23-04-2018

FESTIVALS: Janez Burger’s Ivan Wins LET’S CEE 2018

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    Ivan by Janez Burger Ivan by Janez Burger photo: Marko Brdar

    VIENNA: The Slovenian/Croatian film Ivan directed by Janez Burger won the Best Feature Film prize at the 6th LET’s CEE film festival, which closed on 22 April 2018.

    The film won a cash award of 5,000 EUR along with 50,000 in film services from Nu Boyana Film Studios.

    The festival, which focuses on films from CEE countries, Turkey and the Caucasus region, screened some 155 films in Vienna as well as in Salzburg, Villach and Graz, despite a reduction in funding this year.

    The second edition of the festival’s industry days focused on co-financing and co-producing, with a special presentation by Yariv Lerner, head of Nu Boyana Film Studio.

    The compete list of winners follows:

    Best Feauture Film / Danny Lerner Award:
    Ivan (Slovenia, Croatia)
    Directed by Janez Burger
    Produced by Staragara, Coproduced by Propeler Film, RTV Slovenija, Tramal films
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, FS Viba, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Eurimages

    Honourable Mentions:
    Directions (Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany)
    Directed by Stephan Komandarev
    Produced by Argo Film
    Coproduced by Bulgarian National Television, Aktis Film Production, Sektor Film
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, German Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), the Macedonian Film Agency, Eurimages
    and
    Men Don’t Cry (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany)
    Directed by Alen Drljević
    Produced by Deblokada Sarajevo
    Coproduced by Iridium Film, Menderley Films, Produkcija Živa, Cineplanet

    Best Documentary Film:
    When the War Comes (Czech Republic, Croatia)
    Directed by Jan Gebert

    Honourable Mention:
    Over the Limit (Poland, Germany, Finland)
    Directed by Marta Prus

    Promising-Debuts Competition / UNIQA Promising Debut Award:
    Secret Ingredient (Macedonia, Greece)
    Directed by Gjorce Stavreski
    Produced by Fragment
    Coproduced by Graal
    Supported by the Macedonian Film Agency, the Greek Film Centre

    Honourable Mention:
    Filthy (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Tereza Nvotová
    Produced by BFilm
    Coproduced by Moloko Film, FAMU, RTVS, Magic Lab, Sleepwalker
    Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava Self-Governing Region
    and
    Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things (Romania)
    Directed by Emanuel Pârvu
    Produced by FAMart Productions
    Coproduced by DaKINO Productions, Ceramus Film
    Supported by the Romanian Film Center
    and
    Tower. A Bright Day (Poland 2017)
    Directed by Jagoda Szelc
    Produced by Indeks Film Studio
    Coproduced by Centrala, EBH Polska, Dreamsound, Heliograf and Odra Film
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Best Short Film / VdFS Short Film Prize:
    Would You Look at Her (Macedonia)
    Directed by Goran Stolevski

    Honourable Mention:
    The Best Fireworks Ever (Poland)
    Directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
    and
    Hide and Seek (Hungary)
    Directed by Gábor Benő Baranyi

    Cineplexx Distribution Award:
    Ederlezi Rising (Serbia)
    Directed by Lazar Bodroža
    Produced by Mir Media Group and BALKANIC, Inc.
    Supported by Film Center Serbia

    Honourable Mention:
    Directions (Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany)
    Directed by Stephan Komandarev
    Produced by Argo Film
    Coproduced by Bulgarian National Television, Aktis Film Production, Sektor Film
    Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, German Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM), the Macedonian Film Agency, Eurimages
    and
    Secret Ingredient (Macedonia, Greece)
    Directed by Gjorce Stavreski
    Produced by Fragment
    Coproduced by Graal
    Supported by the Macedonian Film Agency, the Greek Film Centre

    Audience Prize: Best Feature Film in Any Category:
    Dede (Georgia, Croatia, Qatar, Ireland, Netherlands)
    Directed by Mariam Khatchvani
    Produced by 20 Steps
    Coproduced by Film and Music Entertainment, MP Film Production, Montauk Film Production, and JaJa Film Productions and supported by the Doha Film Institute and the Georgian National Film Centre

    Audience Prize: Best Short Film in Any Category:
    The Story of the Polar Bear that Wanted to Go to Africa (Austria)
    Directed by Mo Harawe

    Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor or Actress from any of the entries:
    Eliane Umuhire
    The Birds Are Singing in Kigali
    Directed by Joanna Kos Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
    Produced by Kosfilm
    Coproduced by Telewizja Polska, the National Culture Center, Odra Film, Studio A
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Award for Best Short Film made in the LET’S CEE Talent Academy:
    Dangerously Good… by Rea Lest from Estonia, Nastja Kotnik Minik from Slovenia, Anton Skrypets from the Ukraine and Naima Noelle Schmidt from Austria.