2010-03-08

BRUSSELS - 6 films selected for the shortlist of the Dirk Vandersypen Award 2010. The winning filmmaker comes from Peru, VS, Brasil, Spain, UK or Bolivia.

The preselection committee consisting of Frans Lefever (Independent Belgian Film Consultant), Tom Bleyaert (Programme Acquisition VRT Canvas), Marc Boonen (Open Doek Film Festival) and Jessica de Jaeger (Latin American Filmfestival) selected 6 films for the shortlist of the Dirk Vandersypen Award 2010.  
They are in alphabetical order:

1. Coyote (Chema Rodriguez, Spanje - 2008 - 81'), 2. Crude (Joe Berlinger VS - 2009 - 105'), 3. El Olvido / Oblivion (Heddy Honigmann, Peru - 2008 - 93'), 4. Garapa (Jose Padilha, BraziliĆ« - 2008 - 110'), 5. President Evo (Rodrigo Vasquez, Bolivia-UK - 2009 - 54'), 6. Terras (Maya Da-Rin, Brasil - 2009 - 74')

Next Award Ceremony: May, 2, 2010
Open Doek Filmfestival Turnhout, Belgium