Awards

"In addition to this, 3 other films, 'These Are the Rules (2014)', 'Melbourne (2014)', and 'Name Me (2014)' used the starkness of quiet and ambient sounds to push us into a deeper involvement, forcing us to ask, "What would I do in this situation?". We were excited because, instead of music filling up that space of contemplation, we were implicated. In a time when all of us are afforded very little quiet, this was an audacious choice."

"Defying cliche, without exaggeration. Naked honesty. This actor embodies soulful restraint, leading us to feel for and with this character and her husband. Her work is a powerful testament to how a good story and an unflinching performance bring us close to the experience of an individual in an unfamiliar place and situation."

"The jury is celebrating the remarkably high calibre of acting in this year's selection, a feast of powerful performances. We want to highlight the work of an actor who artfully draws on life experience, with a strong, compassionate presence, using small gestures acutely, and developing palpable on-screen chemistry with his acting partner."

"In a time of technological bells and whistles, we are impressed with the elegance of two films in which photography responds to and enhances the story. The jury was torn between vivid depictions of teenage women in Paris and the profundity of a stoic older couple in Croatia. Amazingly, both films were the work of the same brilliant cinematographer."

For a profound sensitivity and a masterful consequence in displaying the human struggle against bureaucracy and indifference.