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Cannes
"Looking for Eric" won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2009. The Golden Palm was awarded to Michael Haneke's "Das weiße Band" which received a Commendation by the Ecumenical Jury as well.
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Luebeck
In 2008, the Nordic Film Days celebrate thier 50th anniversary. Since 1956 the festival presents films from Scandinavia, since 1989 also from the Baltics. The INTERFILM Jury awarded the Church Film Prize to "Ping pongkingen" (The King of Ping Pong), directed by Jens Jonsson, Sweden.
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Cannes
Atom Egoyan's "Adoration" is the winner of the Ecumenical Jury's Prize in Cannes 2008
Awards
Current issues
Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.