Troia/Setúbal 2006

The Chilean film In Bed (photo), directed by by Matias Bize, won the Critics' Prize at FesTroia, Portugal's International Film Festival taking place in the city of Setúbal.

Festival (June 2-11, 2006): www.festroia.pt
Details of the prize

Reports:

A Silent Tribute to Ibsen. The centennial of the death of the writer Henrik Ibsen and his place in the early days of silent cinema is celebrated at the festival with the film Terje Vigen.

A conversation with Sandip Ray. The son of one of the most renowned directors in film history gave an interview during a break from sitting on the International Jury. Here, Sandip Ray speaks candidly about his father on and off set and how it has affected him being the son of a true cinema master.

Intimacy and the Camera. A look at the latest work of Matias Bize whose minimalist style has been both provocative and engaging whilst laying bare an alternative approach to telling intimate and taboo stories on screen.

Factotum: Decadence and the Damned Poet. The role of the artist in the cinema is arguably not as important as it used to be. However, the writer Charles Bukowski's famous semi-autobiographical novel has been brought to life by Norwegian director Bent Hamer.

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