PriFest Awards 2017
On the 20th of July, Prishtina International Film Festival held its closing and award ceremony where around 13 foreign filmmakers went back home with a PriFest award.
Mellow Mud by Renars Vimba won Best European Film Award and Media Jury Award while the Special Jury Prize in the Best European Film Category went to Chronicles of Melanie by Viestur Kairish.
Amok by Vedran Tozija won the Fipresci Jury Award.
All the winners are enlisted below according to the category of the award.
Best European Films Category at PriFest 2017
Special mention in the Best European Films Category at PriFest 2017 goes to:
HUNTING FLIES, from Norway, director Izer Aliu.
Special Jury Prize in the Best European Films Category at PriFest 2017 goes to:
CHRONICLES OF MELANIE directed by Viestur Kairish, coproduction of Latvia, Czech Republic and Finland.
Best European Film Award at PriFest 2017 goes to:
MELLOW MUD from Latvia, directed by Renars Vimba, produced by Aiija Berzina.
Winner of FIPRESCI Jury Award at PriFest 2017
AMOK directed by Vedran Tozija
Winner of Media Jury Award 2017
MELLOW MUD from Latvia, directed by Renars Vimba
Best Film by Independent Students
Winner of Best Film by Independent Students’ Jury Award 2017
‘Le femme de la TGV’ by Timo von Gunten from Switzerland
Winner of Green Film Project award 2017, powered by Bechtel Enka:
LET US BREATH by Arian Bytyçi.
Winner of Best Pitch 2017
project SIRIN by Senad Sahmanovic, Montenegro
Winner of PostProduction award at Best Pitch 2017, in the amount of 80,000 euros in services goes to: project HIVE by Blerta Basholli, Kosovo
Honey and Blood Cinema – Balkan Competition Program
Special Mention at the Best Balkan Film category, goes to:
Director Nevio Marasevic, for the film GORAN, Croatia.
Best Balkan Actor Award at PriFest 2017, goes to:
CANER CINDORUK, from the film EMBER, Turkey
Best Balkan Actress Award at PriFest 2017, goes to:
MIA PETRICEVIC, from the croatian film QUIT STARING AT MY PLATE
Best Balkan Director Award at PriFest 2017, goes to:
HANA JUSIC, from the Croatian film QUIT STARING AT MY PLATE
Best Balkan Film Award at PriFest 2017, goes to:
GORAN, directed by Nevio Marasevic, produced by Danijel Pek.
Winner of Best Middle-Length Film Award at PriFest 2017
NAKED, film from Israel, directed by Yoram Sachs.
Annual International Achievement Award
Annual PriFest award for the achievement of Kosovar filmmaker, supported by Z Mobile goes to:
Adriana Matoshi
Winner of Best Documentary Film Award at PriFest 2017
SEE YOU IN CHECHNYA, from Georgia, director Alexander Kvatashidze