The International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) has announced on Monday the winners of a cash prize for the best projects that will become tomorrow's films, from a pool of 14 shortlisted projects in search of finance or distribution partners.
The festival and its industry hub are at their fifth edition, this year held entirely in digital form, Dec. 3-8. The Jury that choose the winners was composed by Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar, and Choi Yeonu, head of production at the U.S. film team of Korea's CJ ENM.
The Best project Award (a $15,000 cash reward) went to director Wang Haolu and producer Camille Gatin for “Fellow Travellers”, from a short story by Alastair Reynolds.
The Creative Excellence Award ($10,000) went to Greece-France-Japan project “Titanic Ocean,” from director Konstantina Kotzamani and producer Maria Drandaki.
The Best Co-production Award (also $10,000) went to U.S.-Thailand-Spain project “Entanglement,” from director Mattie Do and producer Annick Mahnert.
The Macao Spirit Award ($5,000) was awarded to Singapore-Indonesia project “Prisoners of the Pacific,” by director Huang Junxiang and producer Eric Khoo.
