29일 폐막식에서 각 부문 수상작 총 10편을 발표하고 총 상금 오천칠백오십만원과 트로피를 시상했다. 8회 DMZ국제다큐영화제 대상인 흰기러기상은 덴마크 다큐멘터리 <점프>(아부 바카 시디베, 모리츠 시버트, 에스테판 와그너 감독)에게 돌아갔다. 아프리카 난민들이 모로코와 스페인 국경 경비대의 감시망을 뚫고 국경을 넘기 위한 과정을 기록한 이 작품은 위기상황과 역경을 뛰어넘는 놀라운 생명력을 보여주는 수작이라는 평가를 받았다. 최우수 한국다큐멘터리상은 용산참사 그 후의 이야기를 담은 김일란, 이혁상 감독의 <공동정범>이 수상했다. <공동정범>은 관객들이 직접 투표한 관객상도 수상하여 영화제 2관왕의 영광을 안았다. 부산 영도다리를 배경으로 다섯 인물의 삶을 담은 김영조 감독의 <그럼에도 불구하고>는 한국경쟁부문 심사위원 특별상을 수상했다.
International Competition Jury Statement
The Amazon community, having maintained its own tradition far away from civilization, struggles to survive against the logic of capitalism and power. The camera leads to the extensive and careful observation of the situation, by pursuing the threat of development that can loom large over the land of the life, and we could feel the power of the camera in the film. We could also recall and reflect back on the sharp conflict situations not only in the Korean society but also all around the world, watching the incident happened in Peru. Our jury selected this film that enables us to introspect on the human being seriously through the process of filming the ripple effect and wounds of the shocking incident caused by the logic of capitalism and power without making any adjustments. The Special Jury Award goes to When Two Worlds Collide directed by Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel.
The eyes out from inside the scene focusing on a current social problem and the contrast between two different textures of images created the editing with the sharp impact. The International Competition jury selected, without any hesitation, the film in which a filmmaker is looking for himself with the camera and the world is searching him on its own terms, thanks to the advantage of collaboration between its two perspectives. The 8th DMZ Documentary Film Festival decided to give the White Goose Award Those Who Jump. We would like to pay respects to Abou Bakar Sidibé, Moritz Siebert and Estephan Wagner.
White Goose Award
점프 Those Who Jump
아부 바카 시디베, 모리츠 시버트, 에스테판 바그너 Abou Bakar Sidibé, Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner
Denmark l 2016 l 82min l DCP l Color
Special Jury Award
세계가 충돌할 때 When Two Worlds Collide
하이디 브란덴부르크, 매튜 오르즐 Heidi Brandenburg, Mathew Orzel
Peru, UK l 2016 l 103min l DCP l Color l Korean Premiere
Asian Competition Jury Statement
In Asia, there are so many subject matters that the documentary films should deal with. The eight films, nominated in the Asia Competition section this year, have been armed with the sincerity and the intense awareness of societal issues and historical problems.
We could not help but hesitate to reward only one film, because all the entries have their own strengths and are worthy of praise. However, we found out a documentary film that has intensively shown the awareness of all these problems. A young courageous documentarist portrayed the reality in which the wave of the global capitalism has brought more poverty and political regression and has also pressed the people to the wall, through the film. It is RedClothes directed by Chan Lida.
This film depicts the harsh reality in which the police shot at the workers demanding higher wages in a garment factory for the Western brands. It also shows that the labor problem related to the reality of society in Cambodia, paying attention not only to the reality of the workers but also to the situation of the rural areas, their hometown that they had left. We would like to give the Asian Perspective Award to RedClothes, in order to commend the courage of the producer and director of the film and to support their continuous efforts.
Asian Perspective Award
붉은 옷 Red Clothes
찬 리다 Chan Lida
Cambodia l 2016 l 65min l DCP l Color l World Premiere
Korean Competition Jury Statement
Our jury thanks DMZ Film Festival for a wonderful glimpse into the riches of contemporary Korean documentary. If this is a representative sample of “where it’s at,” we are impressed. We see a documentary community curious about the world in both its local and global dimensions, along with a strong desire to search for new, creative, and cinematically fresh avenues for a commitment to social justice. This observation led us to an immediate consensus on two films.
While direct cinema often suffers from an icy cold gaze, this film is infused with a heartwarming intimacy between filmmaker and filmed that is made palpable in every single scene. It gestures to histories both personal and grand, while posing unanswerable questions about the future—both individual and societal.
The Special Jury Award goes to Still and All by director Kim Young-jo.
From the Sanrizuka Series of Ogawa Productions to Still and All, scenes of people being evicted from their homes are a staple of Asian documentary. This stylish and unique film poses a simple question: “What happened?” So begins the filmmakers’ quest for truth. But then memory intervenes. When human recollection fails to comport to the available facts, we gradually realize this film is less a quest for truth than a meditation on the very nature of documentary truth to be specific, its ultimate, protean impossibility. “What happened” remains a mystery, and instead we take away not answers but questions. Questions and lessons to bring to the next documentary striving, and perhaps straining, to tell a truth. Or maybe just a story.
