Focus on Europe 2005 Honorees

Elda Ferri
"European Producer of the Year"
MEDIA Salles' Award

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
"International Directors of the Year"
Cinema Expo Award, in collaboration with MEDIA Salles

Bruno Ganz
"International Star Award"
Cinema Expo Award, in collaboration with MEDIA Salles

Congratulations for their important contribution to the international reputation
and success of European film-making from:

MEDIA Salles

and

Viviane Reding,
Member of the European Commission,
Responsible for the Information Society and Media

Ruth Hieronymi,
President of the Audiovisual Policy Intergroup of the European Parliament

Rocco Buttiglione,
Italian Minister for Cultural Resources and Affairs

Gaetano Blandini,
Director General for the Cinema,
Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage

Claudia Landsberger,
President of European Film Promotion

Ad J. Weststrate,
President of Unic

John Fithian,
President of Nato
(National Association of Theatre Owners, USA)

Pierre Todeschini,
President of Cicae

Adriana Chiesa Di Palma,
Chief Executive Officer of AIP-Filmitalia

Jacek Fuksiewicz,
Director of Film and Audiovisual Media Department
of the Polish Ministry of Culture

Mike Vickers,
Treasurer of MEDIA Salles,
Director of RAAM Management Limited,
Managing Director of Reeltime Cinemas

Laura Fumagalli,
Marketing Manager of Arcadia Cinemas, Melzo (Milan)
and co-ordinator of the MEDIA Salles’ Work Group on Digital Cinema

Ugo Baistrocchi,
Responsible for Distribution and Exhibition Services,
Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage

Gerard Bunnik,
Art-house Consultant of the Dutch Filmfund,
Member of the Board of the Dutch exhibitors’ association (NVB),
Vice President of The Netherlands Foundation for Film Research

Enrico Di Mambro,
Advisor of Anec, Rome

Giovanni Lupo,
President of Anec Sicilia (I)

Nico Simon,
Chief Executive Officer of Utopia
(Luxemburg, Belgium, The Netherlands, France)

Silvio Borri,
Director of Programmes for Digital Cinema of Elsacom (I)

Ilona Kozma,
Head of Distribution of Budapest Film

David Horácek,
General Manager Operations of Palace Cinemas

Csaba Pressing,
Chief Exhibitons Executive of InterCom (HU)

Brian O'Gorman,
Director of Ormonde Cinemas in Ireland

Cristina Loglio,
Centocittà, Rome

Caroline Jeanneau,
Deputy Director, Research and Statistic Unit of CNC (F)

Roxana Dodu,
Director of Logistic Department of the National Film Centre of Romania

Andris Rozenbergs,
Deputy Director of the National Film Centre of Latvia

GFT and the Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow (UK)

Lennart Ström,
Director of “BUFF – International Children’s and Young People’s Film Festival” (S)

Giancarlo Zappoli,
Director of the Montecatini International Short Film Festival (I)

Giuseppe Tornatore,
Woody Woody Association (I)

Gremi D’Empresaris
de Cinemes de Catalunya,
Barcelona (E)

Paolo Palladino,
Cinema Palladino,
San Giovanni Rotondo – Foggia (I)

Angelo Acquaviva and Maria Latela,
Sala Margherita, Putignano (I)

Daniela Serafini,
Cineteatro Don Bosco, Lecce (I)

Nunzio Chiericozzi,
Cinema Falso Movimento, Foggia (I)

Montserrat Guiu March,
Cinemes Guiu, La Seu d’Urgell (E)

Manuela Boscarato,
Marketing Manager of Globalmedia (I)

Felice Ambrosino,
CineNotes (I)

Giovanna Arrighi,
Journalist (I)

Marina Cociancich,
Terlingen Family, Utrecht (NL)

Ralph Palka,
Entertainment Media – Blickpunkt Film (I)

Roy Snehangshu,
Managing Partner of Ribs Kereskedelmi (HU)

Les Brock,
Principal Engineer of SDDS Systems,
Sony Cinema Products Europe

Dario Formisano,
Elleu Multimedia (I)

Terry Nelson,
Studio Equipment (CH)