Grand Prix for the best picture of the 13th edition of the International Film Festival Bratislava was awarded to Las Acacias, a minimalistic road movie by Argentinean director Pablo Giorgelli, for “unusual cinematic experience in which acting and cinematography are wedded into a unique film. Sparse dialogues reveal so much, depicting human warmth seldom seen in directing debuts.” This extraordinary and excellent Argentinean–Spanish debut also clinched the FIPRESCI award in Bratislava.

List of the 13the International Film Festival Bratislava winners.

WARSAW:  The Hungarian coproducer of Adrian Sitaru’s Best Intentions has been awarded the prestigious FNE Visegrad Prix for best fiction coproduction.  The prix was awarded at the closing ceremony of Jameson CineFest – Miskolc International Film Festival 2011 (17-25 September). Hungarian coproducer Emoke Vagasi of Cor Leonis Films (www.corleonisfilms.hu[http://www.corleonisfilms.hu/]) collected the 1000 euros cash prize from FNE editor Cathy Meils at the festival’s gala closing ceremony on 24 September 2011.

 FESTIVAL SURPRISE (K5, 19:30)

 

This film won’t be that much of a surprise for those cinemagoers familiar with cinematography of director Andrea Arnold; nevertheless, they may certainly look forward to seeing her newest adaptation of a classic English novel, a film of stunning imagery and masterful cinematography.

 

Recommended by Nenad Dukić, programmer of the Feature Film Competition

The name of director, scriptwriter and cinematographer Alexandru Maftei is relatively unknown, at least to Slovak cinemagoers. His bittersweet romantic comedy, Hello! How Are You?, is one of the few Romanian films not to deal with life endings. Recently it was nominated for the European Film Award, which was a big reason to talk to him briefly about his past, present and future.