Under den nyss avslutade filmfestivalen i Venedig delades Interfilmpriset för främjande av interreligiös dialog ut till
”Wednesday, May 9” (Iran, 2015) av Vahid Jalilvand. Juryn presenterade sitt val med följande uttalande;
”Statement of the Jury
Considering three films for our award (Mountain, directed by Yaelle Kayam, Israel/Denmark 2015; Heart of a Dog, directed by Laurie Anderson, USA 2015; Wednesday, May 9, directed by Vahid Jalilvand, Iran 2015) we decided to give the INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue to the film
”Wednesday, May 9” directed by Vahid Jalilvand, Iran 2015
The film tells the story of Jalal, who wants to overcome his own pain by donating money to a needy person. In a dramaturgic convincing manner the film interweaves the fate of three people living in the city of Teheran of the present day. The densely pictures show the conflicts and the suffering of the characters who try to face their sorrow with charity.
With its pleading for compassion, charity and altruism against the background of an Islamic culture it shows the universality of human values and encourages interreligous dialogues to start with ethical questions, not with dogmatics.
The jury notes the complex talent of Vahid Jalilvand, the good screenwriting and the impressive acting.
The members of the INTERFILM Jury:
Brigitte Affolter (Switzerland)
Dr. Jörg Herrmann (Germany, Jury President)
Thanat Pagliani (Italy)
Venice, September 12, 2015″
För mer information se INTERFILMS hemsida
Regissören Vahid Jalilvand, född 1976 i Teheran, är utbildad teaterregissör vid universitetet i Teheran. Han började sin karriär som skådespelare och regissör vid teatern men från 1996 har han sysslat med det rörliga bildmediet som klippare och producent, främst av dokumentärfilm för tv. ”Wednesday May 9” är hans spelfilmsdebut.
Charlotte Wells
Handläggare för kulturfrågor, Kyrkokansliet