Fribourg 2005

The winner: "The Sleeping Child"

Fribourg in March offers an extensive overview on Third World Cinemas: from Africa, Asia, Latin America. Our jury awarded the Critics Prize to The Sleeping Child (L'Enfant endormi) by Yasmine Kassari. "The first feature film by this 35 years old Moroccan director", said the jury, "combines, with intelligence and great humanity, direction, script and production values". Details

Reports

The Other. An overview of the 19th Edition of the Fribourg Film Festival. Augusto Orsi rounds up some of the more interesting films in this year's festival, some of which may be difficult to see elsewhere.
Winning in Thirds. Flavia de la Fuente is impressed by the hospitality of the city and the festival but has mixed feelings about the films that won the main prizes.
Africa on Crutches. Dragan Rubesa finds the war-torn parts of Africa clearly represented in both the main competition and documentary sections, and reviews in particular The Night of the Truth by Fanta Regina Nacro.
Three Women of Fribourg: Suffering and Struggle. Mofidul Hoque takes a closer look at three films from separate cultures that depict the oppression of women and how they respond to their enforced destinies.

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