Andrei Maika received the Vilko Filač Award for best cinematography for his work on Lado Kvataniya’s The First. The new Award for Most Poetic Film, introduced by Emir Kusturica this year, went to the Bulgarian director Nikolay Todorov for Before I Sleep.

The jury of the main competition programme was composed of Geling Yan, Christian Valsamidis and Nikola Ležaić, while Michel Amathieu and István Borbás decided the Vilko Filač Award for best cinematography.

There was no closing film. Works by Lav Diaz, Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihić, Ljubiša Kozomara and Živojin Pavlović were honored through a homage and tribute programme, while another programme celebrated emerging talents such as Dane Komljen or Eliza Petkova. Lav Diaz, Liu Jie, Emir Kusturica, Virginie Efira and Antti Jokinen all held workshops as well.

WINNERS:

Main Competition:

Golden Egg for Best Film
The Thorn (Israel)
Directed by Michael Alalu

Silver Egg for Best Film
Lulu IRL (Denmark)
Directed by Tone Ottille

Bronze Egg for Best Film
En la Boca (Switzerland, Argentina)
Directed by Matteo Gariglio

Award for Most Poetic Film
Before I Sleep (Bulgaria)
Directed by Nikolay Todorov

Special Jury Award
The Silence (Italy, France)
Directed by Ali Asgari and Farnoosh Samadi

Vilko Filač Award for Best Cinematography
Andrei Maika for The First (Russia)
Directed by Lado Kvataniya