54th TIFF: The Awards

November 1 - 10, 2013

The International Jury of the 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival comprised of: Alexander Payne, Director, USA, Jury President Scott Foundas, Film critic, USA Ada Solomon, Producer, Romania K.Bhta, Musician-composer, Greece Edouard Waintrop, Artistic Director Quinzaine des realisateurs Cannes IFF, France Bestows:

THE AWARDS Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander Theo Angelopoulos LA JAULA DE ORO (THE GOLDEN CAGE) By DIEGO QUEMADA–DIEZ, Producers Inna Payan, Luis Salinas & Edher Campos, Screenwriters Diego Quemada–Diez, Lucia Carreras & Gibran Portela, Mexico/Spain, 2013 Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander SUZANNE By KATELL QUILLEVERE, Producer Bruno Levy, Screenwriters Katell Quillevere & Mariette Desert, France, 2013 Special Jury Award for Originality and Innovation - Bronze Alexander PELO MALO (BAD HAIR) By MARIANA RONDON, Producer Marite Ugas, Screenwriter Mariana Rondon, Venezuela, 2013 Best Director Award DIEGO QUEMADA–DIEZ For LA JAULA DE ORO (THE GOLDEN CAGE), Producers Inna Payan, Luis Salinas & Edher Campos, Screenwriters Diego Quemada–Diez, Lucia Carreras & Gibran Portela, Mexico/Spain, 2013 Best Screenplay Award TAE-GON KIM For 1999, MYEON-HUE (SUNSHINE BOYS), Director Tae-gon Kim, Producer Jeon Go-Woon, South Korea, 2012 Best Actress Award SARA FORESTIER For SUZANNE, Director Katell Quillevere, Producer Bruno Levy, Screenwriters Katell Quillevere & Mariette Desert, France, 2013 Best Actor Award Ex aequo to CHRISTOS STERGIOGLOU For I AIONIA EPISTROFI TOU ANTONI PARASKEVA (THE ETERNAL RETURN OF ANTONIS PARASKEVAS), Director & screenwriter Elina Psykou, Producers Yorgos Karnavas & Elina Psykou, Greece/Czech Republic, 2013 JAIME VADELL For LA CHUPILCA DEL DIABLO (THE DEVIL’S LIQUOR), Director Ignacio Rodriguez, Screenwriters Ignacio Rodriguez, Matias Jeffs & Constanza Zeballos, Producers Tomas Arriagada & Costanza Cabrera, Chile, 2012 Artistic Achievement Award For Outstanding Achievement as a Supporting Actor FRANCOIS DAMIENS For SUZANNE, Director Katell Quillevere, Producer Bruno Levy, France, 2013 Special Mention For Cinematography MAHMOUD LOTFY For AL-KHOROUG LEL-NAHAR (COMING FORTH BY DAY), Director, screenwriter & producer Hala Lotfy, Egypt/UAE, 2012 FIPRESCI AWARDS The 54th Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury comprised of: Magda Mihailescu, Romania, Jury President Dubravka Lakic, Serbia Bojidar Manov, Bulgaria Boyd Van Hoeij, Luxembourg and Dennis West, USA For a film in the International Competition to PELO MALO (BAD HAIR) By MARIANA RONDON, Producer Marite Ugas, Screenwriter Mariana Rondon, Venezuela, 2013 For a film in the Greek Films 2013 section to I AIONIA EPISTROFI TOU ANTONI PARASKEVA (THE ETERNAL RETURN OF ANTONIS PARASKEVAS) By ELINA PSYKOU, Producers Yorgos Karnavas & Elina Psykou, Screenwriter Elina Psykou, Greece/Czech Republic, 2013 HUMAN VALUES AWARD The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows its award to the film: LA JAULA DE ORO (THE GOLDEN CAGE) By DIEGO QUEMADA–DIEZ, Producers Inna Payan, Luis Salinas & Edher Campos, Screenwriters Diego Quemada–Diez, Lucia Carreras & Gibran Portela, Mexico/Spain, 2013 FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS For a film in the International Competition section LA JAULA DE ORO (THE GOLDEN CAGE) By DIEGO QUEMADA–DIEZ, Producers Inna Payan, Luis Salinas & Edher Campos, Screenwriters Diego Quemada–Diez, Lucia Carreras & Gibran Portela, Mexico/Spain, 2013 For a film in the Greek Films section – MICHAEL CACOYANNIS AWARD I TELEFTEA FARSA (ONE LAST JOKE) By VASSILIS RAISIS, Producer Vassilis Raisis, Screenwriter Gavriil Efstathiou, Greece, 2013 For a film in the Balkan Survey section SVECENIKOVA DJECA (THE PRIEST'S CHILDREN) By VINKO BRESAN, Producer Ivan Maloca, Screenwriter Mate Matisic & Vinko Bresan, Croatia, 2013 For a film in the Open Horizons section PAPUSZA By JOANNA KOS-KRAUZE & KRZYSZTOF KRAUZE, Producer Lambros Ziotas, Screenwriters Joanna Kos-Krauze & Krzysztof Krauze, Poland, 2013 AGORA AWARDS I. The jury of the 9th Crossroads Co-production Forum, consisting of Alesia Weston, (former Sundance Film Institute executive), Peter Carlton, (Warp Films, producer, UK) and Amanda Livanou (Beben Films, Greece) grants the Two Thirty Five co-production award (full post-production image and sound) to the project: THE SEA AND ITS WAVES, Directed by: Liana Kassir & Renaud Pachot, Produced by: Mathieu Mullier, Kafard Films, co-producer: Abla Khouri, Ginger Beirut Productions, Lebanon/France The producer of the winning project will also be granted a free accreditation for the PRODUCER’S NETWORK, Cannes Film Festival 2014 session. II. The jury also grants the French CNC (CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINEMA ET DE L’ IMAGE ANIMEE) Development award of 7.000 euro to the project: A HISTORY OF WOMEN, Directed by: Ulku Oktay, Produced by: Onur Unlu, Sebnem Vitrinel, Eflatun Film, Turkey III. The jury also awards a Special Mention to the project THE VETERAN, Directed by: Zacharias Mavroeidis, Produced by: Phaedra Vokali, Marni Films, Greece IV. SCRIPT 2 FILM WORKSHOPS of the Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI) awards a scholarship to the film project THE SATELLITES, Director: Nenad Mikalacki, Producer: Pascaline Saillant, 25 Films, France/Serbia V. The AGORA WORKS IN PROGRESS jury consisting of Olivier Heitz (International Acquisitions - MK2, France), Matthieu Darras, (Festival Programmer - San Sebastian IFF, Spain) and Konstantina Vonorta (producer - Graal, Greece) grants the GRAAL post-production award with in kind services in image post-production up to 70.000 euro to the film: NEXT TO HER, Directed by Asaf Korman, Produced by Haim Mecklberg & Estee Yacov - Mecklberg, 2-TEAM Production, Israel