07-04-2017

FNE at Vilnius: The Last Family Wins Kino Pavasaris

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    The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński

    VILNIUS: The Last Family, the debut feature by Jan P. Matuszyński, won Best Film in the New Europe – New Names Competition of the 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, which wrapped on 6 April 2017.

    The biggest film festival in Lithuania organised the traditional New Europe – New Names competition with 11 films and the Baltic Gaze Competition with 10 films, as well as the Short Films Competition with 31 films and the new Student Film Competition with six films.

    This year, Kino Pavasaris screened 130 feature films and 70 short films from all over the world with a special focus on Baltic countries and Central Europe. The festival also hosted Meeting Point Vilnius, the film industry networking event designed to promote the Baltic film industry.

    The 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris took place from March 23 to 6 April 2017 and had an attenadance of more than 100,000 people at the screenings, which took place in the five largest Lithuanian cities.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    New Europe – New Names Competition Winners

    Best Film:
    The Last Family / Ostatnia rodzina (Poland)
    Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński
    Produced by Aurum Film
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Best Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov for Glory / Slava (Bulgaria, Greece)
    Produced by Abraxas
    Coproduced by Graal Film, Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet
    Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center, Greek Film Centre

    Best Actress: Mia Petričević for Quit Staring at My Plate / Ne gledaj mi u pijat (Croatia, Denmark)
    Directed by Hana Jušić
    Produced by Kinorama
    Coproduced by Beofilm
    Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages and HRT

    Best Actor: Marius Repšys for The Saint / Šventasis (Lithuania, Poland)
    Directed by Andrius Blaževičius
    Produced by M-films in coproduction with No Sugar Films

    The CICAE Award: Glory / Slava (Bulgaria, Greece)
    Directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov
    Produced by Abraxas
    Coproduced by Graal Film, Screening Emotions, Aporia Filmworks, Red Carpet
    Supported by Bulgarian National Film Center, Greek Film Centre

    Baltic Gaze Competition Winners

    Best Film: Woman and the Glacier / Moteris ir ledynas (Lithuania) Documentary
    Directed by Audrius Stonys

    Best Director: Sergei Loznica for Austerlitz (Germany) Documentary

    Best Actress: Lene Cecilia Sparrok for Sami Blood (Sweden, Denmark, Norway)
    Directed by Amanda Kernell

    Best Actor: Petr Skvortsov for The Student (Russia)
    Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov

    Short Film Competition Winners and Audience Awards

    Best Film: Close Ties (Poland)
    Directed by Zofia Kowalewska

    Special Mention: Half A Man (Croatia, France)
    Directed by Kristina Kumrić

    Audience Award for Lithuanian Film:
    Woman and the Glacier / Moteris ir ledynas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Audrius Stonys

    Audience Award:
    Perfect Strangers (Italy)
    Directed by Paolo Genovese

    Best Short Film voted by the festivalgoers: Running Lights / Kaukai (Lithuania, India, Finland)
    Directed by Gediminas Šiaulys

    Student Film Award:
    Vegetation Walk / Pasivaikščiojimas augalų pasaulyje (Lithuania, Switzerland, Luxembourg)
    Directed by Anouk Chambaz, Julija Paškevičiūtė