The Silence of the River by Carlos Trivino was awarded the Amnesty International Febiofest Award, while Kristián Awards for Contribution to World Cinema went to the legendary Italian film director Marco Bellocchio, Slovak actress Emília Vašáryová, Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan, iconic Spanish actress Carmen Maura and screenwriter Peter Morgan.
Twelve titles were selected for the New Europe Competition while another ten films competed for the Amnesty International Febiofest Award. This year’s festival's Grand Prix was again awarded by a jury of 33 film fans, led by an honorary chairman.
Febiofest was attended by more than 50 international guests and had more than 62,000 spectators.
LIST OF WINNERS:
Grand Prix:
Sparrows (Iceland, Denmark)
Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Amnesty International Febiofest Award:
The Silence of the River (Colombia, France, Uruguay)
Directed by Carlos Trivino
Kristián Award for Contribution to World Cinema:
Marco Bellocchio
Emília Vašáryová
Peter Mullan
Carmen Maura
Peter Morgan