VIDEO CONVERSATIONS– 2014 Edition

AWARDS AND MOTIVATIONS OF THE JURY

The jury of the 2014 editions of Video Conversations – International Documentary Film Festival on Art and Architecture, composed by: Alfonso Giancotti President of the House of Architecture of Rome, Antonella Greco President of Art Doc Festival, Margherita Guccione Director of Maxxi-National Museum of XXI Century Arts for the Architecture section, Adriano Kestenholz Film director, Bartolomeo Pietromarchi Director of the Fondazione Antonio Ratti and Roberto Silvestri Film critic, has awarded the prize for the best documentary in each section:

BEST DOCUMENTARY SECTION “ART”

Niki de Saint Phalle. An architect’s dream

Directed by: Anne Julien e Louise Faure.

Production: Ideale Audience, RMN Grand Palais & INA

Motivation of the jury: The film is a surgical operation performed by six female hands on tumors of the imagination.

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY SECTION “ART”

The world according to Kapoor

Directed by: Heinz Peter Schwerfel

Production: Scuch Productions, ARTE France

Motivation of the jury: For the visual extension of the Anish Kapoor's work through the the film language.

BEST DOCUMENTARIES SECTION “ARCHITECTURE” EX AEQUO

Away from all suns

Directed by: Isa Willinger

Production: Kloos & co. Medien GmbH

 

 

and Les Visionnaires

Directed by: Julien Donada

Production: Petit à Petit Production

Motivation of the jury: The films have the merit of having revived the history of antagonist architecture of the 20s in Russia and of the 50s / 60s in Europe, architecture that was prophetic and vital even in its darkest and nihilists segments, starting from two radically differents approaches, originals and innovatives.

BEST DOCUMENTARY SECTION "PERIPHERAL VISIONS"

Birdwatching

Ideated by: Fulvio Caldarelli

Directed by: Fabio M. Iaquone, Luca Attilii and Erminia Palmieri

Produzione: Blueforma design consultants

Motivation of the jury: For the images' elaboration and for the perfect integration among  contents, interviews and external shootings.

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY SECTION "PERIPHERAL VISIONS"

Le città di Roma

Directed by: Marco Jemolo

Production: MAXXI

Motivation of the jury: For the unusual "reading" of the Rome's suburbs, that allows to discover in them also architectural values​​.