Shepherds Movie Is Prize-winner

An Irish documentary Off The Beaten Track recently picked up the Prize from the Council of Bosco Chiesanuova at the XVII Film Festival della Lessinia, Italy.
Directed by Dieter Auner, Off The Beaten Track, is said to be a beautifully observed, powerful but gentle documentary about the changing world of shepherds in Transylvania.
The film follows Albin, a teenage shepherd from a remote village in Northern Transylvania, over the course of a year as he makes his way through the ever-changing environment where traditions and the slow pace of the shepherds' routine are gradually being replaced by modern values.
The documentary film was produced by Suin Ni Raghallaigh, Dieter Auner, and Cristian Mungiu for Ikandi Productions with support from BSÉ/IFB and Mobra Films.
It has been previously selected to screen at festivals in Edinburgh, Rotterdam, Transylvania and Belfast.
(BMcC)