In the same programme Cristian Mungiu was awarded Best Director for Graduation / Bacalaureat. Fourteen films have competed in the International Competition.
The international jury was composed of: Yesim Ustaoglu, Stefan Arsenijević, Riina Sildos, Michaela Kezele and Aistė Diržiūtė.
Ten films were competing in the competitive section Parallels and Encounters, dedicated to feature films and documentaries from Eastern Europe and five in the recently established programme Eye to Eye whose jury was composed of: Lara Majkić, Sara Simović, Pavle Menalo, Saša Papić and Viktor Pasterko.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
International Competition
Golden Tower for Best Film: Toni Erdmann (Germany, Austria, Romania)
Directed by Maren Ade
Produced by Komplizen Film
Coproduced by Coop99 Filmproduktion, Hi Film Productions
Palic Tower for Best Director: Cristian Mungiu for Graduation / Bacalaureat (Romania, France, Belgium)
Produced by Mobra Films
Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma
Supported by the Romanian National Film Centre (CNC), Eurimages
Special Mentions:
Traindriver Fairytale / Dnevnik mašinovođe (Serbia)
Directed by Miloš Radović
Produced by Lazar Ristovski, Petar Ristovski
United States of Love / Zjednoczone Stany Miłości (Poland, Sweden)
Directed by Tomasz Wasilewski
Produced by Manana
Coproduced by VP SA, Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Parallels and Encounters
Best Film: Lily Lane / Liliom ösvény (Hungary)
Directed by Benedek Fliegauf
Special Mention: Eva Nová (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Marko Škop
Produced by Artileria
Coproduced by Sirius Films (CZ), Filmpark production (SK), Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK)
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Czech State Cinematography Fund, the MEDIA Programme, the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Eye to Eye
Best Film: The Lesson/Urok (Bulgaria, Greece)
Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Produced by Abraxas Film
Coproduced by Little Wing, Screening Emotions, Graal Films
Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center
International Critics’ Jury’s Special Mention: Eva Nová
Gorki List Audience Award: Kills on Wheels / Tiszta szívvel (Hungary)
Directed by Attila Till