The jury of the Main Competition programme was composed of Srdan Golubović – president, Dalibor Matanić, Sergej Trifunović, Branka Katić and Čedomir Kolar. Ksenija Marinković, Miroslav Momčilović, Hrvoje Hribar, Slobodan Skerlić and Jean-Marc Barr decided the awards for the National Competition programme. The jury of the Frontiers Competition programme was composed of Dragan Jovičević, Saša Radojević and Luka Bursać.
The 45th edition of the Belgrade International Film Festival – FEST screened a total of 95 films in 14 different categories and welcomed a high number of high-profile foreign guests such as Monica Bellucci, Carlos Saura, Hugh Hudson and Fernando Trueba. It also hosted the third edition of its industry segment, FEST FORWARD, organised by Film Center Serbia.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Main Competition:
Belgrade Victor for Best Film:
Quit Staring at My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u tanjir (Croatia, Denmark)
Directed by Hana Jušić
Produced by Kinorama
Coproduced by Beofilm
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages and HRT
Jury Prize for Best Film:
Heartstone / Hjartasteinn (Denmark, Iceland)
Directed by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
Best Director:
Kiril Serebrenikov for The Student / (M)uchenik (Russia)
Best Screenplay:
Suntan (Greece, Germany)
Directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos
Best Actress:
Arijana Čulina for Quit Staring at My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u tanjir (Croatia, Denmark)
Best Actor:
Piotr Skvortsov for The Student / (M)uchenik (Russia)
Best Debut Feature:
Heartstone / Hjartasteinn (Denmark, Iceland)
Directed by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson
National Competition (Serbian Film):
Belgrade Victor for Best Film:
Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za Gospođu J. (Serbia)
Directed by Bojan Vuletić
Produced by See Film Pro
Coproduced by Geopoly
Supported by Film Center Serbia
Jury Prize for Best Film:
Wind / Vetar (Serbia)
Directed by Tamara Drakulić
Produced by Monkey Production and Cinnamon production
Best Director:
Bojan Vuletić for Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za Gospođu J. (Serbia)
Best Screenplay:
Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za Gospođu J. (Serbia)
Directed by Bojan Vuletić
Best Actress:
Mirjana Karanović for Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za Gospođu J. (Serbia)
Best Actor:
Lazar Ristovski for Train Driver’s Diary / Dnevnik mašinovođe (Serbia)
Directed by Miloš Radović
Produced by Zillion Film and Interfilm
Supported by Film Center Serbia
Frontiers Competition programme:
Best Film:
Rocco (France)
Directed by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai
Special Mention:
Under the Shadow (UK, Qatar, Jordan, Iran)
Directed by Babak Anvari
Other Awards:
The Milutin Čolić Award for Best Film:
Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za Gospođu J. (Serbia)
Directed by Bojan Vuletić
The Critics’ Award / “Nebojša Đukelić” Award:
Nightlife / Noćni Život (Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosna and Herzegovina)
Directed by Damjan Kozole
Produced by Vertigo
Coproduced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski and SCCA/pro.ba and in collaboration with Viba Film
Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, the Macedonian Film Agency and the Sarajevo City of Film Fund
The Fedeora Critics’ Award for Best International Film:
The Student / (M)uchenik (Russia)
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
The Fedeora Critics’ Award for Best National Film:
Train Driver’s Diary / Dnevnik mašinovođe (Serbia)
Directed by Miloš Radović
Serbian FIPRESCI Award for Best Film:
Quit Staring at My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u tanjir (Croatia, Denmark)
Directed by Hana Jušić
The “Gorki List” Audience Award for Best Film:
Paterson (USA, Germany, France)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
FEST FORWARD Awards:
Best National Project:
Witch Hunters / Zlogonje (Serbia, Feature)
Directed by Raško Miljković
Produced by Action Production
Best “Women in Film” Project:
Fortnight (Poland, Feature)
Directed by Agnieszka Woszczynska
Produced by Lava Films
Coproduced by Films de Force Majeure (France) and Kinoproduzioni (Italy)
