MIDA：Magnolia International Documentary Awards

· 2009 Magnolia Interational Documentary Awards

Social Documentary Golden Award: The English Surgeon Eyeline Films UK
Jury comment:
The director offers us a compelling and extremely moving account of the harsh realities of post-communist healthcare without ever crossing the line to cheap sentimentalism or unwanted sensationalism. The breathless narrative drive takes the viewer to Despair, and back, while never avoiding essential ethical questions of contemporary brain surgery. The main theme is hope.

Social Documentary Silver Award: "Using Zhou Hao" China 21 Century Publishing Co. Ltd. China
Jury comment:
Under the unusual conflict of human nature, the director records a tragedy in our daily social life. It has important filming and imaging values and represents a remarkable anthropological study.

History and Biography Documentary Golden Award: "Must Read After My Death", Morgan Dews, USA
Jury comment:
This is a deeply moving, inspiring, creative and unique documentary. We can perceive and confront the truth of the secret and essence of human nature. It is a shocking and thought provoking work

History and Biography Documentary Silver Award:"Grace Under Pressure Olympic" Committee and CCTV, China
Jury comment:
this film is a beautifully crafted and emotionally powerful examination of the extreme stresses imposed on elite Olympic athletes by an expectant public and the terrible personal consequences faced as a result of failure

Nature Documentary Golden Award: "A Rain Story" NHK, Japan
Jury comment:
The patience and new interpretation of this film will no doubt encourage new avenues for the making of Nature Documentaries. The peaceful and technical speculation of Nature developed by this documentary will encourage those who believe that documentaries can change the World.

Nature Documentary Silver Award: "Superswarm" John Downer Production, UK
Jury comment:
This film represents a fin example of the use of cutting edge filming techniques to both entertain and inform television audiences about one of the natural worlds most remarkable phenomena: the mass swarming of a wide variety of animal species.

Asian Documentary Golden Award: "After Disaster" China Chengdu Military Area Political Department TV Center, China
Jury comment:
Getting rid of pains and despair, this powerful documentary reveals life attitude and inner power of ordinary Chinese people facing the trauma of earthquake.

Asian Documentary Silver Award: "Baseball Boys" Taiwan Public TV Service, China
Jury comment:
This is a film about childhood, growth and hometown. Children's passion and endeavor for baseball lightens this peaceful and beautiful work of art.

· 2008 Magnolia Interational Documentary Awards

Social Documentary Golden Award:"The Red Race" Shanghai Media Group, China
Jury Comment:
A beautifully observed film capturing the emotions of a child's struggle to succeed.

Social Documentary Silver Award: "Japanese Ninjas" Mercurio Cinematografica, Italy
Jury Comment:
The film conveys vividly how the shared passion for cycling unites the very different cultures and environments of Japan and Africa.

History & Biography Documentary Golden Award: "The Rape of Nanking"Point Du Jour, France
Jury Comment :
This film is an important and searing indictment of the dehumanizing nature of war, using archival footage and honest testimony in a devastatingly effective manner.

History & Biography Documentary Silver Award:"Ma Yin-Chu and the Population Control" Shanghai Media Group, China
Jury Comment:
A strong story of one remarkable man's courageous conviction in his scientific conclusions in the face of intense pressures across the stretch of modern Chinese history.

Nature Documentary Golden Award: "Ganges-Water Land"BBC, UK
Jury Comment:
Beautifully photographed, the film skillfully weaves stories of teeming life in a changeable environment where people are vulnerable and adaptable.

Nature Documentary Silver Award: "Polar Bears-Living on Thin Ice" NDR Naturfilm, Germany
Jury Comment:
This film tells a strong and moving story, capturing dramatic animal behavior under challenging natural conditions.

Asian Documentary Golden Award: "The Secret in the Satchel" Public Television Service Foundation of Taiwan, China
Jury Comment:
Brilliantly innovative film that allows teenagers to reveal their brutally honest and harrowing stories of late adolescence.

Asian Documentary Silver Award: "Dancing Alfonso"Heymann Brothers Films & TTV Productions Ltd, Israel
Jury Comment:
A charmingly intimate insight into the love and passion of old age, using flamenco dance to symbolize the determination to be fully alive in later life.

Special Jury Award for Documentary:"Achieving the Unachievable" Locomotion, Canada
Jury Comment:
The jury awards a special prize to a film that transcends the category of History and Biography. It is a riveting journey into the imagination of an artist, exploring the boundaries of perception and reality.

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