11-02-2017, 03:36 PM
Laeral's official vote for the 2017 IDU Film Festival will be allotted by a majority vote of twelve judges. The five most notable of the twelve judges, all Laeralian citizens, are labeled below:
Sabine Auconie, the current Laeralian Minister of Culture. Her role is to promote culture and the arts within Laeral, to oversee the allocation of government cultural subsidies, and to promote Laeralian culture and values abroad. She is in the latter role tonight, and she hopes to make audiences throughout the IDU aware of Laeralian cinema.
Lai Pei-shan is the current Vice Minister for Cinema, a position within the Ministry of Culture. She is responsible for overseeing Laeralian filmmaking, and is in fact extremely important within the world of Laeralian filmmaking. She controls the flow of government subsidies to filmmaking, and was one of the reasons that Brushstrokes received its government funding.
Lionel Sermier is the famously irritable and difficult to please columnist for Le Monde Laeralien, a popular weekly magazine. His film column is widely read, although often disregarded by audiences.
Jean-Claude Kuo is a former director and a member of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers.
Huang Chi-hao is another member of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers.
The remaining judges are members of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers or minor members of the Ministry of Culture.
None of the judges were directly involved with any of the Laeralian entries. Having viewed screenings of all the films over the past few days, they have now returned to a room within the 'Hotel Exodus' to discuss their picks...
Mme Auconie: We've all signed to confidentiality waivers, and we've all been sworn to impartiality. So, let's go category by category. Best IDU Film?
M. Sermier: My vote goes to Brushstrokes.
M. Kuo: Of course it does. I was personally intrigued by The Golden Mirror, but I found Damnation Creek interesting as well.
Mme Auconie: I see. M. Huang?
M. Huang: I liked The Golden Mirror and Stalingrad.
Mme Auconie: And Mme. Lai?
Mme. Lai: The Economics of Love. It featured a real insight into Lauchenoirian culture and history, as well as good cinematography.
M. Kuo: I do find it interesting that there are so many nations which are relatively new to the filmmaking world with such strong entries. RMG, Legionas, and Lauchenoiria have never been at a Film Festival before. I wasn't expecting such strong contenders from them.
Mme. Auconie: It seems we will have to go to voting procedure, then. Remember, all votes will be anonymous.
She distributes some simple ballots and pens to each delegate, with the logo of the Ministry of Culture on them.
Mme. Auconie: Please have your ballot ready when we meet back here in ten minutes.
When the delegates return, the votes are as follows:
The Economics of Love: 5
The Golden Mirror: 2
Damnation Creek: 2
Brushstrokes: 2
Stalingrad: 1
Mme. Auconie: It seems that The Economics of Love has the highest number of votes. Motion to adopt it as the Laeralian delegation's vote for 'Best New IDU Film'?
The motion passes, 7-5.
Mme. Auconie: Very well then. The Economics of Love, from [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation], will be our vote.
The following votes proceed more quickly. The vote for Best Actor/Actress in an IDU Film goes as follows:
Barrwen ?Evenstar? vah-Bearren: 7
Aurelie Liao: 4
Melisa McDade: 1
Classics of the IDU
Snowfall: 4
Come Home: 4
The Silent Heroes: 3
Bearren and Lursienne: 1
The voting proceeds into a second round, where Bearren and Lursienne has been eliminated as it garnered the fewest votes in the first round.
Snowfall: 5
Come Home: 4
The Silent Heroes: 3
Final Results
Best New IDU Film: The Economics of Love, by [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation]
Best Actor/Actress in an IDU Film: Barrwen ?Evenstar? vah-Bearren, from [nation]Bears Armed[/nation]
Classic IDU Film: Snowfall, from [nation]Skoden[/nation]
Best Foreign Film: Discovery, from [nation]Forodwaith[/nation]
Sabine Auconie, the current Laeralian Minister of Culture. Her role is to promote culture and the arts within Laeral, to oversee the allocation of government cultural subsidies, and to promote Laeralian culture and values abroad. She is in the latter role tonight, and she hopes to make audiences throughout the IDU aware of Laeralian cinema.
Lai Pei-shan is the current Vice Minister for Cinema, a position within the Ministry of Culture. She is responsible for overseeing Laeralian filmmaking, and is in fact extremely important within the world of Laeralian filmmaking. She controls the flow of government subsidies to filmmaking, and was one of the reasons that Brushstrokes received its government funding.
Lionel Sermier is the famously irritable and difficult to please columnist for Le Monde Laeralien, a popular weekly magazine. His film column is widely read, although often disregarded by audiences.
Jean-Claude Kuo is a former director and a member of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers.
Huang Chi-hao is another member of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers.
The remaining judges are members of the Laeralian Society of Filmmakers or minor members of the Ministry of Culture.
None of the judges were directly involved with any of the Laeralian entries. Having viewed screenings of all the films over the past few days, they have now returned to a room within the 'Hotel Exodus' to discuss their picks...
Mme Auconie: We've all signed to confidentiality waivers, and we've all been sworn to impartiality. So, let's go category by category. Best IDU Film?
M. Sermier: My vote goes to Brushstrokes.
M. Kuo: Of course it does. I was personally intrigued by The Golden Mirror, but I found Damnation Creek interesting as well.
Mme Auconie: I see. M. Huang?
M. Huang: I liked The Golden Mirror and Stalingrad.
Mme Auconie: And Mme. Lai?
Mme. Lai: The Economics of Love. It featured a real insight into Lauchenoirian culture and history, as well as good cinematography.
M. Kuo: I do find it interesting that there are so many nations which are relatively new to the filmmaking world with such strong entries. RMG, Legionas, and Lauchenoiria have never been at a Film Festival before. I wasn't expecting such strong contenders from them.
Mme. Auconie: It seems we will have to go to voting procedure, then. Remember, all votes will be anonymous.
She distributes some simple ballots and pens to each delegate, with the logo of the Ministry of Culture on them.
Mme. Auconie: Please have your ballot ready when we meet back here in ten minutes.
When the delegates return, the votes are as follows:
The Economics of Love: 5
The Golden Mirror: 2
Damnation Creek: 2
Brushstrokes: 2
Stalingrad: 1
Mme. Auconie: It seems that The Economics of Love has the highest number of votes. Motion to adopt it as the Laeralian delegation's vote for 'Best New IDU Film'?
The motion passes, 7-5.
Mme. Auconie: Very well then. The Economics of Love, from [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation], will be our vote.
The following votes proceed more quickly. The vote for Best Actor/Actress in an IDU Film goes as follows:
Barrwen ?Evenstar? vah-Bearren: 7
Aurelie Liao: 4
Melisa McDade: 1
Classics of the IDU
Snowfall: 4
Come Home: 4
The Silent Heroes: 3
Bearren and Lursienne: 1
The voting proceeds into a second round, where Bearren and Lursienne has been eliminated as it garnered the fewest votes in the first round.
Snowfall: 5
Come Home: 4
The Silent Heroes: 3
Final Results
Best New IDU Film: The Economics of Love, by [nation]Lauchenoiria[/nation]
Best Actor/Actress in an IDU Film: Barrwen ?Evenstar? vah-Bearren, from [nation]Bears Armed[/nation]
Classic IDU Film: Snowfall, from [nation]Skoden[/nation]
Best Foreign Film: Discovery, from [nation]Forodwaith[/nation]