Best Film

WINNER

Wednesday, May 9: Vahid Jalilvand
"The jury was really moved by the stories of three women in contemporary Teheran in Vahid Jalivand's s first feature film Wednesday, May 9th. Very strong acting and a beautifully woven structure - delivered a really strong film with many layers to be explored."

Best Short

IN-COMPETITION

Picnic: Jure Pavlovic (Sekvenca)

WINNER

How to Change the World: Jerry Rothwell
"The jury came to the conclusion that the documentary that most deserved to win the awards in the "A different tomorrow" section would be a film connecting the past to a current and ongoing theme. This film is made with skill, dedication and thorough background research and archive material has been carefully selected and intertwined into the up to date parts of the film. It is engaging and firm and leaves the viewer focused for two hours combining a strong story line, content and visual material. It is our opinion that this film reveals new information on subject that many people believe they know much about, it reveals dilemmas and conflicts within a world known organization - with the filmmaker carefully maintaining an objective status. Every person in the film has their own voice, regardless of their different opinions. The jury gives the awards to the documentary "How to change the world" by Jerry Rothwell."

WINNER

Cartel Land: Matthew Heineman

WINNER

Krisha: Trey Edward Shults
"Our prize-winner is an unusually resourceful feature debut characterized by a beguiling confluence of formal invention and thematic density. Its tension burgeons slowly and insistently as it draws us into a busy environment where everything feels utterly familiar, yet is simultaneously punctured with deep unease. The film is a portrait of the sort of painful, irresolvable fissure that afflicts many or perhaps most families, and yet it leaves us, ultimately, with a feeling of love and compassion for every one of its many characters. For all these reasons we, members of the FIPRESCI jury, award the International Critics Prize to Krisha, written and directed by Trey Edward Shults."

Best Film

WINNER

Krisha: Trey Edward Shults (director) (Hoody Boy Productions (production company))

Special Mention

IN-COMPETITION

The Loyalist: Minji Kang

Best Short

WINNER

Rainbow Party: Eva Sigurdardottir

WINNER

Sleeping Giant: Andrew Cividino