The YOUTH JURY at the 55th San Sebastian International Film Festival, comprising 350 youngsters, grants its YOUTH AWARD to the film "Caramel" by director Nadine Labaki, with 8,689 points out of 10.
Donostia-San Sebastian, 29 September 2007
The Youth Jury consists of around 350 youngsters from 17-21
years of age, from all over Spain and abroad, collectively selected
from schools and film academies, by means of draws or in reply
to individual letters of invitation. Participation in the Jury
is therefore voluntary and implies the compromise of viewing
all of the movies screened in the New Directors selection opting
for the Youth Award. Members of the Jury must therefore
watch a daily average of three films.
The members of the Youth Jury vote for each film after its screening
by means of a piece of paper featuring the different ratings.
The result of the votes is announced in the Festival Rag, on
its TV channel, and on screens and panels installed at key points
such as the Kursaal foyer and the Zabaltegi offices.
It is the Youth Jury members themselves who organize presentation
of the award, previously announced to the press at the same
time as the Official Awards ceremony. The corresponding plaque
is presented at the Youth Closing Gala in the Kursaal Centre
prior to screening of the winning title.
The programme of activities related to the Youth
Award is rounded off with a party at one of the best known discos
in San Sebastian, in which the young jury members are invited
to participate alongside the different film teams.
Winners of this award in the last seven years were:
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1999 AGNES BROWNE, by Anjelica
Huston (USA-Ireland)
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2000 FÖRE STORMEN/BEFORE THE
STORM, by Reza Parsa (Sweden)
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2001 ELLING, by Peter
Naess (Norway)
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2002 REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES,
Patricia Cardoso (USA)
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2003 NOVIEMBRE, by Achero
Mañas (Spain)
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- 2006 "KUNSTEN AT GRÆDE I KOR / THE ART OF CRYING" by Peter Schønau Fog (Dinamarca
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