One World Film Festival’s 25th Edition Numbers and Jury’s Decision on Best of the Festival Film

It is officially a wrap for the 25th edition of the One World Film Festival! Numbers have been compiled and the Jury has submitted its decision on the “Best of the Festival” film. Once more, the public have responded positively to our invitation: 800 attendees in total, for the 3 days of the festival. 800 persons who have viewed sometimes touching and other times alarming documentaries on various social and environmental issues. The jury of the 25th One World Film Festival has selected the striking and powerful VIRUNGA (dir. Orlando von Einsiedel, United Kingdom, 2014) for Best of the Festival. Special Mention is given to SONG FROM THE FOREST (dir. Michael Obert, Germany, 2013), for its poetic and insightful depiction of the ongoing struggle to connect and unravel questions of colonization, community, desire, and humanity. The 2014 jury was Jerrett Zaroski, Programmer at the Canadian Film Institute in Ottawa, Vera Wabegijig, an Anishnaabe writer, blogger, and media artist, and producer, filmmaker, and media artist Dan Gainsford. Our success is due to the privileged relation that we have with the community, as well as for the local media and our sponsors’ support. THANK YOU!