Hivos Tiger Awards, Fipresci Award, Big Screen Award, KNF Award, NETPAC Award, MovieZone IFFR Award handed out to 8 different filmmakers from across the world
Hosted by Festival director Rutger Wolfson, the IFFR 2015 Awards Ceremony was held this evening at IFFR’s main venue de Doelen. The three winners of the Hivos Tiger Award Competition prize were LA OBRA DEL SIGLO by Carlos M. Quintela, VANISHING POINT by Jakrawal Nilthamrong and VIDEOPHILIA (AND OTHER VIRAL SYNDROMES) by Juan Daniel F. Molero. Each was awarded a cash prize of €15,000. The FIPRESCI Award went to Isabelle Tollenaere for BATTLES. The Big Screen Award of €10,000 went to SECOND COMING by Debbie Tucker. The cash prize will go towards the costs of distribution in Benelux. The KNF Award went to Michael Noer for KEY HOUSE MIRROR. The NETPAC Award for the best Asian feature film screening in Official Selection went to POET ON A BUSINESS TRIP by Ju Anqi. The MovieZone IFFR Award chosen by the young people's MovieZone jury from EYE went to James Napier Robertson for THE DARK HORSE.
On announcing the awards Wolfson commented “There were so many intriguing, thought provoking, passionate films in our selection this year. We hoped and expected much healthy discussion around the line-up and we weren’t disappointed. Congratulations to the winners and just as importantly congratulations to all films in our Official Selection this year. We are proud to boast you were part IFFR 2015.”On Friday 30 January 2015, the three winners of the Hivos Tiger Awards have been announced. But more awards were handed out: the MovieZone Award, The Big Screen Award, NETPAC Award, FIPRESCI Award and KNF Award. A big hooray for everyone!
Hivos Tiger Awards
- La obra del siglo by Carlos M. Quintela
- Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel F. Molero
- Vanishing Point by Jakrawal Nilthamrong
The Big Screen Award
- Second Coming by Debbie Tucker Green
NETPAC Award
- Poet on a Business Trip by Ju Anqi
FIPRESCI Award
- Battles by Isabelle Tollenaere
KNF Award
- Key House Mirror by Michael Noer
MovieZone Award
- The Dark Horse by James Napier Robertson
MovieZone Jury gives young people the opportunity to fully experience a film festival and present their opinions on film. The winning film has a chance to become part of an EYE educational film programme.
Overige awards
IFFR previously announced winners of the Canon Tiger Awards for Short Films, as well as three CineMartawards. On Saturday 31 January the festival audience favorites will be awarded the IFFR Audience Award for best festival film and the Dioraphte Award for best Hubert Bals Fund-supported film.