November 6-15, 2015
The International Jury of the 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival comprised of:
Michele Ray-Gavras, Producer, France - Jury President
Corneliu Porumboiu, Director, Screenwriter, Romania
Jay Weissberg, Film critic, Journalist, USA
Elise Jalladeau, Producer, France
Efthimis Filippou, Screenwriter, Writer, Greece
Bestows:
THE AWARDS
Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander Theo Angelopoulos
HRUTAR (RAMS)
By
GRIMUR HAKONARSON, Producer Grimar Jonsson, Screenwriter Grimur Hakonarson, Iceland, 2015
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
Special Jury Award - Bronze Alexander
CAMINO A LA PAZ (ROAD TO LA PAZ)
By
FRANCISCO VARONE, Producers Gema Juarez Allen, Francisco Varone, Omar Jadur, Dolores Llosas, Juan Taratuto, Screenwriter Francisco Varone, Argentina, The Netherlands, Qatar, 2015
Best Director Award
GABRIEL RIPSTEIN
For
600 MILLAS (600 MILES), Producers Michel Franco, Gabriel Ripstein, Moises Zonana, Screenwriters Gabriel Ripstein, Issa Lopez, Mexico, 2014
Best Screenplay Award
LORENZO VIGAS
For
DESDE ALLA (FROM AFAR), Director Lorenzo Vigas, Producers Rodolfo Cova, Guillermo Arriaga, Michel Franco, Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela, Mexico, 2015
Best Actress Award
DEVON KELLER
For
PETTING ZOO, Director & screenwriter Micah Magee, Producers Michael Weber, Viola Fugen, Johan Carlsen, Friederike Sophie Steinbeck, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Germany, Greece, USA, 2015
Best Actor Award
ALFREDO CASTRO
For
DESDE ALLA (FROM AFAR), Director & screenwriter Lorenzo Vigas, Producers Rodolfo Cova, Guillermo Arriaga, Michel Franco, Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela, Mexico, 2015
Artistic Achievement Award
SPARROWS
By
RUNAR RUNARSSON, Cinematography: Sophia Olsson, Producers Mikkel Jersin, Runar Runarsson, Screenwriter Runar Runarsson, Iceland, Denmark, Croatia, 2015
FIPRESCI AWARDS
The 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury comprised of:
Steven Yates, UK - Jury President
Janka Barkoczi, Hungary
Joseph Proimakis, Greece
For a film in the International Competition to:
SILENT
By
YORGOS GKIKAPEPPAS, Producer & screenwriter Yorgos Gkikapeppas, Greece, 2015
For a film in the Greek Films 2015 section to:
BLIND SUN
By
JOYCE A. NASHAWATI, Producer Fenia Kossovitsa, Screenwriter Joyce A. Nashawati, Greece, France, 2015
HUMAN VALUES AWARD
The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows its award to the film:
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
For a film in the International Competition section
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
For a film in the Greek Films section – MICHAEL CACOYANNIS AWARD
The award is bestowed ex aequo to:
SPRING AWAKENING
By
CONSTANTINE GIANNARIS, Producers Yorgos Kyriakos, Costas Labropoulos, Screenwriters Constantine Giannaris, Maria Powell, Greece, 2015
and
CHEVALIER
By
ATHINA RACHEL TSANGARI, Producers Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Maria Hatzakou, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Screenwriters Efthymis Filippou, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 2015
For a film in the Balkan Survey section
MUSTANG
By
DENIZ GAMZE ERGUVEN, Producer CG Cinema, France, Screenwriters Deniz Gamze Erguven, Alice Winocour, France, Turkey, Germany, Qatar, 2015
For a film in the Open Horizons section
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
By
ALFONSO GOMEZ-REJON, Producers Steven Rales, Dan Fogelman, Jeremy Dawson, Screenwriter Jesse Andrews, USA, 2015
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD
WEDNESDAY 04:45
By
ALEXIS ALEXIOU, Producers Thanasis Karathanos, Costas Labropoulos, Talia Kleinhendler, Screenwriter Alexis Alexiou, Germany, Greece, Israel 2015
