The jury composed of Vladimir Angelov, director of Cinemathèque of North Macedonia, film editor and programmer Mariana Gaivao, and cinematographer/director/writer Chiara Caterina, selected Horvath`s debut out of eight films in the Official Selection.
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay won the best director award for Oray (Germany) and the main actor Zejhun Demirov received a special mention. Mounia Meddour received the best screenplay award for Papicha (Algeria, France, Belgium, Katar).
Svetla Tsotsorkova's second feature film Sister / Sestra (Bulgaria, Qatar) was named best out of the six films in the CineBalkan competition. A special mention in this selection was given to Aga’s House (Kosovo, Croatia, France, Albania) directed by Lendita Zeqiraj. The jury consisted of Albanian film director and screenwriter Kujtim Çashku, Macedonian actress Natasha Petrovic, and actress, casting director and CEO of Duart European Actors Platform, Sanja Drakulić.
This year the festival introduced a new award for best music in an auteur film, which went into the hands of composer Michal Novinski for the music in By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom (Slovakia, Czech Republic) directed by Teodor Kuhn.
The student film award went to White Room by Mladen Stanic. In collaboration with Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival, the Young film award went to Papicha by Mounia Meddour.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Official competition:
Golden Star (Best Film): Lillian (Austria)
Directed by Andreas Horvath
Silver Star (Best Director): Oray (Germany)
Directed by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Blue Star (Best Screenplay): Papicha (Algeria, France, Belgium, Qatar)
Directed by Mounia Meddour
Special Mention: Zejhun Demirov in Oray (Germany)
Directed by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
CineBalkan Competition:
Golden Star (Best Film): Sister (Bulgaria, Qatar)
Directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova
Produced by Omega Films
Coproduced by Audiovideo Orpheus, the Doha Film Institute
Special Mention: Aga’s House (Kosovo, Croatia, France, Albania)
Directed by Lendita Zeqiraj
Produced by n’Art Films
Coproduced by Woof Films, Sacrebleu Productions, SKA-NDAL Production, SY13
Supported by Kosovo Cinematography Centre, Albanian Center of Cinematography, City of Vrgorac, MEDIA
Student Competition: White Room by Mladen Stanic
Young Film Award: Papicha (Algeria, France, Belgium, Katar)
Directed by Mounia Meddour
Best Music in an Auteur Film: Michal Novinski for By a Sharp Knife / Ostrým nožom (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Teodor Kuhn
Produced by nutprodukcia
Coproduced by Madness Productions, RTVS and nutprodukce in cooperation with Home Media Production
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Slovak Literary Fund and the Czech Cinematography Fund
