The jury chose to award the Kosovar/Albanian/Macedonian Vera Dreams of the Sea directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi with the Golden Sun Award for best film in the SEE programme.
The winners were chosen from eight films in the Official Competition and six films in the SEE Programme.
More than 50 films were screened in seven locations in Skopje. Macedonian-Australian director Goran Stolevski's internationally coproduced folkloric debut You Won't Be Alone closed the festival.
The festival was supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, the City of Skopje and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of North Macedonia.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Official Competition:
Golden Star for Best Film:
107 Mothers / Cenzorka (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine)
Directed by Peter Kerekes
Produced by Punkchart films
Coproduced by the Radio and Television of Slovakia, Endorfilm, Arthouse Traffic, Peter Kerekes Film, Hypermarket Film
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Czech Film Fund, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Eurimages, the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture
Silver Star for Best Director:
Orchestra / Orkester (Slovenia, Croatia)
Directed by Matevž Luzar
Produced by Gustav Film, Napravi Film, RTV Slovenija, PihalniorkesterSvea - Zagorje, NoellaCo, the City of Zagorje Ob Savi, the City of Sloven Gradec, Ready On Set, Sndkt, Unicasting
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, Studio Viba Film
Blue Star for Best Screenplay:
Other People / Inni ludzie (Poland, France)
Directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
Produced by Madants
Coproduced by Warner Bros, Alcatraz Films, Film Produkcja, Moderator Inwestycje, Abstraction Plan
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Special Mention:
Actress Natalija Teodosievska for Mimi (North Macedonia, Croatia, Montenegro)
Directed by Darijan Pejovski
Produced by Skopje Film Studio
Coproduced by Maxima film, Giggling Goat Production
Supported by the Montenegro Film Centre, the North Macedonian Film Agency
SEE Programme:
Golden Sun for Best Film:
Vera Dreams of the Sea (Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia)
Directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi
Produced by Isstra Creative Factory
Coproduced by Dream Factory, Papadhimitri Production, Ikone Studio
Supported by the CCK (Cinematographic Center of Kosovo), the Film Agency of North Macedonia, CCK (National Cinematographic Center), the Municipality of Prishtina
Special Mention:
Director Ivan Bakrač for After the Winter / Poslijezime (Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia)
Produced by Artikulacija Film, ABHO Film
Coproduced by Akcija Film, Biberche Productions, Maxima Film, Arizona Productions
Supported by the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro, MEDIA – Creative Europe