The Best Korean Documentary Award goes to The Remnants, directed by Kim Il-rhan and Lee Hyuk-sang.
Best Korean Documentary Award
공동정범 The Remnants
김일란, 이혁상 Kim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sang
Korea l 2016 l 130min l DCP l Color l World Premiere
Korean Special Jury Award
그럼에도 불구하고 Still and All
김영조 Kim Young-jo
Korea l 2015 l 92min l DCP l Color
Special Award Jury Statement
Brave New Docs Award
The director’s close coverage throughout his life and the clear message in the film. The Comport Women’s struggle against two countries’ governments, into which they threw themselves completely. In this day and age, the film glows with the holy and great bravery of the director who had recorded the tragic history during his life. We want to dedicate this award to him with respect.
침묵 The Silence
박수남 Park Soo-nam
Japan, Korea l 2016 l 100min l DCP l Color
Beautiful New Docs Award
The director’s close coverage throughout his life and the clear message in the film. The Comport Women’s struggle against two countries’ governments, into which they threw themselves completely. In this day and age, the film glows with the holy and great bravery of the director who had recorded the tragic history during his life. We want to dedicate this award to him with respect.
앙뚜 Becoming Who I Was
문창용, 전진 Moon Chang-yong, Jeon Jin
Korea l 2016 l 105min l DCP l Color l World Premiere
관객상 수상소감 Audience Award
공동정범 The Remnants
김일란, 이혁상 Kim Il-rhan, Lee Hyuk-sang
Korea l 2016 l 130min l DCP l Color l World Premiere
Brave New Docs Award Jury Statement
“In this moment, i swear. We are INFINITE.”
본심에 올라온 6편의 작품 모두 나와 우리를 둘러싼 사회를 향한 감독들의 깊이 있는 시선과 고민이 느껴졌습니다. 미래에 대한 고민, 가족을 향한 사랑, 더 나은 사회를 만들고 싶은 소망이 카메라에 고스란히 담겨, 보는 이들로 하여금 잔잔한 울림을 자아냈습니다. 그중에서도 다큐멘터리가 말하고자하는 바가 뚜렷하고, 표현방식이 다소 서툴더라도 감독의 진정성이 묻어나는 작품을 선정하려고 노력했습니다.
첫째, 감독의 의도나 주제가 분명하고, 잘 드러나는지를 평가한 ‘주제의식’ 항목.
둘째, 꾸밈없이 찍었는지를 평가한 ‘진정성’ 항목.
셋째, 소재의 참신과 주제를 풀어내는 방식의 참신함을 평가한 ‘창의성’ 항목.
넷째, 작품의 흡입력과 편집 및 촬영 기술의 매끄러움을 평가한 ‘표현력’ 항목.
이같은 네 가지 항목을 바탕으로 최우수상과 우수상을 선정했습니다.
청소년심사위원단은 작품을 심사하며 동료 감독들로부터 위로와 자극을 동시에 받았습니다. 앞으로도 지금처럼 세상의 다양한 풍경과 그 속의 삶을 카메라에 담아주길 바랍니다. 여러분이 지닌 무한한 가능성을 마음껏 펼치시길 바랍니다.
열정을 다한 청소년 감독님들께 존경의 말씀을 전합니다. 감사합니다.
Best Youth Documentary Award
청소년경쟁 최우수작은 김수민 감독의 <9와 0사이>입니다. 제목 그대로 9와 0사이, 열아홉과 스물의 아득한 경계에 서서 어른이 되기 위한 준비를 차곡차곡 해나가는 감독의 진솔하고 의젓한 모습은 심사단의 마음을 움직이기에 충분했습니다.
9와 0 사이 Between 9 and 0
김수민 Kim Su-min
Korea l 2015 l 10min l DCP l Color
Excellent Youth Documentary Award
청소년경쟁 우수작은 민지오 감독의 <그건 사랑이었네>입니다. ‘우정과 사랑 사이에 경계가 있을까?’라는 가벼운 물음으로 출발하여 자연스럽게 ‘동성애’라는 종착역으로 관객들을 유도하는 감독의 재치에 높은 점수를 줬습니다.
그건 사랑이었네 We Can Call It Love
민지오 Min Ge-o
Korea l 2015 l 10min l DCP l Color
Special Jury Mention
마지막으로 김태영 감독의 <영돼와 돼영이>를 특별언급하고 싶습니다. 동생의 비만을 유쾌하게 담아내는 감독의 시선에서 가족을 사랑하는 마음이 심사단에게 고스란히 전해졌습니다.
영돼와 돼영이 Shallow Kim
김태영 Kim Tae-yeong
Korea l 2015 l 24min l DCP l Color l World Premiere