The most successful film of the festival was the German feature Rocca Changes the World by Katja Benrath, which received the Audience Award, the children’s jury award and a special mention.
The festival attracted 2,600 accredited guests. Over 100,000 visitors participated in the festival programmes, which included a town square filled with entertainment that stretched into the evenings.
A major draw for industry professionals was the industry sections, which included a wide range of meetings and presentations, including conferences on education, greening the impact of the film industry, meetings of festivals, a pitching forum for film students and young professionals and a works-in-progress section.
A special award, The Golden Slipper for exceptional interpretation of songs in Czech films, was given to the iconic Czech singer, actor and artist Karel Gott.
During the opening ceremony Petr Koliha, the executive director of Czech TV’s children’s channel ČT :D and the former artistic director of the festival, received the Zlin Festival Grand Prix Award for long-term achievements in developing and presenting children and youth cinema.
This year's festival also introduced a new award in the European Debuts section, the Karel Zeman Award for Special Recognition for Best Visual Concept. It was won by the German film Cleo – If I Could Turn Back Time.
Complete list of award winners:
International Expert Jury for Feature Films:
Golden Slipper - for Best Feature Film for Children
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess (Netherlands, Germany)
Directed by Steven Wouterlood
Jury Prize for Best Children Performance in a Feature Film for Children
Finn Little for the role of Mike in Storm Boy (Australia)
Directed by Shawn Seet
Golden Slipper - for Best Feature Film for Youth
Giant Little Ones (Canada)
Directed by Keith Behrman
Jury Prize for Best Youth Performance in a Feature Film for Youth
Blake Cooper for the role of Bobby in Measure of a Man (USA)
Directed by Jim Loach
Special recognition:
Rocca Changes the World (Germany)
Directed by Katja Benrath
Joint International Jury of Children and Adults for Animated Films:
Golden Slipper - for Best Animated Film
Cloudy (Czech Republic)
Directed by Filip Diviak, Zuzana Čupová
Produced by Tomas Bata University
The Hermína Týrlová Award - Award for Young Artists aged under 35
Teofrastus (Estonia)
Directed by Sergei Kibus
Produced by Nukufilm
Special recognition
A Good Heart (Russia)
Directed by Evgeniya Zhirkova
International Children’s Jury for Feature Films for Children:
Main Prize of the Children’s Jury - for Best Feature Film for Children
Rocca Changes the World (Germany)
Directed by Katja Benrath
International Youth Jury for Feature Films for Youth:
Main Prize of the Youth Jury - for Best Feature film for Youth
Psychobitch (Norway)
Directed by Martin Lund
International Expert Jury for European First Films:
The Europe Award - for Best European First Film
The Unpromised Land (Sweden)
Directed by Victor Lindgren
Karel Zeman Award - Special Recognition for Best Visual Concept
Cleo – If I Could Turn Back Time (Germany)
Directed by Erik Schmitt
International Expert Jury for Student Films Zlín Dog:
Main Prize for the TOP Film of Zlín Dog
Provence (Belgium)
Directed by Kato De Boeck
Genre prizes:
Best Animated Film:
Muteum (Estonia)
Directed by Äggie Pak Yee Lee
Special recognition:
Inanimate (Great Britain)
Directed by Lucia Bulgheroni
Best Documentary Film
Apart (Czech Republic)
Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguuyen
Special recognition:
Ma'MaQueen (Netherlands)
Directed by Esmée van Loon
Best Live-Action Film
Last Call (Hungary)
Directed by Hajni Kis
Special recognition:
Cherries (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Directed by Katarína Gramatová
Prizes awarded by non-statutory juries
EFCA – International jury
ECFA Award – for Best European Documentary Film for Young Audience
How Big Is the Galaxy? (Russia, Estonia)
Directed by Ksenia Elyan
International Ecumenical Jury
Ecumenical Jury Award
Psychobitch (Norway)
Directed by Martin Lund
Special recognition:
Rocca Changes the World (Germany)
Directed by Katja Benrath
Audience awards:
Golden Apple – The City of Zlín Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Rocca Changes the World (Germany)
Directed by Katja Benrath
ČT: D Audience Award – for Best Short Animated Film
Animanimals – Sloth (Germany)
Directed by Julie Ocker
