26-08-2013

FNE at Sarajevo FF: Georgia Wins Big in Balkans Wrap

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    :In Bloom", directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross :In Bloom", directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross

    SARAJEVO: Georgia's In Bloom, a moving story about young girls caught up in war by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Grob, won the Heart of Sarajevo prize at the 19th Sarajevo fest on Saturday. The film also picked up the CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas) award. The film's lead actresses, Lika Babluani and Mariam Bokeria, both won best actress honors while Bogdan Diklic won the actor prize for his role in A Stranger by Bobo Jelčić', which also took home a special jury prize.

    The documentary prize went to Austrian entry Sickfuckpeople (www.novotnyfilm.at/‎), a look at homeless kids by Juri Rechinsky, with jury mention for Yugoslavia, how Ideology Moved Our Collective Body, a Serbia-France-Germany co-production by Marta Popivoda and jury prize for Greece's The Cleaners by Konstantinos Georgousis,

    Industry prizes also favored work from emerging Eastern Europe production sectors, with a 5,000 EUR Cineeuropa prize for promoting European dialogue and integration for the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Germany-Slovenia co-production With Mom (www.emotionfilm.si) by Faruk Lončarević.

    The Sarajevo fest opened 16 August, filling its role since its founding in 1995 as the premiere showcase of Balkan film talent and ideas.

    Sarajevo Film Festival Prize Winners

    COMPETITION:FEATURE FILM

    HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
    IN BLOOM / GRZELI NATELI DGEEBI
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross (Georgia)
    Production: Indiz Film UG (www.indizfilm.de), Arizona Film (www.arizonafilms.net), Pollare Film ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), ZDF (www.zdf.de)
    Supported by Georgian National Film Center (www.gnfc.ge)

    SPECIAL JURY AWARD 
A STRANGER
    Director: Bobo Jelčić (Croatia, B&H)
Production: Spiritus Movens Production www.spiritus-movens.hr
    Coproduction with Croatian Radiotelevision www.hrt.hr
    Kadar www.kadar.ba (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Supported by Croatian Audiovisual Centre www.havc.hr

    HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTRESS
Lika Babluani and Mariam Bokeria (IN BLOOM / GEORGIA)

    HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST ACTOR 
Bogdan Diklić (A STRANGER / CROATIA, B&H)


    COMPETITION PROGRAMME – SHORT FILM

    HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST SHORT FILM
    SHADOW OF A CLOUD / O UMBRĂ DE NOR
    Director: Radu Jude (Romania)


    SPECIAL JURY MENTION
RABBITLAND 
Director: Ana Nedeljković and Nikola Majdak,jr (Serbia)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION
    PRIDE / ЧЕСТ
Director: Pavel G. Vesnakov (Bulgaria, Germany)

    COMPETITION PROGRAMME – DOCUMENTARY FILM

    HEART OF SARAJEVO FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
    SICKFUCKPEOPLE
    Director: Juri Rechinsky (Austria)

    SPECIAL JURY MENTION
    YUGOSLAVIA, HOW IDEOLOGY MOVED OUR COLLECTIVE BODY/ JUGOSLAVIJA, KAKO JE IDEOLOGIJA POKRETALA NAŠE KOLEKTIVNO TELO
    Director: Marta Popivoda (Serbia, France, Germany)

    SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR COMPETITION PROGRAMME DOCUMENTARY FILM
    THE CLEANERS
    Director: Konstantinos Georgousis (Greece)

    HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
    MARRIED TO THE SWISS FRANC
Director: Arsen Oremović (Croatia)
    Award for the best film of the Competition Programme - Documentary Film dealing with

    HONORARY HEART OF SARAJEVO
    Béla Tarr, Director (Hungary)
    Roberto Olla, Executive Director of Eurimages, the Council of Europe support fund for European cinema (Italy)

    CINELINK AWARDS

    EAVE SCOLARSHIP
A STINKING FAIRYTALE
Director and Writer: Miroslav Momčilović
Producer: Milena Džambasović
Production Company: Brigada (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
    
