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Nyon
The festival was founded in 1969 by Moritz de Hadeln and his wife Erika and is dedicated to documentaries. Their successors Jean Perret and Gabriele Bussmann in 1995 renamed it "Visions du réel" to indicate the manyfold approach of documentaries to reality. Festival director since 2011 is Luciano Barisone.
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Berlin
The Berlinale 2013 has finished, the juries have chosen their winners. The Ecumenical Jury awarded "Gloria" by Sebastián Lelio, the Chilenian competition entry. The International Jury awarded the Golden Bear to "Pozi?ia Copilului" (Child's Pose) by C?lin Peter Netzer, Romania.
Awards
Current issues
At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
Following the promising nominations, the Oscar ceremony felt like a disappointment. For the first time, the Academy had nominated international films such as “Sentimental Value” from Norway and “Secret Agent” from Brazil in the Best Picture category. Yet in the end, it was American productions that walked away with all the awards.