INTERNATIONAL JURY

The 2004 Members International Jury:

I. Carlo Fuscagni, President of the Jury, Producer and President of CineCittà, Italy.

Carlo Fuscagni was born in Castillo, Italy, in 1933 and joined RAI in Rome 1960. An accredited journalist and veteran film buff, Fuscagni has been president of Italy’s CineCittà Holding since May 2004. Cinecitta is the parent company of state film production and distribution arm Istituto Luce and a partner in the recently established Audiovisual Industry Promotion (AIP), which operates Milan's Mifed market. Fuscagni also recently launched the new Festival di Palazzo Venezia, which is held in Rome and dedicated to international art-theme documentaries and feature films.

Among his previous positions, Fuscagni has been president of the student union organization in Rome, editor-in-chief of “Drama”, a monthly theatre guide and an advisor to Italy’s experimental film school, one of the country’s leading seats of learning.

He led joint productions for more then 100 films, including the last four films for Federico Fellini, La Voce Della Luna, (The Voice of the Moon), Ginger e Fred, Intervista and E la Nave Va (And the Ship Sails) in addition to other esteemed names such as: Olmi, Avatti, Scola, Moretti.

II. Can Togay, Writer, Actor, Director, Hungary.

Graduated from the Budapest University, having majored in English and German, and later went to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. He received his diploma in 1984 as a director. He was a member of Studio Béla Bal?zs. He directed his first film, entitled "The Holiday-Maker", in 1991. His partners have included Isabelle Huppert and Hanna Schygulla.  Togay has won many awards during his career including; Jury Special Prize at Sochi in 2000 and Best Film, Hungarian Film Festival 2000.  His films have been selected for the Cannes Festival, Sundance Festival Workshops and other major festivals.

Actor Filmography:

2002 A Hídember (The Bridgeman) 

1997 Franciska vasárnapjai Every Sunday

1994 Bir sonbahar hikayesi 

1993 Mavi Surgun (The Blue Exile)

1992 Zsötem Je t'aime

1991 Malina 

1990 Eszterkönyv  

1985 Oberst Redl (Colonel Redl)

1973 Petöfi '73 

Director Filmography:

1999 Egy tél az Isten háta mögött (One Winter Behind God's Back)

1992 A Nyaraló (The Summer Guest)

1991 The Holiday Maker

III. Mohamad Al Ahmad, Film Critic, Writer and Historian, Syria.

Born in Damascus, Syria he attended University there and studied English literature.  He received the MS in the methodology of teaching the English language and the principals of Dramatic Criticism from the University of Bangor in the UK.  He been a professor of English and has worked in the National Film Organization of the Syrian Ministry of Culture.

Al Ahmad is considered one of the most influential critics in Arabic cinema. For the last four years he has been Head of the Executive Board of the National Film Organization and Director of the Damascus International Film Festival.

IV. Katerina Didaskalou, Actress, Greece

Katerina Didaskalou has had extensive acting experience on the stage, in film and in television.  After attending the Drama School of the National Theatre in Athens, she studied acting in New York with Uta Hagen at HB Studios and Milos Forman at Columbia University.  She has worked on the stage in the US and Greece and has experience in the entire range of drama from Euripides to Agatha Christie. Her most recent film role was as Arsinoé in Eric Rohmer’s "Triple Agent" and she is currently filming "Csudafilm", which is scheduled for release in 2005.

2005 Csudafilm, in production

2004 Triple agent

2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2000 Milo tis eridos, To

1998Aggigma psyhis

1998 Sled kraja na sveta (After the End of the World)

1999 Ende der Welt (Germany)

V. Poussy (Serfinaz Mustafa Quaderry) Actress, Egypt

Poussy began her acting career in early childhood in a famous children’s series called Dondy and Louza in Egypt.  When she was seven, she starred in the film Oudry Ya Omy (Mother, Come Back) and proceeded rapidly from there.  She has worked with all the major Egyptian directors and has made a total of 77 films in a variety of genres.  A versatile actress, she has done many theatre productions and has also been involved in production in the Egyptian Cinema Industry.  She is active in several human and women’s organizations and is the recipient of numerous awards, not only for acting but also for her strong involvement in social issues as well. Poussy has been married to Nour El-Sherif, the famous Egyptian actor since 1972, and is the mother of two daughters Sarah and Mai.

