The International Jury of the 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival comprised of:
Annemarie Jacir, Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Palestine
Payman Maadi, Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Iran-USA
Karel Och, Artistic Director, Karlovy Vary IFF, Czech Republic
Bruno Tarrière, Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, France
Maria Nafpliotou, Actress, Greece
Bestows:
THE AWARDS
Best Full-length Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander “Theo Angelopoulos” (8.000 euros)
KORPARNA (RAVENS)
By
JENS ASSUR, Producers: Jan Marnell, Tom Persson, Jens Assur, Screenwriter: Jens Assur, Sweden, 2017
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander
BEDOUNE TARIKH, BEDOUNE EMZA (NO DATE, NO SIGNATURE)
By
VAHID JALILVAND, Producers: Ali Jalilvand, Ehsan Alikhani, Screenwriters: Ali Zarnegar, Vahid Jalilvand, Iran, 2017
Special Jury Award for Best Director - Bronze Alexander
VINTERBRØDRE (WINTER BROTHERS)
By
HLYNUR PÁLMASON, Producers: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Per Damgaard Hansen, Hlynur Pálmason, Screenwriter: Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark-Iceland, 2017
Best Actor Award
REINE BRYNOLFSSON
For
RAVENS, Director: Jens Assur, Producers: Jan Marnell, Tom Persson, Jens Assur, Screenplay: Jens Assur, Sweden, 2017
Best Actress Award
DARYA ZHOVNER
For
CLOSENESS, Director: Kantemir Balagov, Producers: Nikolay Yankin, Edward Pichugin, Alexander Sokurov, Screenwriters: Anton Yarush, Kantemir Balagov, Russia, 2017
Best Screenplay Award
GILLES COULIER and TOM DUPONT
For
CARGO, Direction: Gilles Coulier, Producers: Gilles Coulier, Gilles De Schryver, Wouter Sap, Belgium-France-The Netherlands, 2017
Special Mention to the actor:
HARRY DEAN STANTON
For
LUCKY, Director: John Carroll Lynch, Producers: Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks, John Lang, Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Ira Steven Behr, Richard Kahan, Screenwriters: Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja, USA, 2017
Special Mention for the sound of the film:
WINTER BROTHERS
By
HLYNUR PÁLMASON, Producers: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Per Damgaard Hansen, Hlynur Pálmason, Screenwriter: Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark-Iceland, 2017
VIRTUAL REALITY FILMS COMPETITION SECTION
The jury of the VR Films Competition section, comprised of Emma Boa (project manager, Edinburgh Film Festival, UK), Aliki Tsirliagou (art historian, director of Nitra Gallery, Greece) and Aris Dimokidis (Editor-in-chief of website Lifo.gr, Greece), bestows an award for Best Film (3,000 euros - sponsored by the Film Centre Serbia) to:
BLOODLESS
By
GINA KIM, Producers: Jiyoung Kang, Seonah Kim, Screenwriter: Gina Kim, South Korea, 2017
And presents a special mention to:
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
By
JAMES SPINNEY & PETER MIDDLETON, Producers: Arnaud Colinart, David Coujard, Mike Brett, Screenwriters: Peter Middleton, James Spinney, France-United Kingdom, 2016
FIPRESCI AWARDS
The 58th Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury comprised of:
Ola Salwa, Poland - Jury President
Thomas Abeltshauser, Germany
Theodor Giachoustidis, Greece
For a film in the International Competition to:
NO DATE, NO SIGNATURE
By
VAHID JALILVAND, Producers: Ali Jalilvand, Ehsan Alikhani, Screenwriters: Ali Zarnegar, Vahid Jalilvand, Iran, 2017
And a special mention to:
WINTER BROTHERS
By
HLYNUR PÁLMASON, Producers: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Per Damgaard Hansen, Hlynur Pálmason, Screenwriter: Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark-Iceland, 2017
For a film in the Greek Film Festival 2017 section (premiere) to:
TOO MUCH INFO CLOUDING OVER MY HEAD
By
VASSILIS CHRISTOFILAKIS, Producers: Vassilis Christofilakis, Eleni Petritsi, Screenwriter: Vassilis Christofilakis, Greece, 2017
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD
ROSEMARIE
By
ADONIS FLORIDES, Producers: Marios Piperides, Screenplay: Adonis Florides, Cyprus, 2017
HUMAN VALUES AWARD
The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows its award to a film of the International Competition section:
CLOSENESS
By
KANTEMIR BALAGOV, Producers: Nikolay Yankin, Edward Pichugin, Alexander Sokurov, Screenwriters: Anton Yarush, Kantemir Balagov, Russia, 2017
ERT S.A. (HELLENIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION) AWARDS
The first “New Cinema” award (3.000 euros) for a Greek film that has its premiere in the 58th TIFF to:
THORN
By
GABRIEL TZAFKA, Producers: Theis Noergaard, Panagiotis Kakavias, Katerina Beligianni, Screenwriters: Gabriel Tzafka, Arne Gronbaek, Denmark-Greece, 2017
The second “New Cinema” award (2.000 euros) for a Greek film that has its premiere in the 58th TIFF to:
TOO MUCH INFO CLOUDING OVER MY HEAD
By
VASSILIS CHRISTOFILAKIS, Producers: Vassilis Christofilakis, Eleni Petritsi, Screenwriter: Vassilis Christofilakis, Greece, 2017
GREEK FILM CENTRE AWARD
The Greek Film Centre (GFC) bestows its award (5.000 euros) to a Greek debut film that has its premiere in the 58th TIFF:
TOO MUCH INFO CLOUDING OVER MY HEAD
By
VASSILIS CHRISTOFILAKIS, Producers: Vassilis Christofilakis, Eleni Petritsi, Screenwriter: Vassilis Christofilakis, Greece, 2017
YOUTH JURY AWARDS
The Youth Jury, comprised by students of Universities of Thessaloniki, bestows its awards to two films in the Greek Film Festival 2017 section (premiere):
Best Feature Film Award:
POLYXENI
By
DORA MASKLAVANOU, Producer: Fenia Cossovitsa, Screenwriter: Dora Masklavanou, Greece, 2017
Special Youth Jury Award:
DO IT YOURSELF
By
DIMITRIS TSILIFONIS, Producers: Costas Lampropoulos, Andreas Tsilifonis, Screenwriter: Dimitris Tsilifonis, Greece, 2017
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
For a film in the International Competition section to:
LUCKY
By
JOHN CARROLL LYNCH, Producers: Greg Gilreath, Adam Hendricks, John Lang, Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Ira Steven Behr, Richard Kahan, Screenwriters: Logan Sparks, Drago Sumonja, USA, 2017
For a film in the Greek Film Festival 2017 section – Michael Cacoyannis Award to:
TIMELESS STORIES
By
Vasilis RAISIS, Producer Myrena Hatzivassiliou, Screenwriters: Vasilis Raisis, Gavriil Efstathiou, Greece, 2017
For a film in the Balkan Survey section to:
SECRET INGREDIENT
By
GJORCE STAVRESKI, Producer: Gjorce Stavreski - Co-production: Konstantina Stavrianou, Irini Vougioukalou, Screenwriter: Gjorce Stavreski, FYROM-Greece, 2017
For a film in the Open Horizons section to:
INSYRIATED
By
PHILIPPE VAN LEEUW, Producers: Guillaume Malandrin, Serge Zeitoun, Screenwriter: Philippe van Leeuw, Belgium-France-Lebanon, 2017
