Alice Award
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The Alice Award is a Danish
film award presented annually at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
to the Best Female Director. The award was named after Danish director Alice O'Fredericks
(1899–1964) who, with 72 feature films, is the most productive film director in Danish cinematic history, and her 1950 film The Red Horses remains Denmark's greatest audience success.
The award was created by the international network of Women in Film and TV and presented at the Copenhagen festival for the first time in 2004. The intent of the award is to draw attention to the lack in the number of female directors in the industry, and to promote the diversity of viewpoint which women directors bring to the movies. The awards committee notes that in 2005 only 1 film out of the 31 Danish movies produced had a female director. The festival committee states that the award "can help to make talented female artists more visible in the international film environment and hopefully inspire other women."
The nominated films are judged by an independent panel of men and women from the Danish film industry and the cultural arts community.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
film award presented annually at the Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival
Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...
to the Best Female Director. The award was named after Danish director Alice O'Fredericks
Alice O'Fredericks
Alice O'Fredericks was a Danish actress, screen writer, and film director. She is best known for directing the series of Far til Fire comedies and the series of family dramas based on Morten Korch novels. Having written 38 produced screenplays and directed 72 feature films, O'Fredericks was one...
(1899–1964) who, with 72 feature films, is the most productive film director in Danish cinematic history, and her 1950 film The Red Horses remains Denmark's greatest audience success.
The award was created by the international network of Women in Film and TV and presented at the Copenhagen festival for the first time in 2004. The intent of the award is to draw attention to the lack in the number of female directors in the industry, and to promote the diversity of viewpoint which women directors bring to the movies. The awards committee notes that in 2005 only 1 film out of the 31 Danish movies produced had a female director. The festival committee states that the award "can help to make talented female artists more visible in the international film environment and hopefully inspire other women."
The nominated films are judged by an independent panel of men and women from the Danish film industry and the cultural arts community.
Award winners
| Year | Film | Director | Country |
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| 2004 | Schizo Shiza Shiza a.k.a. Schizo is a 2004 Russian language film directed by Gulshat Omarova. The film was in the official selection from Kazakhstan for the 77th Academy Awards... or Fifty-Fifty (Schiza) |
Guka Omarova Gulshat Omarova Gulshat Omarova is a Kazakh film director, actress and screen writer. She was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan and now lives in Rotterdam, Netherlands... |
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| 2005 | The Sleeping Child The Sleeping Child The Sleeping Child is a 2004 Belge-Moroccan movie written and directed by Yasmine Kassari. The film has obtained several prizes like Trophée du Premier Scénario, from CNC .... (L'enfant endormi) |
Yasmine Kassari Yasmine Kassari Yasmine Kassari , is a Belgian-Moroccan film director.After studying medicine in Paris for one year, she registered at INSAS in Brussels and worked for the production company Les films de la drève... |
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| 2006 | Longing (film) (Sehnsucht) |
Valeska Grisebach | |
| 2007 | Sounds of Sand Sounds of Sand Sounds of Sand is a drama film directed by Marion Hänsel about a family in the Horn of Africa making a trek to find sufficient water during a drought. The film is a Belgium-France coproduction, released in 2006... (Si le vent soulève les sables) |
Marion Hänsel Marion Hänsel Marion Hänsel is a Belgian film director, producer, actress and screenwriter. Her film Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Palaver... |
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