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PUMA.Creative Impact Award Gala

On a fine October evening at the Mandarin Oriental in London, PUMA.Creative and the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation announced winner of the inaugural PUMA.Creative Impact Award. This annual €50,000 award, a first of its kind in the industry, has been launched to identify and honor the documentary film that have made the most significant positive impact on society.

The evening honoured five remarkable documentaries, each outstanding both for their filmmaking and campaigning elements, but ultimately crowned The End of the Line winner of the inaugural PUMA.Creative Impact Award. Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country was unexpectedly awarded a Special Commendation for its social impact and a 25,000 euro prize.

Rupert Murray, Director of “The End of The Line” comments, “Documentary filmmakers are unique in that we want to change the world; we want to make things better, which is why it is fantastic to win the PUMA.Creative Impact Award. This is an award that truly understands and recognises our investment - I mean I nearly died in a fishing net in Peru, getting shots of some anchovies - to change behaviour for the greater good.”

The decision wasn’t easy, and we congratulate all five finalists. The Jury commented on “Burma VJ” and its impact, saying, “This film stood out for the intensity with which it captured the selfless courage of those who stand up to power. Its impact will be felt way beyond its immediate geographical and political context, to inspire and strengthen the resolve of everyone who fights for a fairer world, today and in the years to come.”

In an interview with the Huffington Post UK, Queen Noor stated: “It wasn’t at all easy, we felt every film to the core. We went on and on until we had to stop, because we were so struck by the passion of each and every one of the filmmakers. So it came down the quality of the film-making and the impact as a tool for education, fundraising, political advocacy and whether the impact would be enduring. It was a fascinating experience looking at all these films.”

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PUMA.Creative Catalyst Awardees Announced in Durban

On Monday July 25th, the finalists for the first annual PUMA Creative Impact Award were announced at an award dinner during Durban International Film Festival.

The Foundation also had the pleasure of working alongside IDFA Jan Vrijman Fund, Hubert Bals Fund and the Berlin Talent Campus teams to workshop with over 20 exciting projects and talented filmmakers that were selected for the Durban Filmmart

Further PUMA.Creative Awards were announced at the Award dinner to help develop new documentaries: Two projects were given PUMA.Creative Catalyst Awards to help their documentary development and trailer - Femme a la Camera directed by Karima Zoubir and Rollaball directed by Steven Markovitz.

Three projects were given the PUMA.Creative Mobility Award, a vital tool in linking the filmmakers with their subjects. The projects selected were The Flight Pilot (Peggy Mbiyu) I, Afrikaner (Annalet Steenkamp) and, to help one of our previous PUMA.Creative Catalyst Awardees to reach the next part of her story, we are also giving Shattered Pieces of Peace (Nonhlanhla Dlamini) an award.

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