Furthermore, actor Dimitris Kitsos received an Honorary Distinction for his performance in the film.įor “a complex performance built on trauma, insecurity and the need for love, and for beautifully carrying the film throughout”, Angeliki Papoulia received the Best Actress Award for her turn in Patchwork by Petros Charalambous. Americanou also snagged the Best Cypriot Director Award, accompanied by DCP mastering, deliverables and subtitling services worth €3,500, sponsored by Authorwave. Dog by Yianna Americanou was the big winner, receiving the Best Cypriot Film Award, accompanied by €4,000, as “its brave aesthetics blend realistic elements and rich symbolism while creating a true ensemble film in which each and every character matters”.
The Best Director Award was given to Serbian helmer Milica Tomović for her film Celts, specifically for her “artistic vision of a party gone wrong, presented through a unique and engaging cultural impression built on a brilliant ensemble work” the trophy is accompanied by €1,000.įurthermore, for its Honorary Distinctions, the jury picked Broadway by Christos Massalas (for “creating a modern urban fairy tale with a happy ending, which gives us true healing power through its complex, queer characters”) and Yuni by Kamila Andini (for “its tender and, at times, funny portrayal of a courageous teenage girl who defies the cultural norms of her home country and the patriarchy itself”). The Special Jury Award, which is accompanied by an amount of €3,000, was handed to the Macedonian drama Sisterhood by Dina Duma, for “its skilful combination of an atmospheric coming-of-age film and a captivating drama from a first-time filmmaker, who engages the audience in the teen lives of its characters from the very first minute”. The film also snagged the Audience Award. The international jury, presided over by the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karel Och, and including film producer Alise Gelze, festival producer at the Raindance Film Festival David Martinez, Cypriot actress Daphne Alexander and head of the Programming department at the Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema Greg Stępniak, picked Utama for “its masterful filmmaking combined with great sensitivity, which gives us one of the most beautiful, memorable and rich cinematic experiences one can possibly imagine”.
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