The International Jury for Documentary Film of the 48. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- and Animationsfilm (October 3 – 9, 2005) has given the Talent Dove Award of the Media Foundation of the Sparkasse Leipzig for North Star (Kainuun tähti, 2004) by Erkko Lyytinen. The award is connected with a prize of 10.000 euros.

The award is given “for an extraordinary documentary film talent”. The jury states: “For his fresh, authentic voice, which powerfully reflects a very local story that deals with one of the crucial issues of our time relating to the impact of the global economy on all of us, the Talent Award unanimously goes to Erkko Lyytinen for NORTH STAR. The prize will be used to finance the next film project.”

North Star is produced by Mandart Production / Pamela Mandart.

source: The Finnish Film Foundation