During this event, Reed MIDEM and recognised associations and festivals from around the world highlighted pioneering work in the documentary field, promoting regional talents and trends, recognising the very best in creativity and innovation.
THE 2008 TRAILBLAZERS
Click below to learn more about the MIPDOC 2008 Trailblazers.- Rea Apostolides, selected by the European Documentary Network
- Daniel Cross, selected by DOC, the Documentary Organization Of Canada
- Bo Hwan Ku, selected by the EBS International Documentary Festival
- Yufuko Kuroda, selected for the International Trailblazers Tribute by ATP (Association of All Japan TV Program Production companies)
- Karin Slater, selected by the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
TESTIMONIAL
Within a year after I got the Trailblazers Award - and I want to mention that this award was a real inspiration in my work - in 2007 I returned to Cannes already with a film at the Cannes Film Festival. My film "The Mosquito Problem and other stories" by director Andrey Paounov was the only documentary choice of the International Critics' Week. So far the film got 8 awards and was presented at more than 30 festivals all over the world. My next project, "Corridor #8" by first-time director Boris Despodov just had its world premiere at Berlinale 2008 - The International Forum of New Cinema. "Corridor #8" received there the Award of the independent Ecumenical Jury, which is yet another success not only for my company AGITPROP, but also for the Bulgarian cinema. In my work I will always strive for making hi-quality artistic films and be open to new creative approaches.
Martichka Bozhilova, MIPDOC 2006 Trailblazers
Martichka Bozhilova, MIPDOC 2006 Trailblazers
YOUR CONTACT
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Rea Apostolides |
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Rea Apostolides studied Ancient & Modern History at Oxford University and has been working as a documentary producer and researcher in Athens since 1995. Her recent productions include Secret Of The Snake Goddess (2007); Sugartown: The Bridegrooms (2007); and Network (2005). Sugartown and Network were nominated for the Prix Europa, 2007. She is currently working on three films: Sugartown: The Day After; Leaders Of The Future; and Beyond Fire. She was selected for the International Trailblazers Tribute by the European Documentary Network. |
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Daniel Cross |
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Daniel Cross is the founding co-owner of Montreal's EyeSteelFilm, distributor of the Sundance- and IDFA-selected theatrical documentary Up The Yangtze. Cross's previous award-winning theatrical documentaries include SPIT: Squeegee Punks In Traffic; The Street: A Film With The Homeless; and Chairman George: From Athens To Beijing. He was selected for the International Trailblazers Tribute by DOC, the Documentary Organization Of Canada. He is also an Assistant Professor in Film Production at Concordia University, Montrea |
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Bo Hwan Ku |
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Bo Hwan Ku was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1980. He entered the Korean National University of Art in 2001 and directed his first short film, Sound And Justice, in 2002. He worked his military service between 2002 and 2004 and afterwards returned to directing with the films Tiger Tim and Sunshower. Bo Hwan Ku was selected for the International Trailblazers Tribute by the EBS International Documentary Festival. |
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Yufuko Kuroda |
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Yufuko Kuroda was born in 1975 and raised in Japan. At 21 she moved to Montreal, Canada, to attend Concordia University. With an undergraduate degree in Film Studies, she returned to Japan and joined TV Man Union Inc. in 2004. Her first film told of the theft of the world famous painting The Scream, and the undercover investigation that led to its recovery. The film received two prizes, including ATP award for best new talent of the year. She was selected for the International Trailblazers Tribute by ATP (Association of All Japan TV Program Production companies). |
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Karin Slater |
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Karin (Director / Producer and Cinematographer) won the 'Best Student Director Award' in 1989 while studying film at Technikon Natal, South Africa. She went on learning her trade in the wilds of Africa raising and filming big cats for Londolozi Productions. In 2000 her film for National Geographic, 'Animal Powers' won four Avanti awards including Best Director. 'Meaning of the Buffalo' in 2004 premiered at Sundance Film Festival (where it was in the festivals Top 10 Must See Films), it also screened at Berlin Film Festival and Hot Docs and was selected as a New York Times Critics Pick in 2004. |
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Other productions include 'From Nkoko... with Love' (2005 FESPACO, Encounters Film Festivals) about traditional paths to womanhood, 'Scars' (2005, DIFF, Copenhagen, London) a film about girl gang violence, Prenessa and the Dolphins (2006 DIFF) Laxmi’s Blessings (2008), and Buddha in Zululand. She has shot documentaries for well known international film makers and teachers Independent Film at Selkirk College, Canada and in Johannesburg. Her latest work is about marriage, its relevance in today’s society and people that have survived it for over 50 years. In the making for the last four years ‘50 Years! …should we do it?’ captures some of the last long term marriages and their secrets. |
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