Petition We congratulate Zhao Liang’s Petition: a moving, provocative, and brave film. It provides a searching and compassionate record of the details of its subjects, these petitioners’ devastated lives, and links that to a broader political context that makes the urgency of their situation clear.
Classmates A very interesting film, sure to elicit tears. This film depicts the nature of life. While similar subjects can be found in European cinema, those films cannot surpass the convincing power of Classmates.
We feel the dignity of every character. Their open and honest attitude in front of the camera is very touching. We understand all that the director wants to express in the film from the images of the janitor. We feel the affection for friends, which the director represses with great effort, though all the while he wants to yell it out loud. The unpredictability of love and life, the happiness of living together on this land of China, these all burst forth in the last shot of the janitor.
As the director approaches 50 and reaches the golden years of his life, this work expresses his emotions upon meeting friends of the same age at the apex of the mountain road of life, and his feelings in the face of crisis as he begins his descent down the other side.
Buried The Chinese people’s most painful wound has its origin in something very simple: political rule is valued over people’s lives. Buried goes straight for China’s jugular by precisely, powerfully and concretely taking aim at this problem. I believe that films like this will eventually change society.
独立精神奖：《上访》 奖金5000元
评委会奖：《同学》 奖金3000元
优秀纪录片奖：《掩埋》 奖金2000元
以下为评委会关于每部获奖影片的颁奖辞
《上访》
我们祝贺赵亮的《上访》：这是一部令人感动、引发人思考并激发人行动的勇敢的电影。它对拍摄对象的细节——这些上访人遭受破坏的生活——进行了探索性和充满同情的记录，并将此与更广阔的政治背景联系起来。这样的处理清楚地让观众意识到该片所拍摄的情况的紧要性。
Petition
We congratulate Zhao Liang’s Petition: a moving, provocative, and brave film. It provides a searching and compassionate record of the details of its subjects, these petitioners’ devastated lives, and links that to a broader political context that makes the urgency of their situation clear.
赵亮导演发表获奖感言
《同学》
非常有意思的电影。催人泪下。这是一部描写生存本质的电影。虽然在欧洲的电影中也有类似的题材，但却不能超越《同学》这部纪录片的说服力。
在每一个登场人物身上，我们感受到了尊严。他们如此坦然地面对镜头，令人感动。在清洁工的影像里，我们感受到了作者在影片中所要说的全部。感受到了作者一直在努力压抑着的，想要大声叫喊出来的对朋友的感情。爱和生命的无常，在中国这片土地上共生的喜悦，这些，都在最后的那个清洁工的镜头里迸发出来。
这部作品抒发了接近50岁，正值人生之黄金阶段的作者，在抵达人生这条山路的顶峰时与同龄人相遇的感慨，以及面对危机四伏的人生的下坡路时的感受。
Classmates
A very interesting film, sure to elicit tears. This film depicts the nature of life. While similar subjects can be found in European cinema, those films cannot surpass the convincing power of Classmates.
We feel the dignity of every character. Their open and honest attitude in front of the camera is very touching. We understand all that the director wants to express in the film from the images of the janitor. We feel the affection for friends, which the director represses with great effort, though all the while he wants to yell it out loud. The unpredictability of love and life, the happiness of living together on this land of China, these all burst forth in the last shot of the janitor.
As the director approaches 50 and reaches the golden years of his life, this work expresses his emotions upon meeting friends of the same age at the apex of the mountain road of life, and his feelings in the face of crisis as he begins his descent down the other side.
『同学』
面白かった。涙がでた。人間の生きる本質を描いた「ヒューマンドキュメンタリー」映画だ。ヨーロッパの劇映画で見た事があるが、「同学」のドキュメンタリ−の説得力には負ける。
登場人物それぞれの生き様に、プライドを感じた。ドウドウとカメラの前に立っている、感動した。路上掃除の朋の映像を見て、作者の結句はこの人物だと、と感じた。作者はこの最後のシーンまで我慢していたのだろう、叫びたかった朋への感情を。朋への愛情、生きる無常感、中国の大地の上に共に生きてきたことへの喜び、それがラストの路上掃除婦のシーンで爆発した。
作者の年代は50代くらいか、ちょうど大人の頂点ぐらいの年代、人生と云う登山道はそれぞれ違ってもここまでたどり着いた感激と、これからの人生の下山の路の険しさを眺めているのだろう。
林鑫导演发表获奖感言
《掩埋》
中国人众最巨的创痛，其实来得十分简单：统治重于民生。《掩埋》准确、有力、具体的击中了中国要害。相信这样的影像，终会改造社会。
Buried
The Chinese people’s most painful wound has its origin in something very simple: political rule is valued over people’s lives. Buried goes straight for China’s jugular by precisely, powerfully and concretely taking aim at this problem. I believe that films like this will eventually change society.
导演王利波发表获奖感言