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Sarajevo Film Festival Proudly Presents Award Winners 201117th SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL – OFFICIAL AWARDS

COMPETITION PROGRAMME – FEATURE FILM

Jury:Jury President:ARI FOLMAN, Director, Israel

Jury members:ALBERTO BARBERA, Director of the National Museum of Cinema, ItalyZANA MARJANOVIĆ, Actress, Bosnia and Herzegovina MICHELE OHAYON, Director, producer, writer, USARIZVAN RADULESCU, Scriptwriter and director, Romania

The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film:BREATHING / ATMEN Director: Karl Markovics Austria

The financial prize for this Award, in the amount of € 25.000.

Special Jury Award:AVÉ Director: Konstantin BojanovBulgaria

The financial prize for this Award, in the amount of € 10.000, is provided by Agnes B.

The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actress:Ada Condeescu (LOVERBOY)Romania

The financial prize, in the amount of € 2.500, for this Award is provided by the Sarajevo International Airport.

The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actor:Thomas Schubert (BREATHING / ATMEN)Austria

The financial prize for this Award is € 2.500.

COMPETITION PROGRAMME – SHORT FILM

Jury:Jury President:MILCHO MANCHEVSKI, Director, Macedonia

Jury members:JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BERJON, Artistic Director Semaine de la Critique, FranceERZEN SHKOLOLLI, Artist, Kosovo

The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film:MEZZANINE / MEZANINDirector: Dalibor Matanić Croatia

The financial prize for this Award is € 3.000.

Special Jury Mentions:TAKE TWO / VTORI DUBALDirectress: Nadejda Koseva Bulgaria, Germany

DOVE SEI, AMOR MIODirector: Veljko Popović Croatia

COMPETITION PROGRAMME – DOCUMENTARY FILM

Jury:LUCIANO BARISONE, Director of Visions du Réel Festival, SwitzerlandBILJANA GARVANLIEVA, Freelance author and director, MacedoniaDAVID RIEFF, Journalist and author, USA

The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Documentary Film:A CELLPHONE MOVIE / MOBITEL Director: Nedžad BegovićBiH

This Award, in the amount of € 3.000, is provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Human Rights Award:ECUMENOPOLIS: CITY WITHOUT LIMITS / EKÜMENOPOLIS: UCU OLMAYAN ŞEHIRDirector: Imre AzemTurkey, Germany

This Award, in the amount of €3.000, is provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

HEART OF SARAJEVO HONORARY AWARD

Angelina Jolie, Actress, USAEmil Tedeschi, Majority owner and President of the Governing Board of Atlantic GroupJafar Panahi, Director, Iran

CINELINK AWARDS

CineLink A Jury:BEHROOZ HASHEMIANČEDOMIR KOLAR JACQUELINE ADAGEORGES GOLDENSTERNANNAMARIA LODATOMEHMET DEMIRHANREMI BURAH

EAVE scholarshipMARIA DRANDAKI

Living Pictures Service Award, in kind support up to 10.000 EurosTHE WEDNESDAY CHILDDirector: Lili HorvathHungary

International Relations Arte Price, 6.000 EurosHUMIDITY Director: Nikola LjucaSerbia

Centre national de la cinematographie Award, 10.000 EurosSTAGE FRIGHT Director: Yorgos ZoisGreece

Eurimages Award, 30.000 EurosYOZGAT BLUES Director: Mahmut Fazil CoskunTurkey

Special MentionTOUCH ME NOT Director: Adina PintilieRomania

CineLink Work in Progress Awards

CineLink Work in Progress Jury:CAMILLE NEEL REBEKKA GARRIDO CAROLINE LIBRESCO

Restart Award in kind support in amount of 20.000 EurosCHILD MINERDirectress: Alexandra GuleaRomania

Post Republic Award, in kind postproduction services, 80.000 EurosMOLD Director: Ali AydinTurkey

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