21/10/2009
Encirclement wins the Grand Prize at the Yamagata YIDFF!
Richard Brouillette is awarded the Grand Prize at the prestigious Yamagata International Documentary FIlm Festival.
YIDFF has a strong reputation for high quality selection. The festival that operates only every second year, made this year's selection of the 15 feature-length works in competition from the 1,141 entries from 110 countries. According to the festival this is ”a stringent selection of 15 cinematic gems, richly varied and representing the vanguard of world filmmaking.” Among this very exclusive selection, the jury awarded the Grand Prize (The Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize) to L'Encerclement.