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The Prize of the Ecumenical Jury is an independent film award for feature films at major international film festivals since 1973 . The award was created by Christian film makers , film critics and other film professionals . The objective of the award is to " honour works of artistic quality which witnesses to the power of film to reveal the mysterious depths of human beings through what concerns them , their hurts and failings as well as their hopes ." The ecumenical jury can be composed out of 8 , 6 , 5 , 4 or 3 members , who are nominated by SIGNIS for the Catholics and Interfilm for the Protestants . SIGNIS and Interfilm appoint ecumenical juries at various international film festivals , including Cannes Film Festival ( where The Ecumenical Jury is one of three juries at the film festival , along with the official jury and the FIPRESCI jury ), ___MASK59___ , ___MASK39___ , Montreal World Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . Krzysztof Kielowski ( 27 June 1941  13 March 1996 ) was an influential Polish art - house film director and screenwriter known internationally for " Dekalog " ( 1989 ), " The Double Life of Veronique " ( 1991 ), and the " Three Colors trilogy " ( 1993  1994 ). Kielowski received numerous awards during his career , including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize ( 1988 ), FIPRESCI Prize ( 1988 , 1991 ), and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury ( 1991 ); the Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize ( 1989 ), Golden Lion ( 1993 ), and OCIC Award ( 1993 ); and the ___MASK59___ Silver Bear ( 1994 ). In 1995 he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writing . In 2002 Kielowski was listed at number two on the British Film Institute ' s " Sight & Sound " Top Ten Directors list of modern times . The ___MASK59___ , also called the Berlinale , is one of the world ' s leading film festivals and most reputable media events . It is held annually in Berlin , Germany . The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (" International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale "), founded in 1932 , is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the " Big Three " film festivals alongside the Cannes Film Festival and ___MASK59___ . The Double Life of Veronique is a 1991 French - Polish - Norwegian drama film directed by Krzysztof Kielowski and starring Irène Jacob . Written by Kielowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz , the film explores the themes of identity , love , and human intuition through the characters of Weronika , a Polish choir soprano , and her double , Véronique , a French music teacher . The two women do not know each other , and yet they share a mysterious and emotional bond that transcends language and geography . The film is notable for ___MASK96___ ' s innovative cinematography and Zbigniew Preisner ' s haunting operatic score . The film was Kielowski ' s first to be produced partly outside his native Poland . " The Double Life of Veronique " won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival for Krzysztof Kieslowski , and the Best Actress Award for Irène Jacob . The film was selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . The Scar ( Polish : Blizna ) is a 1976 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kielowski and starring Franciszek Pieczka . Filmed on location in Olechów , Poland , the film is about a man put in charge of the construction of a large chemical factory in his home town in the face of strong opposition from the townspeople who are concerned with their short - term needs . The film received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize ( Krzysztof Kieslowski ) and Best Actor Award ( Franciszek Pieczka ) in 1976 . The Scar was Krzysztof Kielowski ' s first theatrical feature film .