Movingpict uff de Year

The *Movingpict uff de Year* is a prestigious film award created by the GCK's Ministry of Culture beginning in 10AF (1932) for outstanding *greck* accomplishments in cinema which exemplifies the talent, skill and character of *greck-movingpict* production. Introduced in an effort to promote the struggling movie industry in the GCK, winners of the award benefit from increased circulation of their films via official channels; accordingly, these movies tend to toe the political lines inherent in the GCK's culture. Following a small political scandal regarding the film *De Grottleader* in 22AF (1944), the Ministry of Culture divested itself from the award, which has since been run privately by the GCK's film industry.

### Award Winning Films

#### *Ethen uff de Nord*

*Nordpict, 10AF* The first *movingpict* filmed in the GCK to utilize sound. A biographical drama focused on the voyage of the exile of King Ethen in 892 BF, who journeys north along the coast of Nordenia in a quest for a new home for his followers, and ultimately discovers and settles the Ethenden Islands. The film errs substantially from known historical facts: painting King Ethen as a noble leader cast out from his home due to his indifference to royal politics, as opposed to his simply supporting the losing side of a war against a rival, it portrays a profoundly idealized version of the monarch who does not prey upon Nordenian indigenous populations on his way north.

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#### *De Peregrini*

*Greck-Cine*, *16AF* A *suuord-und-sandal* epic centered around the rise and fall of Nobilius, a barbarian captured by centurions of the Kaesulian Empire and forced into servitude in the court of Tertius The Great. Impressed by his fighting skills as a gladiator (as well as amused by his peaceful nature and his difficulty reconciling the two conflicting values), Tertius takes favor on the slave, and expedites his rise in Kaesul society. Noblius' wife Pacifus, also a slave from the same tribe, is concerned by her husband's rise in power, as he abandons the virtues and traditions of their mutual homeland and grows more and more like the harsh soldiers who stole them from their people. Ultimately, Nobilius is made a centurion in Tertius The Great's army, and is ordered to prepare for a campaign into the northern lands from which he came. Fully convicted in the ways of war, empire and conquest, he is murdered the night before leaving on his campaign by Pacifus, who explains to her dying husband that it is 'more honorable to die a man who can say he never betrayed his values than a man who stood atop them all.' The film ends with her attempting to escape back to their homelands alone.

#### *Henri und Josephine*

*Greck-Cine,* *17AF*: A historical drama set in 1850s Isperia and centered around the relationship between Grand Duchess Josephine of Hallgrav and King Henri of Albia, the film shows both the difficulty of achieving peace, and the terrible cost of failing to do so: *grecka* cavalry were utilized as extras in this film, which impressed audiences with its sweeping scenes of battle. Notably, Henri und Josephine was the first *greck* produced coloured *movingpict*, which furthermore wowed reviewers with its vibrant tones.

#### *Under A Urjou Sky*

*Uthen-Kino, 18AF* An anti-war film set during the only recently concluded Urjou Civil war, following a day in the life of a soldier in Generalissimo Imigani Kalabulshi's army. Over the course of the film the soldier Tivatari witnesses the execution of civilians and the maiming of his best friend by enemy fire, and in the climactic scene of the film laments the fact that no one side is strong enough to end the war, one way or another, before killing himself so as to avoid capture by an approaching patrol--which turns out to be from his own side. The closing credits pay tribute to the men of the *grecka* who helped end the civil war and put Kalabulshi in authority. *Under de Urjou Sky* impressed audiences with its disturbing depiction of war and violence.

#### *Oskar*

*Uthen-Kino*, 19 AF a biographical drama about Prinz Oskar uff de Uthen, produced on the 10th anniversary of his death.

#### *10 Years uff Cold und Sorrouu*

*Greck-Cine*, 20AF An epic period piece set during the volcanic decade and commissioned by the Ministry of Culture in commemoration of the *greckstatt's* 20th anniversary, *10 Years uff Cold und Sorrouu* follows the lives of two families, the wealthy uff Aurics and the hardworking but poor Veetersmen, as they collectively struggle to survive in the face of a series of intense winters, food shortages and civil unrest. Featuring heavy socialist messages, the uff Aurics (a fictitious but generic stand in for the kingdom's old aristocratic families) are originally indifferent to the suffering of the lower class citizenry, but as the winters persists and changing political climate brings the spectre of violence into their lives, the two families must find equal footing with one another if they are to survive.

#### *Hellhunds*

*Nordpict,* 21*AF* One of the most impressive horror films produced in the GCK, *Hellhunds* is a loose retelling of a real life incident in which *norduuolves* preyed on the trapped passengers on a snow-stopped train in the wilds of Prinz Petersland. Ultimately, the remaining passengers are saved by the arrival of the *grecka*--but not before several are mauled to death in dramatic fashion. So disturbing did censors find the movie that the film was initially banned in the Nordenian royal territories upon release, but has since received limited showings in the more 'civilized' corners of the continent.

#### *Ship uff Innocents*

*Uthen-Kino*, *22AF* A tragedy showing the live of a Knoss family arrested and enslaved by the Caesulians in retaliation for the father's participation in the war; the family undergoes a series of brutal ordeals, with the majority succumbing to their trials along the way. The surviving daughter ultimately leads a slave revolt on their ship (an event loosely modeled off of a very similar slave revolt aboard the slave ship XXXXX), which is ultimately liberated by the GCK's navy.

#### *De Grottleader*

*Uthen-Kino, 23AF:* A raucous comedy detailing a day in the life of Herkules Yorik, womanizing supreme leader of the nation of Wackanackos, who has a startling propensity for, among other things, tearing down curtains in search of spies, distrusting large bodies of water and having pockets copiously stuffed with "prototype leggings, armor piercing rounds, and catnip." While remarkably well received at home, the *greckstatt* did not approve the film for foreign distribution out of concerns that it could harm international relations and foreign attitudes towards the *greckstatt* and its citizenry. Nevertheless, pirated copies of the film began to appear in Alexandrachos the following year, and rumors persisted that private screenings had been held of the film for the highest echelons of the Alexandrachan political sphere.

Subsequent to a minor political controversy over how a film about a fictional leader very much resembling Xerxes Varek, in a fictional nation very much resembling Alexandrachos, could be selected for this prize, the Ministry of Culture announced it was divesting management of the award, instead creating the *Greckmovingpictkommittee* to issue the prize based on recommendations by film producers and reviewers.

#### *That Uuhich Haunts*

*Uthen-Kino*, 24AF. Historic drama regarding "The Busik Demon", a serial-killer active after the Busik disaster during the latter half of 3AF through the spring of 4AF who preyed on refugees of the disaster. The film highlights parallels moments of profound human suffering with efforts at providing compassion and care for the hurt and distressed survivors of the explosion. The film seems to have capitalized on the withdrawl of the Ministry of Culture from the award process, as general consensus was that the film's topic of an uncaught serial killer was too grim for approval by the Ministry.

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