Observando el cielo and Marte en la Tierra, on Friday at the CGAI

Observando el cielo (Jeanne Liotta, 2007) and Marte en la Tierra (Isaki Lacuesta, 2007), on Friday November 21st at the CGAI.

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Jury’s opinion: “Cosmonaut Polyakov”

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Jury’s opinion: “Brilliant Noise”

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Jury’s opinion: “Terra incognita”

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Winner’s first impressions

“I am very, very happy for the good news! I could not believe it at first… I had so many difficulties in making this film, so many obstacles and years of waiting. But it seems that it was worth it and I’m glad that the film can carry Polyakov’s message to the audience”.
Dana Ranga (COSMONAUT POLYAKOV)

“Thanks for the great news, it’s Brilliant!”
Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt (BRILLIANT NOISE)

“We are thrilled about Terra Incognita’s success at your festival.  Thank you for the email and the wonderful news.
Thanks”.
Justine Nagan and Maria Finitzo (TERRA INCOGNITA)

“Well, this is wonderful news. Thank you again for all the support you’ve given THE LINGUISTS”.
Seth Kramer (THE LINGUISTS)

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Mostra de Ciencia e Cinema 2008: Awards

1st Prize: COSMONAUT POLYAKOV , directed by Dana Ranga (Germany, 2007)

2nd Prize: ex-aequo MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA , directed by Maria Finitzo (USA, 2007), and BRILLIANT NOISE , directed by Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt (USA / UK, 2006)

Youth award: ex-aequo MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA , directed by Maria Finitzo (EE UU, 2007), and THE LINGUISTS , directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller and Jeremy Newberger (USA, 2007)

Best Galician Documentary: 2050: HOW SOON IS NOW? , directed by Ruth Chao and Javier Silva (España, 2006)

Official Section

Reunido en A Coruña el jurado de la Iª Mostra de Ciencia y Cinema ha decidido, por mayoría:

1. Conceder el primer premio a la película documental “Cosmonauta Polyakov”, de Dana Ranga (Alemania, 2007)

2. Conceder, ex-aequo el segundo premio, de manera excepcional, a los trabajos “Brilliant Noise”, de Ruth Jarman y Joe Gerhardt (EEUU/GB, 2006) y “Mapping Stem Cells Research: Terra Incognita”, de Maria Finitzo (EEUU, 2007).

El jurado manifiesta su satisfacción por el alto nivel de los trabajos presentados, y pone de manifiesto que las tres películas premiadas corresponden a enfoques y planteamientos cinematográficos muy diversos por lo que resulta difícil realizar una elección entre los distintos proyectos que merecen premio. Respecto de “Cosmonauta Polyakov”, el jurado ha apreciado en particular el tratamiento aséptico y minimalista, propio de un documento histórico, que proporciona una visión original y sorprendente a la conquista soviética del espacio. “Brilliant Noise”, por su parte, es un ejemplo de lo que constituyen los datos brutos obtenidos por la ciencia respecto de la actividad solar, con una integración entre imagen y sonido impactante. “Mapping Stem Cells Research: Terra incognita” aborda, mediante una perspectiva en la que se integran interés humano, método científico y apuesta política por el progreso, la cuestión, narrada en primera persona, de la ciencia como alivio para el dolor personal.

Por lo que hace al premio reservado a la sección de documental gallego, el jurado ha decidido, por mayoría, concederlo a “2050: How soon is now?”.

Camilo José Cela Conde (presidente)
Santiago Auserón
Pilar Comesaña
Eloy Enciso
Pilar Perla
Ángel Santos
Julián Yáñez

A Coruña, 24 de octubre de 2008

Youth Award

O xurado xuvenil da I Mostra de Ciencia e Cinema decidiu repartir o premio entre os documentais “Os lingüistas” e “Terra incógnita”. Consideramos que as dúas películas destacan pola súa calidade, ritmo e capacidade para impactar ao espectador. Ambas as dúas reflicten moi ben a dedicación persoal dos científicos e os obstáculos que se atopan en ramas tan diferentes como a lingüística e a investigación con células nai.

