The Tiger Awards Competition intends to give up-and-coming talent the opportunity to shine on a global stage instead of those that have already made a name for themselves.
The prestigious Tiger Awards Competition is the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s centrepiece. Hivos Tiger Award winners not only receive a trophy and €15,000, but they also gain international recognition. Even participating in the competition is a form of recognition. Just the fact that a production has been selected for the competition in Rotterdam guarantees the necessary international attention. In January 2012, some fifteen premieres will compete for one of the three, identical Hivos Tiger Awards.
Fifteen premieres will compete for one of the three identical Hivos Tiger Awards and the trophy of €15,000 that comes with it.
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The five members of this year's Tiger Awards Competition are: Helena Ignez, Ludmila Cvikova, Tine Fischer, Eric Khoo and Samuel Maoz.
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Read the interviews with the directors whose films are nominated for the Tiger Awards Competition.
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