Polish Beats of Freedom wins the International Music Film Contest
MusiXine International Music Film Festival in Oulu, Finland came to a glorious end on Saturday, when the international music film contest announced this year’s winner. Beats of Freedom (Poland 2010), a film by Wojciech Slota and Leszek Gnoinski, won the MusiXine Main Award of €2,500, donated by the non-profit organization Oulu Music Video Festival.
The MusiXine jury watched through nine music documentaries in the selection.
The competition included in depth histories ranging from the soundtrack to the fall of communism in Poland, Japanese apocalyptic tunes, Brit pop dramas, the birth of Reggae, and Brazilian news sung in beautiful outbursts of truth. A great crash course in politics, history, and inventive ways to stay alive through the power of music.
The jury assembly of 2011 included New-York-based director and scriptwriter Margarita Jimeno, Petri Varis, producer of the Rokumentti rock film festival in the Eastern Finnish town of Joensuu and Janne Nyyssönen, journalist and music critic.
The review of the jury:
Beats of Freedom is an inspiring and important film, with an energetic account of the fall of communism, and the rise of music as a powerful source of creativity to combat oppression. The directors Wojciech Slota and Leszek Gnoinski crafted an impressive film incorporating great use of archival material, sound, music, and new interviews. Reminding us of the recent political events, this film speaks to a contemporary audience regardless of age, or background, and that music can be more than a product. A must have soundtrack for any music lover.
MusiXine International Music Film Festival was held for the first time as an independent event of music film on 17-19 March 2011. For the previous three years, MusiXine film contest was organized of the Oulu Music Video Festival and the Air Guitar World Championships.
Watch the winner's trailer.
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