For the first time this year, the festival introduced a National Competition Section, exclusively showcasing Cypriot productions. First prize in this section went to Impressions of a Drowned Man, a coproduction between Cyprus, Slovania and Greece, produced by Dry Tree Films, coproduced in Cyprus by Film Blades and in Slovenia by Restart.
Full list of Winners:
Best Film Award:
Three Windows and a Hanging (Kosovo, Germany)
Directed by Isa Qosja
Special Jury Award:
The Goob (United Kingdom)
Directed by Guy Myhill
Best Director Award:
Kyros Papavassiliou for Impressions of a Drowned Man (Cyprus, Slovenia, Greece)
Produced by Dry Tree Films
Coproduction with Film Blades (Cyprus) and Restart (Slovenia)
With the support of Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture (Cyprus Cinema Advisory Committee) and the Southeastern European Cinema Network
Audience Award:
Whiplash (USA)
Directed by Damien Chazelle
National Competition Section
Best National Film Award:
Impressions of a Drowned Man
Honorary Distinctions:
Difret / Difret (Ethiopia)
Directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
Αctor Naveh Tzur in the film Valley (Israel)
Directed by Sophie Artus
Actress Irena Cahani in the film Three Windows and a Hanging
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