Filmography: 

1986 Saat al fazagh

1986 El Zeyara al akhira
1977 Oncle Zizou habibi

VI. Nader Galal, Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, Egypt

Nader Galal is the son of renowned writer/director Ahmed Galal, founder of the Galal Studio and actress/producer Marie Queenie.  Born in Cairo in 1941, he graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema at 23. His first scene appearance was in Rabbab as an eight-month-old baby, which was directed by his and starred his mother. Galal went on to play a number of child roles in films produced by his mother. He has co-directed around 35 films with great director such as Youssef Chanine, Salah Abu Seif and Tawfik Saleh. His film debut as a full director came in 1972 with Laden Yaoud Al Hob (Tomorrow Love Returns).  In all he has directed over 50 films including Gonoun Al-Hob (Love’s Madness) 1977, Al-Wad Mahrous Beta Al-Wazir (Mahrous, the Minister's Boy), 1999 and Ressala Ila Al-Wali (Message to the Vali), 1999, Hello America, 2000 and Hell Underground 2001.

VII. Gérard Corbiau, Director, Writer, Belgian

Born in Brussels in 1941, Gerard Corbiau's career began in 1968 with as a documentaries for RTBF (Belgian TV) where he directed more than 50 films. In 2002, he became President of honor of the "Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur" (International Francophone Film Festival of Namur).

And was awarded "Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by Catherine Tasca, French minister of Culture and Communication in 2001.

 He is currently has two projects in post production: Don Miguel de Manara and L’abyssin, based on the Novel by Jean-Christophe Rufin.

Filmography:

1987 Le Maître de Musique, (The Music Teacher), nominated for an Oscar for Best foreign film.

1990  L’année de L’Eveil,  (The Year of Awakening)

1994  Farinelli,  Another Oscar nomination for best foreign film, Golden Globe award for best foreign film, 2 Césars, Olivier D’or best film of the year.

2000 Le Roi Danse (The King is Dancing) was nominated three times for the Césars. It was the opening Film in several Film Festivals including the prestigious Panorama section in Berlin Film festival in 2001.

VIII. Karen Shakhnazarov, Director, Producer, Scriptwriter, Russia

Karen Shakhnazarov received the People’s Artist Award of the Russian Federation in 2002, the State Award of the Russian Federation, Lenin Komsomol Award in 1986, Vasiliev Brothers State Award of RSFSR in 1988, and is a Member of the European Film Academy.

 In 1975 he graduated from the Film Directing Department of Moscow State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK, studio of I. Talankin). Since 1976 he has been a film director of the Mosfilm Studios. From 1991 to the present time, Karen Shakhnazarov is the Chairman of the “Courier” Studio at Mosfilm Cinema Concern and was appointed General Director and Chairman of Mosfilm Cinema Concern in 1998.

 Karen Shakhnazarov is one of the leading Russian filmmakers. As a film director, he has a true sense of modernity and the ability to mark the most significant points in the movie as well as the power to entertain the spectator and both make him think and empathise. Karen Shakhnazarov’s films are well known to both Russian and foreign spectators, and they have received the prizes at world’s most prestigious film festivals and forums.

Filmography:

1979 The Kind-Hearted Ones

1983 Jazzmen

1985 A Winter Night in Qagra

1985 Courier

1988 The Town of Zero 

1991 Assassin of the Tsar

1993 The Dreams

1995 American Daughter

1998 The Day of Full Moon

2001 Poisons or The World’s History of Poisoning

2004 The Rider Named Death

IX. Emma de Caunes

Born on September 9th 1976,Emma is the daughter of TV presenter-turned-actor, Antoine De Caunes. Her mother, a little less recognised by the general public, is the director and talented graphic artist, Gaelle Royer.

Emma was offered her first role in the Film Margot et les Voleurs D’enfant, at the young age of 10. She has appeared in numerous other films since, in addition to her participation in theatre

She has also displayed considerable talent behind the camera, as her directorial debut with Nombril de L’univers, a short film shot in 1999 shows. Her successful directorial experience drew her back in 2002 to direct the feature film “Pub Morgan”.

Filmography:

2004 Saint-Valentin in production

2005 Short Order (filming)

2004 Ma mère

2002 Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (Mission Cleopatra)

2000 Princesses 2000 Sans plomb (Unleaded)

2000 Faites comme si je n'étais pas là (Pretend I'm Not Here)

1999 Mondialito Mille bornes (Milestones)

1998 3 Petits Points la Lune

1998 Beaucoup Trop Loin

1998 Restons groupés

1998 La Voie est libreUn frère (1997) Brother

1997Au bord de l'autoroute (Along the Freeway)

1996  L' Echappée belle

1996 Velvet 99

1996 Vladimir de Trop\