INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION
Best Film Award
I am not a witch
Rungano Nyoni, UK/France
Respeto
Alberto “Treb” Monteras II, Philippines
Best Director Award
Rungano Nyoni
I am not a witch, UK/France
Alberto “Treb” Monteras II
Respeto, Philippines
Special Jury Award
Too much Info Clouding over my head
Vassilis Christofilakis, Greece
Honorary Distinctions
More
Onur Saylak, Turkey
Men don’t cry
Alen Drljevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Slovenia/ Croatia/ Germany
The Marriage
Blerta Zeqiri, Kosovo/ Albania
Student Jury Award
I am not a witch
Rungano Nyoni, UK/France
Cytavision Audience Award
Respeto
Alberto “Treb” Monteras II, Philippines
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Best Film Award & Best Director Award
For the Best Film and Best Director Awards, there is a tie between two films. These are accompanied by the combined amount of €7,000 Alberto “Treb” Monteras IIs, which will be divided.
For the humour, irony and surrealism in which the director approaches the story, characters and traditions, the Glocal Images Best Film and Best Director Awards go to I am not a witch by Rungano Nyoni.
For its confident directorial vision and for portraying today’s Philippines with honesty and complexity, the Glocal Images Best Film and Best Director Awards go to Respeto by Alberto
“Treb” Monteras II.
Special Jury Award
For a debut film that introduces us to a promising and daring new filmmaker who describes with humour and irony the complexity of the artistic process, the Special Jury Award accompanied by the amount of €3,000 goes to Too much info clouding over my head by Vassilis Christofilakis.
Honorary Distinctions
1. For its strong cast and cinematography, the jury would like to give an honorary distinction
to the film More by Onur Saylak.
2. For the authentic performances of the cast, the jury would like to give an honorary distinction to the film Men don’t cry by Alen Drljevic.
3. For daring to tackle an important topic in the conservative society of Kosovo, the jury
would like to give an honorary distinction to the film The Marriage by Blerta Zeqiri.
Student Jury Award
The award of the Student Jury of the University of Nicosia was presented by the Festival’s
Artistic Committee. The winner is the film I am not a witch by Rungano Nyoni.
Cytavision Audience Award
The Audience Award goes to the most voted film by audiences in Limassol and Nicosia. This
year the award goes to Respeto by . The award is accompanied by a €1,000 price.
NATIONAL COMPETITION
Best Cypriot Film Awards
Sunrise in Kimmeria
Simon Farmakas, Cyprus
Best Cypriot Director Awards
Christos Georgiou
Happy Birthday, Greece/ Cyprus/ France/ Germany
Honorary Distinction
Vladimiros Subotic (cinematography)
Chinatown – The three Shelters
Aliki Danezi – Knutsen, Cyprus
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Best Cypriot Film Awards
For portraying the complex and multi-faceted society of Cyprus in a local humorous way the Best Cypriot Film Award accompanied by the amount of €4,000, goes to Sunrise in Kimmeria by Simon Farmakas.
Best Cypriot Director Awards
For depicting a difficult relationship between a father and a daughter against the backdrop of modern-day Athens, the Best Cypriot Director Award, accompanied by DCP Mastering – Deliverables – Subtitling services worth €3,500, sponsored by Authorwave, goes to Christos Georgiou for his film Happy Birthday.
National Honorary Distinction
The jury would like to give an honorary distinction to Vladimiros Subotic for his cinematography in the film Chinatown – The three Shelters by Aliki Danezi – Knutsen.
