The Jury of the 1st edition of the Festival Salento Finibus Terrae 2003 made up of:

- Prof.Francesco Gigante/ the chairman of culture of San Vito dei Normanni
- Claudia Gentile/ producer
- Maurizio Calvesi/ photography director
- Domenico Malan/ script-writer
- Angela Galeone/ videomaker
- Luciano Sardelli/ Honourable Member of Parliament
- Salvatore Vetrugno/ journalist
- Francesca Fuscagni/ official of Ministry Movie Department
- Lucia Moro/ journalist
- Sabino Porro/ journalist
- Carmelo Conte/ sculptor

After taking vision of the 80 received works, the Jury has chosen the 20 works for the Festival: 10 of which realized digitally or magnetically,and 10 done in 35 mm.

the Jury has unanimously declared the winners in the following order, giving a motivation for each prize.

Prize for the Best Film

"Traum l'Illusionista" digital video system, colour

by Valentino Murgese and Riccardo Farina

Motivation:
For a suspended Kafkian dimension which scans the progressive approach of the young character to the discovery and awareness of one's own destiny. The counterpoint with the disturbing, phantasmagorical shape of the conjurer, increases til the diapason thickness of metaphors and mystery.
Name-plate Salento Finibus Terrae realized by the sculptor Carmelo Conte
Prize Etex € 1.000,00

Prize for the Best Direction

"Il Volto di Mia Madre" 35mm , colour by Gian Paolo Cugno

Motivation:
For the bright cinematographic grammar and the ambition to recount half century of memory drift far to the extreme encountering one's own roots.
The regret and the yearning become matter/symbol through an old piece of film, to represent the union between deepest human emotions and cinema emotions.
Name-plate Salento Finibus Terrae realized by the sculptor Carmelo Conte
Prize Associazione Mediterraneo €500,00

Prize for the Best Script

"Kamikaze" 35mm, b/w by Fabrizio Ancillai

Motivation:
For the ability to narrate without particular emphasis, even though with a consolatory end, the devastating phenomenon of Islamic terrorism and the absolutist vision of a desperate Middle-East opposed to the occidental civilization.
Name-plate Salento Finibus Terrae realized by the sculptor Carmelo Conte
Prize Bricout

Prize for the Best Montage

"Dolly" super 8mm, colour by Antonio Di Napoli

Motivation:
For the courageous, experimental choice that is inclined to join in a symbiotic manner a sort of anti-narration through images to their unconventional syntax
Targa Salento Finibus Terrae realized by the sculptor Carmelo Conte

Prize for the Best Photography

"L'ultimo Pistolero" 35mm, b/w by Alessandro Dominici

Motivation:
For an elegant chromatic choice of a frozen black and white, that perfectly photographs the epic atmospheres of last frontiers duels , and definitely the extreme confrontation of a man with himself.
Name-plate Salento Finibus Terrae realized by the sculptor Carmelo Conte

Works in competition at the 1st edition Salento Finibus Terrae - San Vito dei Normanni (BR). Projection in video and film c/o the Courtyard of Teaching Area Lanza del Vasto (Circolo Didattico). Raffaele Romano and Romeo Conte have presented the evenings.

1 -	"Un sogno straniero" by Francesca Garcea
2 -	"I Fratelli Semaforo" by Simone Salvemini
3 -	"Troppo Vento" by Fabio Mollo
4 -	"Venere Redux" by Andrea W.Castellanza
5 -	"Attacco di Panico" by Giulia Merenda
6 -	"Wrapped" by Laura Cini
7 -	"Il Dono" by Roberto Carulli
8 -	"L'inizio della fine" by Alessio della Valle
9 -	"La nota stonata" by Antonella Ponziani
10 -	"Cattiva condotta" by Antonella Ponziani
11 -	"Sole" by Roberto Di Vito
12 -	"Non può piovere per sempre" by Alfio D'Agata
13 -	"Appuntamento al buio" by Herbert Simone Paragnani
14 -	"Arturo perplesso nella casa abbandonata in riva al mare" by Marilisa Calò
15 -	"Maresca.it" by Giovanni Luca Gargano