Mongolian Movie Gets International Recognition

A Mongolian documentary movie called “Dzud Cold Symphony” was awarded Special Jury Prize by the 16th Hong Kong Independent Short Film & Video Awards 2011, which took place in the Hong Kong Arts Center from March 16 to 20, 2011.

There are five categories, including the Open Category, Youth Category, Animation Category, Interactive Media Category and the Asian New Force Category.

Over 10 nominations from Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Iran, China and Georgia competed in final round of the Asian New Force Category, and the Mongolian movie “Dzud. Cold Symphony” by famous Mongolian producer M.Buyanbadrakh was awarded the Special Jury Prize.

The 30-minute film was shot entirely in Tuvshruulekh soum of Arkhangai aimag. “My film shows the relationship between man and nature and had no set screenplay. It is just life as we saw being lived by a family trying to deal with a harsh winter,” Buyanbadrakh said.

The film competed in the last Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival in Germany and the 19th Hot Springs festival in Arkansas, USA. The following are the winners in the different categories:

Open Category
Gold Award - This Pair by WONG Yee-mei
Silver Award - Styx by YAU Hon-pong; 21 years after by LO Chun-yip
Special Mention - The Decisive Moment by WONG Wai-kit, HUI Chi-kin; Tsoi Yuen Villagers by SHEK Yi-ching, YIU Wing-ho, TANG Heng, SEUNG Yu-hang, HO Fung-lun

Youth Category
Gold Award - Besides Dreaming by WONG Man-ki, LEUNG Yu-fung, YIP Ka-yan, LIU Kwok-ching, YU Chui-sang; Paper/plane by LEUNG Yuk-hang, CHIN Matthew Frederick, LEE Ho-yan
Silver Award - Withheld
Special Mention - The Storyteller by CHOI Nga-man, SO Chung-hay; wild kids by CHAN Sung-hei, CHAN Tik-man, CHAN Ka-yan, CHUN Fung-ying; Sept Chiens Andalou by WONG Chui-yee, TSOI Wing-fung, TAM Miu-yin, Milky, LAM Man-chun, TSANG Ho-yeung, LO Chun-yin

Animation Category
Gold Award - Back to base by MAK Siu-fung, HO Ka-chiu
Silver Award - Puff the Magic Dragon by HO Ka-ho, TSUI Ka-hei
Special Mention - Pick Up & Put Down by Lilian FU; Before the End by CHIO Ka-ian, Fion, LEUNG Chi-hang, PANG Kuen-yee, Pierre, LAU Sze-long, YEUNG Wai-ping

Interactive
Media Category
Gold Award - 10Hz by WONG Chi-chuen
Silver Award - Sycamore (dancing poetry), on the street by WONG Yu-hin, LAM Chi-fai
Special Award - Device Playing - Cassette Recorder by Michelle@Dimension; blackout by YUEN Sau-ying
Best Concept - PMV [Personalized Music Video] by Millie CHIU

Asian New Force
Category
Grand Prize - The April Chill by Tornike BZIAVA (Georgia)
Special Jury Prize - DZUD COLD SYMPHONY by Buyanbadrakh MARKHAA (Mongolia)
Special Mention - My mom’s great Kimchi stew by HAN Seung-hun (South Korea)