52nd THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
November 4 -13, 2011
The International Jury of the 52nd Thessaloniki Film Festival comprised of:
Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator - Department of Film and Media, Museum of Modern Art NY, USA, Jury President
Sitora Alieva, Program Director - Kinotavr Film Festival, Russia
Frederic Boyer, Director - Les Arcs European Film Festival, France
Constantine Giannaris, Film director, Greece
Hisami Kuroiwa, Film producer, USA
Bestows:
THE AWARDS
Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander
(20.000 euro)
PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT)
By
ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander
(10.000 euro)
OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTY LETTERS)
By
VACLAV KADRNKA, Producer Vaclav Kadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011
Special Jury Award for Originality and Innovation - Bronze Alexander
(5.000 euro)
PORFIRIO
By
ALEJANDRO LANDES, Producers Fransisco Aljure, Alejandro Landes, Screenwriter Alejandro Landes, Colombia/Spain/Uruguay/Argentina/France, 2011
Best Director Award
MARK JACKSON
For
WITHOUT, Producers Mark Jackson, Jessica Dimmock, Michael Requa, Jaime Keeling, Screenwriter Mark Jackson, USA, 2011
Best Screenplay Award
JOHN MCILDUFF
For
BEHOLD THE LAMB, Director John McIlduff, Producer Kevin Jackson, UK, 2011
Best Actress Award
STEFANIA GOULIOTI
For
J.A.C.E., Director Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Producers Menelaos Karamaghiolis and Fenia Kossovitsa, Screenwriter Menelaos Karamaghiolis in collaboration with Nicolas Panoutsopoulos, Greece/Portugal/Turkey/FYROM/The Netherlands, 2011
Best Actor Award
WOTAN WILKE MOEHRING
For
DER BRAND (THE FIRE), Director Brigitte Maria Bertele, Producer Hartwig Konig, Screenwriter Johanna Stuttman, Germany, 2011
Artistic Achievement Award
RONIT ELKABETZ, MICHAEL MOSHONOV, YOAV ROTMAN
For
MABUL (THE FLOOD)
The Best Artistic Achievement Award goes to the cast of the Israeli drama, Mabul, which, in the intensity, passion and the unity of its ensemble performance, distinguishes the original narrative and makes the film real, relevant and deeply moving
By
GUY NATTIV, Producers Chilik Michaeli, Ina Fichman, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Screenwriters Noa Berman-Herzberg, Guy Nattiv, Israel/Canada/Germany/France, 2010
FIPRESCI AWARDS
The 52nd International Thessaloniki Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury comprised of:
Tereza Brdeckova, Czech Republic, Jury President
Fritz De Jong, Netherlands
Julia Khomiakova, Russia
Fatih Ozguven, Turkey
Nestoras Poulakos, Greece
Bestows the FIPRESCI awards:
For a film in the International Competition Section 2011 to
OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTY LETTERS)
By
VACLAV KADRNKA, Producer Vaclav Kadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011
For a film in the Greek Films 2011 section to
I POLI TON PEDION (THE CITY OF CHILDREN)
By
YORGOS GIKAPEPPAS, Producer and Screenwriter Yorgos Gikapeppas, Greece, 2011
HUMAN VALUES AWARD
(7.500 euro)
The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows the award to a film of the Open Horizons section,
ROMEO ONZE
By
IVAN GRBOVIC, Producer Paul Barbeau, Screenwriter Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara, Canada, 2011
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
For a film in the International Competition section
(3.000 euro)
MABUL (THE FLOOD)
By
GUY NATTIV, Producers Chilik Michaeli, Ina Fichman, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Screenwriters Noa Berman-Herzberg, Guy Nattiv, Israel/Canada/Germany/France, 2010
For a film in the Greek Films section
(3.000 euro)
SUPER DEMETRIOS
By
GEORGIOS PAPAIOANNOU, Producer Georgios Papaioannou, Screenplay Alexandros Stogiannis, Georgios Papaioannou, Spyridon Papanaoum, Dimitrios Papavassiliou, Haralambos Papapostolou, Argiris Puggouras, Greece, 2011
For a film in the Balkan Survey section
(3.000 euro)
NEPRIJATELJ (THE ENEMY)
By
DEJAN ZECEVIC, Producer Nikolina Vucetic Zecevic, Screenwriters Djordje Milosavljevic, Serbia/Bosnia & Herzegovina/Croatia/Hungary, 2011
For a film in the Open Horizons section
(3.000 euro)
TYRANNOSAUR
By
PADDY CONSIDINE, Producer Diarmid Scrimshaw, Screenwriter Paddy Considine, UK, 2011
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD
For a film in the International Competition section
PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT)
By
ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011
For a film in the Greek Films section
I POLI TON PEDION (THE CITY OF CHILDREN)
By
YORGOS GIKAPEPPAS, Producer and Screenwriter Yorgos Gikapeppas, Greece, 2011
