Arte France Cinema Awards

During the CineMart 2006 Closing Night Party, Wednesday February 1, 2006 in Club Rotterdam (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), the two Arte France Cinema Awards went to CineMart 2006 Projects A MEXICAN STORY by Arturo Aristakisian (Mexico/Russia) and HEI TIE DE RI ZI by Wang Bing (China).

The Arte France Cinema Awards (each € 10,000) for the best CineMart 2006 Projects were given to A MEXICAN STORY by Arturo Aristakisian (Mexico/Russia) and HEI TIE DE RI ZI by Wang Bing (China).The Arte France Cinema Awards Jury consisted of Michel Reilhac (Arte France Cinéma, France), Juliette Renaud (Wild Bunch, Frankrijk) and Tanya Blumstein (Paramount Classics, Frankrijk).
The Arte France Cinéma Awards are in cash, given to the producers towards financing the development of the awarded projects. By introducing the Award, Arte France Cinéma and CineMart aim to further support and promote the development and production of independent filmmaking.