This year's Golden Dragon goes to Johannes Nyholm
Filmkonst seventeenth Golden Dragon was awarded yesterday to the filmmaker John Nyholm.
The award was held at the Göteborg International Film Festival's "Lilla Kulturkalaset" at Parken in Göteborg where the winners also was celebrated with a dj-marathon and live music by the hyped pop band "Vit Päls".
The Golden Dragon is given to someone who has done "Film art promotion efforts in western Sweden" and consists of 10 000 SEK, and a smooth and shiny golden dragon in the design of Karin Landahl.
Jury motivation:
"One of Sweden's most original filmmakers has his workshop in Majorna,
Göteborg. With his music videos, the films about the Puppetboy and the
paper doll animations in Dreams from the Woods, all characterized by
versatility, unpredictability, humour and boldness, Johannes Nyholm has
achieved world reputation and prooved that the one who chooses to go his own way can reach further than the others."
Earlier winners:
1994: Theatre Aftonstjärnan
1995: Director Fanny Danielsson
1996: Film consultant Birgitta Olsson
1997: Professor & Director Göran du Rées
1998: Filmphotographer Ulf Brantås
1999: Director Björn Runge
2000: Director Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
2001: Production Manager Malini Ahlberg
2002: Scriptwriter Peter Birro
2003: Production Company Illusion Film
2004: Film editor Lena Dahlberg
2005: Director Ruben Östlund
2006: Artist Andreas Nilsson
2007: Director Fijona Jonuzi
2008: Musician Mattias Bärjed
2009: Production Company Plattform Produktion