Sobre “Os lingüistas” destacamos ademais a orixinalidade do tema, que nos descobre linguas en perigo de extinción e a utilidade de conservalas. Tamén valoramos o esforzo que implica investigar e rodar en lugares remotos de tres continentes distintos.

De “Terra incógnita” destacamos a importancia do tema, a investigación médica con células nai, que pode salvar moitas vidas no futuro. Combinando de xeito emocionante as explicacións científicas coas historias cotiás dos afectados e das súas familias, a película fainos reflexionar sobre cuestións éticas.

Reunidos na Domus, na Coruña, o 24 de outubro de 2008:

Adriana Abad González
Beatriz Couñago Monzón
Bruno Dutto Acuña
Alejandro Fernández Quinto
Diego Gago Mesejo
Diego García de Lafuente
Arturo Ibáñez Ramos
María Lueiro García
Daniel Quintiana Eiroa
Sandra Regodeseves López
Belén Rodríguez Sánchez-Cabezudo
Rocío Sobrino Souto
Jairo Valea López
Irea Vidal González

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Two Werner Herzog’s films exhibited during the Mostra

The wild blue yonder (Werner Herzog, 2005), Premio Fipresci Biennale 2005, on Thursday October 23rd at 20:30 (CGAI):

“The film follows a hypothetical proposition: a group of astronauts are circling the earth in a spacecraft, but they cannot return, as our planet has become uninhabitable. The cause of this remains open - all-out war, outbreak of a new disease beyond control, radiation after the complete disappearance of the ozone layer, or whatever. The crew of the spacecraft has to find a more hospitable place out there in space, and releases a probe from their cargo bay, Galileo. But Galileo - after sending back very disquieting data - has to be sent on a suicide mission…
Without our knowledge we have had visitors from outer space for decades. They have come from a planet submerged in water, The Wild Blue Yonder, and their attempts to create a new community on earth have so far not met with great success. This film is narrated on-screen by one of the visitors, Brad Dourif. In words and lyrical images, he shows how our attempts to find a new home somewhere in space is doomed to failure. He explains how in the past when Earth was threatened with extinction, a manned space probe was sent to look for an alternative home in outer space. It did not succeed.
Herzog’s space fantasy uses extraordinary music and images to create an imaginary scenario that has an impassioned sub-text telling us to protect our most precious and irreplaceable possession – our planet.”.

Encounters at the end of the world (Werner Herzog, 2007), on Saturday, October 25th at 18 h at the Domus (Museum of Mankind):

“There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together under unbelievably close quarters in Antarctica, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science.
Now, for the first time, an outsider has been admitted. In his first documentary since GRIZZLY MAN, Werner Herzog, accompanied only by his camerman, traveled to Antarctica, with rare access to the raw beauty and raw humanity of the ultimate Down Under. ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, Herzog’s latest meditation on nature, explores this land of Fire, Ice and corrosive Solitude.”.

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We feed the world, today at the Rosalía de Castro theater

Today Wednesday, October 22nd, at 20:30 in the Rosalía de Castro theater (A Coruña), screening of the documentary We feed the world. Free entrance.

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Thirteen films in the Official Section of the Science Film Festival

The complete list of films in the Official Section is online! These are the thirteen selected films:

ALTERADOS POR PI

BRILLIANT NOISE

COSMONAUT POLYAKOV

CRUDE

DIMENSIONS

EL OJO DE LA TIERRA: UN LUGAR PARA OBSERVAR EL UNIVERSO

LES RAISONS D’UN SOURIRE

MAGNETIC MOVIE

MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: TERRA INCOGNITA

PROYECTO G

THE FABULOUS STORY OF POOP: IN THE NAME OF ROSES

THE LINGUISTS

WOLFRAMIO, UN TIPO CON QUÍMICA

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Registration now open for workshop: “Writing scientific documentaries”

Registration will be open from August 1 to September 28, 2008. Registration prices: 30 € (20 € for members of the Friends of the House of Sciences Association). The workshop will be composed by 40 participants. Here is the programme (in spanish). Interested people must send an e-mail to info@cienciaecinema.org indicating the following data:

Full name
Adress (Street, Number, Floor, Postal Code, City and State)
Telephone
E-mail

With the support of:

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