Every few days or so our jury meets to discuss the films that we’ve seen so far. This helps to hone a short list of those films worthy of consideration for our awards and makes our process more efficient.
We have three awards to give out – the main Ecumenical award for Best Film (Competition), another for Best Documentary (Forum), and a third (Panorama) for Best Feature film for a 1st or 2nd time director.
As of Sunday we have only three films in consideration for the main prize – Zuo You, Lake Tahoe (I was outvoted), and The Song of Sparrows. This will most likely change daily.