The Adolf Zukor Grand Prize went to the Greek/Polish/Slovenian coproduction Apples by Christos Nikou, while the Audience Award went to the Hungarian/Slovenian coproduction Wild Roots by Hajni Kis.
The closing ceremony was followed by the Hungarian premiere of The Story of My Wife / A feleségem története by Ildikó Enyedi, produced by Inforg-M&M Film in coproduction with Komplizen Film, Pyramide Productions and Moliwood Films.
“The biggest joy for the organisers this year was that after a year of hiatus, the audience returned to the festival, and the interest in CineFest is unbroken”, said the festival’s director Tibor Bíró.
Csaba Káel, the Chairman of the National Film Institute-Hungary, followed him on stage: “One of the strengths of Miskolc is that the wonderful CineFest International Film Festival has been organised for the 17th year in this city. In recent years it has become the most significant international film festival in Hungary”, he said.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Emeric Pressburger Prize:
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Japan)
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Adolf Zukor Prize - Grand Prize:
Apples / Mila (Greece, Poland, Slovenia)
Directed by Christos Nikou
Produced by Boo Productions
Coproduced by Lava Films, Perfo Production
Supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Greek Film Center, the Hellenic Radio & Television, MEDIA – Creative Europe
Audience Award:
Wild Roots / Külön falka (Hungary, Slovakia)
Directed by Hajni Kis
Produced by Proton Cinema
Coproduced by MPhilms, Post Office
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Winner of the CineDocs Competition Programme:
Taming the Garden (Georgia, Switzerland, Germany)
Directed by Salomé Jashi
Best Short Film:
Dustin (France)
Directed By Naila Guiguet
Winner of the CineNewWave Programme:
Pá, kis panelom! (Hungary)
Directed by Éva Darabos
Attila Dargay Prize for the Young Talent of Hungarian Animation:
Pá, kis panelom! (Hungary)
Directed by Éva Darabos
CICAE Jury Prize:
I’m Your Man (Germany)
Directed by Maria Schrader
International Ecumenical Jury Prize:
Apples / Mila (Greece, Poland, Slovenia)
Directed by Christos Nikou
FIPRESCI Prize for Feature Film:
The Sacred Spirit / Espiritu Sagradu (Spain, France, Turkey)
Directed by Chema Garcia Ibarra
FIPRESCI Prize for Short Film:
Srác a hídon (Hungary)
Directed by Amanda Costa de Sousa
