Rotterdam announces Tiger awards
Three films were awarded a VPRO Tiger Award at the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam at the Feb 1 awards ceremony. Aditya Assarat's tsunami-themed drama "Wonderful Town," (pictured) Liew Seng Tat's comedy "Flower in the Pocket," and Ma Salama Jamil's revenge tale "Go With Peace Jamil" will each get 15,000 Euros and guaranteed broadcast on the Dutch public television network VPRO.
The Dioraphte Award for best film supported by the Hubert Bals Fund went to Sandra Kogut's "Mutum," a drama about a Braziliam boy surviving his parents' violent marriage.
FIPRESCI's International Critics' Prize was awarded to "The Sky, the Earth and the Rain," Jose Luis Torres Leiva's film about lonely people on a remote Chilean island. The Association of Dutch film critics recognized Alexei Balabanov's Russian thriller "Cargo 200."
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
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