Thessaloniki International Film Festival awards

47th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 17-26, 2006

The jury of the International Competition Section of the 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival comprised of,
Christine Vachon, Producer, (USA) President
Pierre Rissient, Film director, distributor, film consultant (France)
Katia Lund, Film director, screenwriter, producer (Brazil)
Diego Galán, Film critic, film director (Spain)
Mogens Rukov, Screenwriter, professor (Denmark)
Xu Jinglei, Film director, screenwriter, producer, actress (China)
and Lefteris Voyatzis, Stage director, actor (Greece)

THE ΑWARDS

• Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander (37.000 euros)
GAJOKEUI TANSAENG (Family Ties)
by
KIM Tae-yong. Producers: Bae Yong- kook, Jung Tae-woon, South Korea 2006

• Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander (22.000 euros)
ASRE JOMEH (On a Friday Afternoon)
by
Mona Zandi Haghighi. Producer: Jahangir Kossari, Iran 2006

• Best Director
SLAWOMIR FABICKI for Z Oszysku (Retrieval), Poland 2006

• Best Screenplay Award:

Ex aequo

MAURICIO ZACHARIAS, FELIPE BRANGANCA, KARIM AINOUZ for O Céu De Suely (Suely in the Sky), Brazil- Germany-Portugal-France 2006.

and

SUNG Ki-young, KIM Tae-yong for Gajokeui Tansaeng (Family Ties), South Korea 2006.

• Best Actress Award:

To the actresses,
MOON So-ri, GOH Doon-shim, KONG Hyo-jin and KIM Hae-ok in Gajokeui Tansaeng (Family Ties), South Korea 2006.

• Best Actor Award:

ANTONI PAWLICKI in Z Odzysku (Retrieval), Poland 2006


• Artistic Achievement Award:

O CÉU DE SUELY (Suely in the Sky), Brazil- Germany-Portugal-France 2006.

The 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival FIPRESCI (Federation of International Film Critics) jury comprised of:

Jose Carlos Avellar (Brazil), President
Genoveva Dimitrova (Bulgaria)
Sergei Lavrentiev (Russia)
Thilo Wydra (Germany)
Ioanna Papageorgiou (Greece)

Bestowed the FIPRESCI award for a film in the International Competition Section to:

• CÉU DE SUELY (Suely in the Sky), by Karim Ainouz, Brazil- Germany-Portugal-France 2006.

and

for a film in the Greek Films 2006 section to:

• EDUART, by Angeliki Antoniou, Greece 2006


OTHER AWARDS

Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award (15.000 euro)

Offered by the Ministry for Macedonia – Thrace

• ROME RATHER THAN YOU by Tariq Teguia, Algeria/Germany/France 2006

Woman & Equality Award (6.000 euros)

Offered by the General Secretariat for Gender Equality of the Hellenic Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization

• GRBAVICA by Jasmila Zbanic, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia, 2005

Human Values Award (15.000 euros)
Τhe Hellenic Parliament TV Channel is bestowing the award to a film of the Independence days ID-06 selection,
• EL VIOLIN (The Violin) by Francisco Vargas, Mexico 2006

Digital Alexander (15.000 euros)
Offered by the Greek Film Center to a film of the DigitalWave section
• LAND OF NOD by Evangelos Yiovannis, Greece 2006
Special Mentions:
• a by Yorgos Loukakos and Madeleine Aktypi, Greece 2006
• Mr. Lumiere… I’m back by Nikos Alevras, Greece 2006
• Summer Province Dreams by Yorgos Akseherlidis, Greece 2006
• A Pink Safety Pin by Nikos Pomonis, Greece 2006




Jameson Audience Award
For a film in the International Competition Section ( 3.000 euro) to
• GAJOKEUI TANSAENG (Family Ties) by KIM Tae-yong, S. Korea 2006
For a film in the Greek Films 2006 section ( 3.000 euro) to
• YIOS TOU FYLAKA (The Guardian's Son) by Dimitris Koutsiabassakos, Greece 2006
For a film in the Balkan Survey ( 2.000 euro) to
• A FOST SAU N-A FOST? (12:08 East Of Bucharest) by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania 2006
For a film in the DigitalWave ( 2.000 euro) to
• ONIRA THERINIS EPARHIAS (Summer Province Dreams) by Yorgos Akseherlidis, Greece 2006

The Greek Union of Film Television and Audiovisual Technicians (ETEKT) Award
The ETEKT award to a Greek film in the Greek Films 2006 section is given to:
• EDUART, by Angeliki Antoniou, Greece 2006

The Greek Film Critics Association (PEKK) Award
The PEKK award for a Greek film in the Greek Films 2006 section is given to:
• I PSYHI STO STOMA (Soul Kicking) by Yannis Economidis Greece 2006

Crossroads Co-Production Forum Award (10.000 euros)
Offered by NOKIA Nseries to the project,

• PANDORA’S BOX by Yesim Ustaoglu, Turkey


Industry Center & Eave Award (Eave Training Program Scholarship)
• ADA SOLOMON, producer (Romania)