The 17th Sarajevo Film Festival wrapped up after it’s run from July 22nd thru 30th, 2011, and handed out awards for 2011. The big highlight of the festival was the presentation of the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award to actress and humanitarian worker, Angelina Jolie along with Jafar Panahi and Emil Tedeschi. Jolie was in attendance to accept the award.
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – FEATURE FILM
The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film:
BREATHING / ATMEN
Director: Karl Markovics
Austria
Special Jury Award:
AVÉ
Director: Konstantin Bojanov
Bulgaria
The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actress:
Ada Condeescu (LOVERBOY)
Romania
The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actor:
Thomas Schubert (BREATHING / ATMEN)
Austria
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – SHORT FILM
The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film:
MEZZANINE / MEZANIN
Director: Dalibor Matanic
Croatia
Special Jury Mentions:
TAKE TWO / VTORI DUBAL
Directress: Nadejda Koseva
Bulgaria, Germany
DOVE SEI, AMOR MIO
Director: Veljko Popovic
Croatia
COMPETITION PROGRAMME – DOCUMENTARY FILM
The Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Documentary Film:
A CELLPHONE MOVIE / MOBITEL
Director: Nedžad Begovic
BiH
Human Rights Award:
ECUMENOPOLIS: CITY WITHOUT LIMITS / EKÜMENOPOLIS: UCU OLMAYAN SEHIR
Director: Imre Azem
Turkey, Germany
HEART OF SARAJEVO HONORARY AWARD
Angelina Jolie, Actress, USA
Emil Tedeschi, Majority owner and President of the Governing Board of Atlantic Group
Jafar Panahi, Director, Iran
CINELINK AWARDS
CineLink A Jury:
BEHROOZ HASHEMIAN
CEDOMIR KOLAR
JACQUELINE ADA
GEORGES GOLDENSTERN
ANNAMARIA LODATO
MEHMET DEMIRHAN
REMI BURAH
EAVE scholarship
MARIA DRANDAKI
Living Pictures Service Award
THE WEDNESDAY CHILD
Director: Lili Horvath
Hungary
International Relations Arte Price
HUMIDITY
Director: Nikola Ljuca
Serbia
Centre national de la cinematographie Award
STAGE FRIGHT
Director: Yorgos Zois
Greece
Eurimages Award
YOZGAT BLUES
Director: Mahmut Fazil Coskun
Turkey
Special Mention
TOUCH ME NOT
Director: Adina Pintilie
Romania
CineLink Work in Progress Awards
CineLink Work in Progress Jury:
CAMILLE NEEL
REBEKKA GARRIDO
CAROLINE LIBRESCO
Restart Award
CHILD MINER
Directress: Alexandra Gulea
Romania
Post Republic Award
MOLD
Director: Ali Aydin
Turkey