All filmmakers, press, industry, volunteers and locals gathered to celebrate the close of the end of the 52nd Thessaloniki Film Festival, the success of which was even more appreciated under the present economic circumstance. Given the positive attitude of everyone here, you would never think such grave problems were taking place.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Best Feature Film Award: PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT) by director ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers LeonidOgaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonovaand Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011All prize winners gathered on stage at the end of the ceremony.photo by Vanessa McMahon
Best Feature Film Award: PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT) by director ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers LeonidOgaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonovaand Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011
All prize winners gathered on stage at the end of the ceremony.
photo by Vanessa McMahon
Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander(20.000 euro) PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHTPORTRAIT)ByANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers LeonidOgaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonovaand Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011 Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander(10.000 euro) photo by Vanessa McMahon
Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander(10.000 euro) OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTYLETTERS) ByVACLAV KADRNKA, Producer VaclavKadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
BestScreenplayAward JOHN MCILDUFFForBEHOLD THE LAMB, Director JohnMcIlduff, Producer Kevin Jackson, UK, 2011 photo by Vanessa McMahon
FIPRESCI AWARD at 52ND TIFF For a film in the International Competition Section 2011 to OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTY LETTERS)ByVACLAV KADRNKA, Producer Vaclav Kadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011 For a film in the Greek Films 2011 section to photo by Vanessa McMahon
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD for a film in the International Competition sectionPORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT)ByANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011For a film in the Greek Films sectionphoto by Vanessa McMahon
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD for a film in the International Competition section
PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT)
By
ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011
For a film in the Greek Films section
photo by Vanessa McMahon
Bulgarian filmmakers having fun at The Agora Award party at 52nd TIFF photo by Vanessa McMahon
SOFIA MEETINGS of the Sofiainternational Film Festival selects the project THE COUCH, Directed by: Duccio Chiarini, Produced by: Fabrizio Mosca, AcabaProduzioni, Italy to be presented inMarch 2012.Mira Staleva of SIFF and Marie-Pierre Macia present the award.photo by Vanessa McMahon
SOFIA MEETINGS of the Sofiainternational Film Festival selects the project THE COUCH, Directed by: Duccio Chiarini, Produced by: Fabrizio Mosca, AcabaProduzioni, Italy to be presented inMarch 2012.Mira Staleva of SIFF and Marie-Pierre Macia present the award.photo by Vanessa McMahon
The Jury of the Agora Awards at 52nd TIFF photo by Vanessa McMahon
SARA DRIVER PRESS CONFERENCE American director, scriptwriter and producer Sara Driver gave a press conference on Thursday, November 10, at Warehouse C, in the framework of the Thessaloniki 52nd International Film Festival. Present at the panel was TIFF director Dimitris Eipides. The TIFF is hosting a tribute to the work of Sara Driver, who is the Jim Jarmusch’s partner in both filmmaking and life. Driver is consid
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