13. IFF Bratislava - results

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Grand Prix for the Best Film
Las Acacias
(dir. Pablo Giorgelli, Argentina, Spain, 2011)
An extraordinary feast of marrying acting and camera into a unique film where so little dialogue conveys so much and at the same time displays humanistic warmth rarely seen in first time works.

Best Director
Vincent Garenq for the film Guilty / Présumé coupable
(France, 2011)
Directorial virtuosity of a skillful combination of intense tight camera movements with austere editing produce a near perfect pitch of tight and bold dramatic expression.

Best Actress
Iben Hjejle for best performance in the film Stockholm East / Stockholm Östra
(dir. Simon Kaijser, Sweden, 2011)
The tormented soul of a bereaved mother in the throes of denial vividly portrayed through a tour de force of depth and subtlety combining to produce an unforgettable performance.

Best Actor
Ivan Trojan for best performance in the film Visible World / Viditeľný svet
(dir. Peter Krištúfek, Slovakia, 2011)
A haunting and unforgettable performance of a character whom we would love to hate and despise, but at the same time be seduced by the sheer force of his imagined and perverted universe.

FIPRESCI JURY AWARD

Las Acacias
(dir. Pablo Giorgelli, Argentina, Spain, 2011)

STUDENT JURY AWARD

17 Girls / 17 Filles
(dir. Delphine Coulin & Muriel Coulin , France, 2011)
We appreciate the fresh lemonade mixed of youth and courage even if there is a bitter aftertaste left behind. C’est la vie.

AWARD FOR THE BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Night Watchman/ El Velador
(dir. Natalia Almada, Mexico, USA, 2011)
For demonstrating how long it takes to water the dusty road to heaven.

AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM

Sundays / Dimanches
(dir. Valéry Rosier, Belgium, 2011)
The rhythm and the framing of each shot turns it into a wonderful piece of filmmaking depicting human beings on their ordinary Sundays in a well balanced style somewhere in between humour and melancholy.

VIEWERS´ CHOICE

Perfect Sense
(dir. David Mackenzie, United Kingdom, 2011)

UNICREDIT BANK PRIZE FOR THE BEST SLOVAK FILM (VIEWERS CHOICE)

Dust and Glitter / Prach a ligot
(dir. Michaela Čopíková, Slovensko, 2011)
Dom / The House
(dir. Zuzana Liová, Slovensko, 2011)

FILM EUROPE AWARD

For successful presentation of Slovak film abroad
composer Michal Novinski

The IFF Bratislava Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinematography
Zdeněk and Jan Svěrák

Tile on the Movie Walk of Fame given by the IFF Bratislava and the City of Bratislava
actor Jozef Adamovič