CINELINK EXELLENCE AWARD
TABIJA
Director and Writer: Igor Drljača
Producer: Adis Đapo
Production Company: SCCA/pro.ba (http://www.scca.ba)
    
LIVING PICTURES SERVICE CINELINK AWARD
HOUSE OF OTHERS
Director: Rusudan Glurjidze
Writer: Rusudan Glurjidze i David Chubinishvili
Producer: Zurab Magalashvili
Production Company: Cinetech Film Production (http://filmingingeorgia.com/site/index.php?lang=en&page=16&company=5)
    
ARTE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CINELINK AWARD
DOGS
Director and Writer: Bogdan Mirica
Producer: Marcela Ursu
Production Company: 42 Km Film (www.42kmfilm.ro/‎)
    
CNC CINELINK AWARD
THE FIXER
Director: Adrian Sitaru
Writers: Adrian Silișteanu, Claudia Silișteanu
Producer: Adrian Silișteanu
Production Company: 4 PROOF (www.4prooffilm.ro)
    
EURIMAGES COPRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD
PARK
Director and Writer: Sofia Exarchou
Producer: Amanda Livanou
Production Company: Guanaco Film Co-Beben Films


    WORK IN PROGRESS AWARDS

    THE POSTREPUBLIC AWARD
    THREE WINDOWS AND A HANGING
    Director: Isa Qosja
    Writen by: Zymber Kelmendi
    Pruducers: Shkumbin Istrefi and Mentor Shala
    Co-producer: Nicole Gerhards

    THE RESTART AWARD
    THE LAMB
    Director, writer and producer: Kutluğ Ataman
    Co-producers: Fabian Gasmia and Henning Kamm

    SPECIAL MENTION
    MANPOWER
    Director and writer: Noam Kaplan
    Producers: Yoav Roeh, Aurit Zamir
    Co-producer: Janja Kralj

    19TH SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL PARTNERS AWARDS

    CICAE AWARD
    The International Confederation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) awards a film from the Competition Programme - Features
    IN BLOOM
    Georgia, 2013, 102 min.
Directors: Nana Ekvitimishvili and Simon Groß

    EDN TALENT GRANT
    THE VERDICT
    Croatia, 2013, 11 min.
    Director: Ðuro Gavran

    SARAJEVO SHORT FILM NOMINEE FOR THE EFA AWARD

    A STORY FOR THE MODLINS
Spain, 2012, 26 min.
    Director: Sergio Oksman


    BH FILM STUDENT PROGRAMME AWARD

    Best Film:
    MONUMENT
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013, 4 min.
    Director: Dario Đuraković (AUBL)

    Special Jury Award:
    FOREST
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012, 14 min.
    Director: Dajan Javorac (AUBL)

Special Jury Mention
    VARIATIONS
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012, 14 min.
    Director: Hari Šečić (ASU)
    Jury: Tina Šmalcelj, Ajla Hamzić and Vladimir Kordanović

    ATLANTIC GRUPA AWARD
    HOLIDAY AT THE SEASIDE / GODIŠNJI NA MORU
    Director: Cristina Groşan (B&H, Romania)

    BRITISH COUNCIL AWARD
    MY! MY! MY LITTLE ROOM! / MOJA! MOJA! MOJA SOBICA!

    DOCU ROUGH CUT BOUTIQUE AWARDS

    FIFDH GENEVA AWAR
    THE MAN FROM MIDJA (Georgia / Germany)
    Directors: Eka Papiashvili, Carsten Böhnke

    DOK. INKUBATOR Award
    THE MAN FROM MIDJA (Georgia / Germany)
    Directors: Eka Papiashvili, Carsten Böhnke

    HBO ADRIA AWARD
    MIA, MYSELF AND AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME (Croatia)
    Director: Eva Kraljević

    WORK IN PROGRESS DIGITAL CUBE AWARD
    ROMA RALLY (Hungary/ Germany)
    Director: Gábor Hörcher