Best Film Award
Knifer
Yannis Economides, Greece
Special Jury Award
Tuesday, After Christmas
Radu Muntean, Romania
Honorary Distinction
Shelter
Dragomir Sholev, Bulgaria
Audience Award
The Illusionist
Sylvain Chomet, France
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Best Film Award
The Best Film Award, accompanied by €7,000, was given to the film “Knifer” by Yiannis Economides. The Jury’s statement was: Knifer is a dark, poetic, complex and original film. Yiannis Economides’ elaborate framing results to unforgettable cinematic moments, with
strong performances and a distinctive visual style. With his uncompromising stylistic methods, his symbolism and his daring, powerful story, Economides’ film manages to create a modern film noir while at the same time stimulates thought.
Special Jury Award
The Special Jury Award, accompanied by €3,000, was given to the film Tuesday After Christmas by Radu Muntean. The Jury’s analysis was that: Tuesday After Christmas allows a viewer to track every flicker of emotion and thought within the inner world of the characters.
The filming style is naturalistic, precise, delicate, sensitive and modest. It reveals how often the banality of life is sometimes the overall truth of human existence. The Directing and the screenplay shapes the characters in such an effective way that the characters can be described as fine tuned music instruments voicing the perfect sound.
Honorary Distinction
Dragomir Sholev’s film Shelter, earned the Honorary Distinction Award and the Jury felt that it “describes a day in the life of a family falling apart and deals with the issue of family in a sensitive and unique way. The script is outstanding, mature and precise. The realistic directorial approach is the product of a very talented and a very promising director.”
Audience Award
Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist won the Audience Award, having conquered the hearts of cinema goers during this year’s Cyprus Film Days Festival
