Best Film Award
Rosemarie
Adonis Florides, Cyprus
Special Jury Award
Invisible
Edoardo de Angelis, Italy
Best Director Award
Ralitza Petrova
Godless, Bulgaria, Denmark
Honorary Distinctions
Enzo Avitabile (soundtrack)
Invisible, Edoardo de Angelis, Italy
Makis Papademetriou (actor)
Sundan, Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Greece/ Germany
Elli Tringou (actress)
Sundan, Argyris Papadimitropoulos, Greece/ Germany
Student Jury Award
Harmonia
Ori Sivan, Israel
Audience Award
Boy on the bridge
Petros Charalambous, Cyprus
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Best Film Award
For its masterful and nuanced tragic-comic portrayal of a man torn between art and reality, the Best Film award goes to ROSEMARIE by ADONIS FLORIDES. The award is accompanied by the sum of €6,000. The award was handed out to the director by the Head of the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Mr Pavlos Paraskevas.
Special Jury Award
For the director’s original visual approach to storytelling which combines anthropology and surrealism, and for the memorable performances by Angela and Marianna Fontana the Special Jury award goes to INDIVISIBLE by EDOARDO DE ANGELIS. The award is accompanied by the sum of €3,000. The award was handed out by the President of the Board of the Rialto Theatre, Mr Kikis Kazamias to the Honorary Consul of Italy in Cyprus, Mr Andreas Zenonos who received the award on behalf of the filmmakers.
Best Director Award
For the bleek and unsettling depiction of human beings who are prisoners of a corrupt society, and for the daring and stark mise-en-scene, the award for Best Director goes to RALITZA PETROVA for GODLESS. The award is accompanied by the sum of €1,000 and post production mastering services, worth of €3,500, offered by Greek company, Authorwave. The prize was handed to the Bulgarian Ambassador in Cyprus, Mr Christo Georgiev by Mrs Ioanna Soultani, from Authorwave Hellas.
Honorary Distinctions
1. INVISIBLE for its soundtrack by Enzo Avitabile.
2. Makis Papademetriou for his performance in SUNTAN by Argyris Papadimitropoulos.
3. Elli Tringou for her performance in SUNTAN by Argyris Papadimitropoulos.
Student Jury Award
The representative of the Student Jury of the University of Nicosia, Maria Larkin, announced
that the Student Jury Award winner is the film HARMONIA, by Ori Sivan.
Audience Award
The Audience Award, as voted by the Festival viewers was won by Cypriot film BOY ON THE BRIDGE, directed by Petros Charalambous. The award is accompanied by the sum of €1,000.
