The competition section, comprised of films from the Baltic Sea region, awarded a 2,000 EUR cash prize to the winning film.

The audience award went to the Latvian/French low-budget film 7 Billion Years Before the End of the World directed by Jānis Ābele.

The festival is supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia as well as Creative Europe – MEDIA and the Riga City Council.

The list of winning feature films follows:

Best Film
Core of the World (Russia, Lithuania)
Directed by Natalia Meshchaninova
Produced by CTB Film Company (Russia)
Just a moment (Lithuania)

Special Mention
Valley of Shadows (Norway)
Directed by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen

FIPRESCI Prize
Jimmie (Sweden)
Directed by Jesper Ganslandt

Youth Jury Award
Anna’s War (Russia)
Directed by Aleksey Fedorchenko

Splendid Palace People's Choice Award
7 Billion Years Before the End of the World (Latvia, France)
Directed by Jānis Ābele
Produced by Ego Media (Latvia)
Coproduced by Societe Belavox Films (France)

Creamcredit Special Award
To Be Continued (Latvia)
Directed by Ivars Seleckis
Produced by Mistrus Media
Supported by the National Film Center of Latvia