20-11-2018

FESTIVALS: Alone at My Wedding Wins Best Film Award at Cinedays European Film Festival

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    SKOPJE: The Belgian/Romanian coproduction Alone at My Wedding / Seule à mon marriage directed by Marta Bergman scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 17th Festival of European Film Cinedays, which ended on 18 November 2018.

    The jury composed of film and theatre actress Verica Nedeska, film professor and theoretician Alexandra Nakelski and Brigitta Manthey, advisor for film funding at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, selected Bergman`s debut out of eight films in the Official Selection.

    Marysia Nikitiuk won the best director award for When the Trees Fall (Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia) and Stefan Lukacs aka Istvan received the best screenplay award for Cops (Austria). Ana By Day (Spain) directed by Andrea Jaurrieta received a special mention.

    The Kosovan drama The Marriage by Blerta Zeqiri was named best out of the six films in the CineBalkan competition.  A special mention in this selection was given to Montenegro`s director Aleksa Stefan Radunovic for his film Lazy Guy / Lijenština.  The jury consisted of director and writer Izer Aliu, Slovene/French actress and performer Inti Šraj and Turkish producer and writer Servan Güney.  

    The student film award went to Drive, A Poem for My Father by Irena Gatej from the University of Nova Gorica. In collaboration with Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival, the Young film award went to the Turkish film Arada by Mu Tunc.

    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Official competition:

    Golden Star (Best Film) Alone at My Wedding / Seule à mon mariage (Belgium, Romania, France)
    Directed by Marta Bergman
    Produced by Frakas Productions
    Coproduced by Hi Film Productions (Romania), Avenue B Productions, Zelila Films

    Silver Star (Best Director): When the Trees Fall (Ukraine, Poland, Macedonia)
    Directed by Marysia Nikitiuk
    Produced by Directory Films
    Coproduced by Message Film, Fokus In

    Blue Star (Best Screenplay)Cops (Austria)
    Directed by Stefan Lukacs aka Istvan

    Special Mention: Ana By Day / Ana de dia (Spain)
    Cinedays Closing Ceremony 2018Directed by Andrea Jaurrieta

    CineBalkan Competition:

    Golden Star (Best Film):  The Marriage (Kosovo)
    Directed by Blerta Zeqiri

    Special Mention:  Lazy Guy / Lijenština (Montenegro)
    Directed by Aleksa Stefan Radunovic
    Produced by Andisheh Namvari

    Student Competition: Drive, A Poem for My Father (Slovenia)
    Directed by Irena Gatej
    University of Nova Gorica

    Young Film Award: Arada (Turkey)
    Directed by Mu Tunc

    Film Review Award: Veronika Kamchevska