston, Mass.
“Selma!” was mandated by Geneva-based World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace (EIP), to create interest in human rights among teen-agers in developed countries. "Stop That Pickle!” was designed to help youngsters learn to read with an emphasis on children in high-poverty communities. The “Between the Lions” series is funded by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education's Ready To Learn grant, and by the Barksdale Reading Institute.
The winner in Entertainment was “Nigella Express,” done by Pacific Television, London, United Kingdom, to support the launch of Nigella Lawson’s new cookbook on fast and simple recipes. Food Network USA supported the project.
Clips from the winners and nominees and other winners in the 2009 film festival can be viewed here. The U.S. International Film & Video Festival was founded in 1967.
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