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Berlin International Film Festival

Berlinale 2008: Best First Feature Award Endowed by GWFF

Winner: Asyl - Park and Love Hotel / Kumasaka Izuru

The Best First Feature Jury

Ben Barenholtz (USA) / poducer, distributor

Ben Barenholtz is one of the key protagonists in America’s independent film scene. In 1968, he opened the New York Elgin Cinema which became a legendary forum for independent filmmakers with its Midnight Movies. Barenholtz is also a successful producer and distributor. He produced several of the Coen brothers' films, including the drama “Barton Fink” which won the Cannes Festival's Golden Palm in 1991.

Dominique Cabrera (France) / director, actress, and book author

Born in Algeria, the director first studied literature and then went to the Paris Film Academy. In 1996, she made her first feature film “L’Autre Côté de La Mer.” In 1999, she presented the film “Nadia And The Hippos” in the Cannes, series Un Certain Regard. She was a guest at the 2004 Berlinale Forum with her drama “A Wonderful Spell.”

Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnia and Hercegovina) / director and screenwriter

The director, who comes from Sarajevo, celebrated her feature film debut and an international success with “Grbavica.” The drama surrounding the aftermath of the war in Bosnia was awarded the Golden Bear at the 2006 Berlinale. In 1997, Jasmila Zbanic founded the artists‘ association and subsequent film production company “Deblokada.” In 2004, she presented a series of art videos and documentary films at the Kasseler Kunsthalle Fridericianum.

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