56th TIFF: The Awards

56th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
November 6-15, 2015
 
 
 
The International Jury of the 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival comprised of:
 
Michele Ray-Gavras, Producer, France - Jury President
Corneliu Porumboiu, Director, Screenwriter, Romania
Jay Weissberg, Film critic, Journalist, USA
Elise Jalladeau, Producer, France
Efthimis Filippou, Screenwriter, Writer, Greece
 
Bestows:

THE AWARDS 

Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander Theo Angelopoulos
 
HRUTAR (RAMS)
By
GRIMUR HAKONARSON, Producer Grimar Jonsson, Screenwriter Grimur Hakonarson, Iceland, 2015
 
 
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander
 
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
 
 
 
Special Jury Award - Bronze Alexander
 
CAMINO A LA PAZ (ROAD TO LA PAZ)
By
FRANCISCO VARONE, Producers Gema Juarez Allen, Francisco Varone, Omar Jadur, Dolores Llosas, Juan Taratuto, Screenwriter Francisco Varone, Argentina, The Netherlands, Qatar, 2015
 
 
Best Director Award
 
GABRIEL RIPSTEIN
For
600 MILLAS (600 MILES), Producers Michel Franco, Gabriel Ripstein, Moises Zonana, Screenwriters Gabriel Ripstein, Issa Lopez, Mexico, 2014
 
 
 
Best Screenplay Award
 
LORENZO VIGAS
For
DESDE ALLA (FROM AFAR), Director Lorenzo Vigas, Producers Rodolfo Cova, Guillermo Arriaga, Michel Franco, Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela, Mexico, 2015
 
 
 
Best Actress Award
 
DEVON KELLER
For
PETTING ZOO, Director & screenwriter Micah Magee, Producers Michael Weber, Viola Fugen, Johan Carlsen, Friederike Sophie Steinbeck, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Germany, Greece, USA, 2015
 
 
Best Actor Award
 
ALFREDO CASTRO
For
DESDE ALLA (FROM AFAR), Director & screenwriter Lorenzo Vigas, Producers Rodolfo Cova, Guillermo Arriaga, Michel Franco, Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuela, Mexico, 2015
 
 
 
Artistic Achievement Award
 
SPARROWS
By
RUNAR RUNARSSON, Cinematography: Sophia Olsson, Producers Mikkel Jersin, Runar Runarsson, Screenwriter Runar Runarsson, Iceland, Denmark, Croatia, 2015
 
 
FIPRESCI AWARDS 
The 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury comprised of:
 
Steven Yates, UK - Jury President
Janka Barkoczi, Hungary
Joseph Proimakis, Greece
 
For a film in the International Competition to:
 
SILENT
By
YORGOS GKIKAPEPPAS, Producer & screenwriter Yorgos Gkikapeppas, Greece, 2015
 
 
For a film in the Greek Films 2015 section to:
 
BLIND SUN
By
JOYCE A. NASHAWATI, Producer Fenia Kossovitsa, Screenwriter Joyce A. Nashawati, Greece, France, 2015
 
 
HUMAN VALUES AWARD
 
The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows its award to the film:
 
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
 
 
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
 
For a film in the International Competition section
 
LA TIERRA Y LA SOMBRA (LAND AND SHADE)
By
CESAR ACEVEDO, Producers Diana Bustamante Escobar, Paola Andrea Perez Nieto, Jorge Forero, Screenwriter Cesar Acevedo, Colombia, France, The Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, 2015
 
 
For a film in the Greek Films section – MICHAEL CACOYANNIS AWARD
 
The award is bestowed ex aequo to:
 
SPRING AWAKENING
By
CONSTANTINE GIANNARIS, Producers Yorgos Kyriakos, Costas Labropoulos, Screenwriters Constantine Giannaris, Maria Powell, Greece, 2015
 
and
 
CHEVALIER
By
ATHINA RACHEL TSANGARI, Producers Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Maria Hatzakou, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Screenwriters Efthymis Filippou, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 2015
 
 
For a film in the Balkan Survey section
 
MUSTANG
By
DENIZ GAMZE ERGUVEN, Producer CG Cinema, France, Screenwriters Deniz Gamze Erguven, Alice Winocour, France, Turkey, Germany, Qatar, 2015
 
 
 
For a film in the Open Horizons section
 
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
By
ALFONSO GOMEZ-REJON, Producers Steven Rales, Dan Fogelman, Jeremy Dawson, Screenwriter Jesse Andrews, USA, 2015
 

 
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD
 
WEDNESDAY 04:45
By
ALEXIS ALEXIOU, Producers Thanasis Karathanos, Costas Labropoulos, Talia Kleinhendler, Screenwriter Alexis Alexiou, Germany, Greece, Israel 2015