Torino 2005

FIPRESCI Prize: "Police Beat" by Robinson Devor

The festival is known for its engagement for young and independent cinema and for cinema as art. Our "purpose is", write the two directors, Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan and Roberto Turigliatto, "to constitute a meeting point for contemporary international cinema and to provide the opportunity for a discussion on all its perspectives and artistic trends. The Festival will pay particular attention to emerging cinemas and filmmakers."
The Critics' Prize went to Police Beat by Robinson Devor (USA).
Details of the prize

Reports

Bow Before the Master: At this year's Torino fest, an impressive TV series overlooked in North America becomes a focal point for audiences. In Joe Dante's episode, in which the war-dead rise from their graves to go to the polls, Mark Peranson sees an expression of the pent-up tension so many feel towards the acts of the Bush administration. Read more

A Temple for Movies. Necati Sönmez finds something deeply spiritual and upliting about the Mole Antonelliana, the cinema museum in Torino, and concludes that "attending a festival is an experience that is in a way similar to wandering through the halls of a museum full of movies." Amen. Read more

Drama at Close Range. Massimo Causo finds a rich character profile in French director José Alcala's feature-length debut, about a woman named 'Alex'. Causo describes her as "rude and also sweet and this mix is the true mark of her freedom". Read more

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