BHFF™ 2006 Audience Awards

We were pleased to introduce the BHFF™ 2006 Audience Award for the Best Short or Feature Film and BHFF™ 2006 Audience Award for the Best Documentary Film, presented to the films that are selected as outstanding by the audience members.

The Awards were open to all of the films screened at the BHFF™ 2006 that were produced during 2004 or 2005. The nominees included:

BHFF™ 2006 Audience Award for the Best Short or Feature Film Nominees:

• Go West
• Well Tempered Corpses
• Paycheck
• On Wednesdays
• Frame for the Picture of my Homeland

Go West, Ahmed Imamovic director
“Go West” is a thought-provoking and groundbreaking film about a gay couple. On the eve of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan, a Serb student from a patriarchal community, and Kenan, a Muslim cellist, fall in love. Trapped during the siege by the Serb forces, the two flee to Milan's home village where they take shelter, waiting for an opportunity to escape to the Netherlands. Witnessing the brutality of Serb militia toward Muslims, Milan disguises Kenan as a woman and presents him as his wife. As a first film in Bosnia to address issues of homosexuality in the context of recent war and Bosnian social traditions, it has spurred much controversy. The renowned actor Rade Šerbedžija plays one of the leading roles.

BHFF™ 2006 Audience Award for the Best Documentary Film Nominees:

• I See You My Friend
• Not so Humble Pie
• Asim Free Man
• Boy From A War Movie
• Totally Personal
• Justice Unseen
• Counterpoint For Her
• Borderline Lovers

I See You My Friend (Vidimo se prijatelju) Cazim Dervisevic director
“I See You My Friend” is the inspiring story of Robert and Halid, two teenagers living in the turbulence of adolescence, shared by many of their generation. The story of their friendship is only seemingly typical, as Robert and Halid are both blind, but together they help each other overcome life’s many challenges.