2nd
Olympia Film Festival
The 2nd Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People was held in Pyrgos from November 29 to December 5, 1998. Within the framework of the 1st Festival, the film «City Lights» by Charlie Chaplin was screened, accompanied by a musical performance by the group, Tilethroon.
There was also a screening and discussion of François Truffaut’ s film «400 Blows» by Luc Bonfils, founder of the French Cinema Union for Children & Young People and of Gros Plan, an association for the promotion of the cinema in Quimper, France.
2nd
Olympia Film Festival - The
Awards
INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARDS
Best
Feature Film Direction: «The Dandelion Game» by Peter van Wijk - Belgium,
1998
Best
Acting in a Feature Film: Tatjana Trieb for her role in the film «Beyond
Silence» - Germany, 1996
Best
Short Film: «Skud» directed by Donna Swan - Australia, 1996
SPECIAL MENTION
Feature
Film «Henry& Verlin» directed by Gary Ledbetter - Canada, 1994
Short
Film «Hands Up!» directed by Morten Henriksen - Denmark, 1997
CHILDREN’S JURY AWARDS
Best
Feature Film: «The Dandelion Game» by Peter van Wijk - Holland, Belgium,
1998
Best
Short Film: «Skud» directed by Donna Swan - Australia, 1996