Listed below are the winners of the
49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, which wrapped over the weekend. Read our coverage of this year's festival in the Winter issue of
Filmmaker.
Best Feature Film Award -
Aan Ja (
Over There), pictured above, by Abdolreza Kahani, producer Vahdat Yeganeh (Iran)
Special Jury Award -
Pescuit Sportiv (
Hooked),
by Adrian Sitaru, producers Adrian Sitaru, Marie-Pierre Macia, Juliette Lepoutre (Romania / France)
Best Director Award - Celina Murga for
Una Semana Solos (
A Week Alone), producers Juan Villegas, Inés Gamarci (Argentina)
Best Screenplay Award - Matthew Newton for
Three Blind Mice, by Matthew Newton, producer Ben Davis (Australia)
Best Actress Award - Iona Flora and Maria Dinulescu for
Pescuit Sportiv (
Hooked)
Best Actor Award - Sid Lucero and Emilio Garcia for
Selda (
The Inmate), by Ellen Ramos and Paolo Villaluna, producer Josephine Saba (Philippines)
Artistic Achievement Award - Szalbocs Tolnai for
Fövenyóra (
Hourglass), producers György Durst, Miroslav Mogorovic, Szabolcs Tolnai (Hungary /Serbia /Montenegro)
FIPRESCI award for a film in the International Competition Section 2008 -
Voy a Explotar (
I’m Gonna Explode), by Gerardo Naranjo, producers Pablo Cruz, Gerardo Naranjo, Hunter Gray, Alain de la Mata (Mexico)
Human Values Award -
Teza, by Haile Gerima, producers Haile Gerima, Karl Baumgartner (Ethiopia / Germany / France)
Fischer Public Choice Awards - (International Competition section)
Le Bruit Des Gens Autour (
Sunny Spells), by Diastéme, producers Thomas Anargyros, Edouard de Vésinne (France)
(Greek Films 2008 section)
Makronissos (
Exile Island), by Elias Yannakakis, Evi Karabatsou, producer Elias Yannakakis
# posted by Jason Guerrasio @ 11/23/2008 08:27:00 PM
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