Two awards: Stop Global Warming Award and J-Wave Audience Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival In Japan
At June 15, Silent Snow won the prestigious Stop Global Warming Award, as well as the J-Wave Audience Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival In Japan. This festival is the most important short film festival in the region of Asia.
Dutch pressrelease here
English pressrelease here
Nov 2 2008
First prize at Planet in Focus 2008
Silent Snow was awarded Best International Short Film at Planet in Focus: International Environmental Film & Video Festival.
The Jury: “a beautiful thoughtful film”
Aug 5 2008
The Short List buys Silent Snow Short
The Short List (USA) has bought Silent Snow (14') for its 16th season. The series airs on Cox Channel 4 and PBS stations to some 5-7 million viewers, bringing international short films to an American audience. It has won four consecutive Emmy Awards since its launch in 1992.
Aug 3 2008
Silent Snow presented at Documentary in Europe
As part of their Succesful Pitch section, Documentary in Europe presented Silent Snow and a Q&A with the producer, during the 12th edition of their workshop (9-12th July 2008).
Jul 3 2008
First prize Green Film Festival in Seoul
Silent Snow was awarded Best Short at the Green Film Festival in Seoul including a €3000,- price.
May 23 2008
Silent Snow in Dutch MuZEEum: Tegenpolen
The Silent Snow short film was incorporated in Tegenpolen; an exhibition about the polar regions in the Dutch maritime museum MuZEEum in Vlissingen. The exhibition will run from 14 may 2008 until 5 may 2009.
May 12 2008
Silent Snow part of One World in Schools project
After screening the film at the 10th edition of the One World International Festival of Human Rights Films, One World has included the short film in the One World in Schools project. As part of an educational package on the Millennium Goals, it will be used in 500 primary schools in the Czech Republic.
May 10 2008
Golden Snail for Best Short Documentary @ Slow Food on Film Festival
Silent Snow was awarded with a Golden Snail and €2000,- price at the Slow Food on Film Festival in Bologna.
The Jury: “The film is visually striking and uses the subtle, delicate and unsentimentally-told story of two young girls in an isolated and unfamiliar land to shed light on a powerful story of global significance.”
Jan 19 2007
drsFILM @ DOCSBARCELONA
After Documentary in Europe 2007 (Bardonecchia), the film plan for the feature length documentary has been selected for the pitching forum of DOCSBARCELONA 2008 (31 January-3 February).