Finalists for 2011 PUMA.Creative Impact Award Announced at Durban International Film Festival

Durban, South Africa (ots/PRNewswire) -

Today PUMA.Creative and Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation announced the
five finalists for the first annual PUMA.Creative Impact Award. The
EUR50,000 award honours the documentary film that has made the most
significant impact. The films cover environmental issues, social
justice or global conflict.

The documentaries will be judged by an elite jury that includes:
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, Morgan Spurlock (Academy
Award-nominated Director of "Super Size Me"), Orlando Bagwell
(Director of the JustFilms initiative at the Ford Foundation),
Emmanuel Jal (musician/activist), and Thandie Newton (BAFTA
award-winning actress).

Morgan Spurlock said, "Finally an award that acknowledges the
unique role documentary plays in society."

The 2011 finalists are:

- The Age of Stupid (2009), Director: Franny Armstrong,
Producer: Lizzie Gillett

This film, set in 2055, looks back on the damage caused by climate
destruction.

- Burma VJ (2008), Director: Anders Ostergaard, Producer:

LiseLense-Moller

An undercover camera in Burma helps shed light on the country's
happenings.

- The End of The Line (2009), Director: Rupert Murray,
Producer:

Claire Lewis and George Duffield

The film focuses on the devastating impact of overfishing.

- The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal
Court (2009),

Director: Pamela Yates, Producer: Paco de Onis

The film highlights struggles between the International Criminal
Court and world superpowers.

- Trouble The Water (2008), Director and Producer: Tia Lessin
and Carl Deal

An aspiring rap artist survives natural disaster and finds new
beginnings.

"Film is a unique and compelling medium for exploring who we are;
a tool for reflection as well as a catalyst for affecting social
change," said Mark Coetzee, Program Director PUMAVision and Chief
Curator, PUMA.Creative.

Beadie Finzi, founding director of the Channel 4 BRITDOC
Foundation added, "The five documentaries - all acclaimed works of
filmmaking - reflect urgent issues of today, and have been used by
the filmmakers to create change on corporate, political and social
levels.

The winning film will be announced at the PUMA.Creative and
Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation Gala in London on October 11, 2011.

The PUMA.Creative Impact Award is one of six awards and programmes
made possible through a partnership between PUMA.Creative and Channel
4 BRITDOC Foundation. For award information, visit:
http://www.britdoc.org/impactaward; for press materials/images,
visit: http://puma.digitalnewsagency.com.

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