AP R I L 2 0 0 8 the next three years, as well as a hope that more buyers will actually stay at her hotel next year, an objective that the current hotel management is pursuing. Almira Malyshev and Michael Dwyer of Screen Media Ventures were also pleased with their posh Ritz Carlton suite, where about 20 other companies set up their offices. As with other similar film festivals-cum-markets, the business of selling movies went hand-in-hand with a dense schedule of screenings open to both professionals and the public. The Los Angeles-based IFTA, which IFTA exhibiting companies. It also held a special briefing on February 12 to divulge the results of a survey sent earlier to its members, which tackled the issue of returning the AFM market to its February-March date. Even though some AFM attendees considered the spring calendar date more appropriate than the current OctoberNovember date, the AFM management tends to favor the new status quo. The proponents of the spring date were, however, complaining that the questions in the AFM survey were confusing and tricky. MG B e r l i n R e p o r t ( c o n t ’ d ) (Continued from Page 38) The Martin-Gropius-Bau building, EFM’s main venue INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZES Golden Bear for Best Film Tropa de elite (The Elite Squad) by José Padilha Silver Bear - The Jury Grand Prix Standard Operating Procedure by Errol Morris Silver Bear - Best Director 2008 Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood Silver Bear - Best Actress 2008 Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky by Mike Leigh Silver Bear - Best Actor 2008 Reza Najie Avaze Gonjeshk-ha by Majid Majidi Silver Bear - Best Script 2008 Wang Xiaoshuai Zuo You ( In Love We Trust) Alfred Bauer Prize 2008 Lake Tahoe By Fernando Eimbcke Best First Feature Award 2008 Asyl – Park and Love Hotel by Kumasaka Izuru organizes the AFM, coordinated Berlin’s market presence with its members by distributing a directory of
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