TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2005 CLOSING CEREMONY

Mervi Junkkonen: Hiljainen tila / About a Farm (FI 2005).

Plevna 1, 13 March 2005.

Grand Prix: Pjotr Sapegin for GJENNOM MINE TYKKE BRILLER (THROUGH MY THICK GLASSES, NO 2004).

In the International Competition, the prize for Best Fiction: JEUL-GEO-WUN WORI-JIB (HOME SWEET HOME, KR 2004), directed by Hye-Jung Um

The Best Animation: Chris Landreth for RYAN (CA 2004)

The Best Documentary: UNDRESSING MY MOTHER (IE 2003) directed by Ken Wardrop

A Special Mention in the International Competition: GUARD DOG (2004) by Bill Plympton

In the Finnish Competition, in the category of films under 30 minutes, the Main Prize went to OPTINEN ÄÄNI (OPTICAL SOUND, 2005) directed by Mika Taanila

In the category of films longer than 30 minutes, to MELANCHOLIAN 3 HUONETTA (THE 3 ROOMS OF MELANCHOLIA, 2004), directed by Pirjo Honkasalo.

In the short category, a Special Prize was given to SYNTYMÄPÄIVÄ (THE BIRTHDAY, 2004) by Kari Juusonen

and a Special Mention to PERKELE (2004) by Arto Tuohimaa

In the longer category, a Special Prize was awarded to PAIMENET (THE SHEPHERDS, 2004) by Veikko Aaltonen

and a Special Mention was to CAASHA (2004) by Lotta Kupiainen

The Jameson Short Film Award went to YÖVUORO (NIGHTSHIFT, 2004), directed by Simo Koivunen, Samppa Kukkonen and Sara Wahl.

The Kodak Resource Award went to Vesa Taipaleenmäki for the photography in VARIS (CROW, 2004)

The Prize of the Youth Jury was awarded to SUURIN NIISTÄ ON RAKKAUS (THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE, 2004) by Tiia Jaakkola

The Risto Jarva Prize went to HILJAINEN TILA (ABOUT A FARM, 2005), directed by Mervi Junkkonen.

Two audience awards were also given; in the International Competition, the audience favoured the film FLATLIFE (2004) by Jonas Geirnaert, while

in the Finnish Competition, the award went to ARVON VELI (PRECIOUS BROTHER, 2004) by Mika Lehtinen.

In the closing ceremony, 10 films were screened. The ceremony started with Make me moo! (Make Me Beautiful, NL 2004) made by children participating in the VideoTivoli section.

The 35 mm projection at Plevna 1 was excellent.