The international jury at CPH PIX will find a winner among the ten films in the main competition New Talent Grand PIX and reward its filmmaker with a 10,000 Euro cash prize.
From 'Portrait of the Artist'
Ten debuting directors from all around the world are nominated for the New Talent Grand PIX. The honour comes with a 10,000 Euro Cash prize intended to push the winning director towards the next production.
The jury will reward the distinct vision and personal signature. This year, the jury consist of the American film director Alex Ross Perry, the Danish director for film and theatre Katrine Wiedemann and the Brazilian filmmaker Gabe Klinger.
“On CPH PIX we want to focus on the interesting talent, represented by these 10 nominated films. Not just focusing on finding the best film, but keeping an eye out for the director with the potential to create a masterpiece in a longer term. Our aim with this festival is to find and promote filmmakers, whose next film we are dying to see, and who still haven’t achieved an international breakthrough”, says Festival Director Jacob Neiiendam.
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Alex Ross PerryThe American director Alex Ross Perry (b. 1969) has at the age of 30 already established himself as one of the most talented independent American filmmakers. Perry grew up in Pennsylvania but moved to New York after high school, where he graduated from Tisch School of the Arts. In 2009 he debuted with his first feature film ‘Impolex’. Besides being a jury member, Perry is also included in the festival’s 3X3-series with the three films ‘Impolex’, ‘Listen up Philip’ and ‘Queen of Earth’.
Perry is at once an innovator and a classicist, who believes in his audience and insists upon a psychological weight and substance, which is rare in contemporary film art – also internationally. |
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Katrine WiedemannKatrine Wiedemann (b. 1969) is one of the most critically acclaimed film and stage directors in Denmark. Since the beginning of the 1990s, her work has been among the most influential of the theatrical arts in Denmark. In 2006 she received not only a Reumert Award for best director of the year but her staging of the performance ‘Havfruen’ also received a Reumert Award for best performance of the year. In 2000 she debuted as film director with the adaption of Morten Korch’s ‘Fruen på Hamre’. In 2012 Wiedemann’s film ‘Viceværten’ was selected to screen at the San Sebastian Film Festival. |
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Gabe KlingerGabe Klinger (b. 1982) is an award-winning filmmaker, film studies professor, and author. His acclaimed documentary ‘Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater’ (2013) won for Best Documentary in Venice. Klinger’s articles have appeared in Sight & Sound, Film Comment, and Cinema Scope. He has taught film studies courses at University of Illinois and Columbia College, curated retrospectives and consulted for the International Film Festival Rotterdam and Museum of Modern Art in New York. His feature narrative debut executive produced by Jim Jarmusch, is scheduled for release later this year. |
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The ten nominated filmsFor the first time ever, three Danish directors have been selected for the main competition New Talent Grand PIX. These include Jeppe Rønde's 'Bridgend', Anna Sofie Hartmann's 'Limbo' and Thomas Daneskov's 'Eliten'. The 10 nominated films are: |
'Bridgend' by Jeppe Rønde
'Eliten' by Thomas Daneskov
'Limbo' by Anna Sofie Hartmann
'Norway' by Yiannis Veslemes
'Portrait of the Artist' by Antoine Barraud |
| 'Sworn Virgin' by Laura Bispuri
'The Fire' by Juan Schnitman
'The Tree' by Sonja Prosenc
'Underdog' by Ronnie Sandahl
'Until I Lose My Breath' by Emine Emel Balci |
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Award brunch at The National MuseumThe jury will be handing out the New Talent Grand PIX award on Friday April 17th at an exclusive award brunch at The National Museum. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. - 14:00 p.m.
In addition to the New Talent Grand PIX award, the festival will also be handing out the Politiken Audience Award. |
CPH PIX April 9 - 22, 2015CPH PIX is the biggest annual feature film festival in Denmark. PIX shows the most significant, surprising and entertaining films from all over the world. With a special focus on upcoming filmmakers, every year a promising director is awarded the New Talent Grand PIX for their debut feature film, which consists of a 10,000 Euro cash prize. |
