28-10-2015

FESTIVALS: Slovak Comeback Wins Georgian CineDOC Festival

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    TBILISI: The Slovak film Comeback directed by Miro Remo won the main prize of the international competition at the first CineDoc IDFF at the awards ceremony on 24 October 2015.

    The Georgian/Latvian documentary Double Aliens by director Ugis Olte won the prize in the Focus Caucasus section.

    The festival industry section included a documentary pitching session sponsored by the Georgian National Film Center and a workshop for women filmmakers.

    The complete list of winners follows:

    International Competition

    Comeback (Slovakia)
    Directed by Miro Remo
    Production: AH Production
    Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

    Special Mention

    Twilight of a Life (Belgium, Israel)
    Directed by Sylvain Biegeleisen

    Focus Caucasus

    Double Aliens (Latvia/Georgia)
    Directed by Ugis Olte
    Production: VFS Films, Sakdoc Film
    Supported by National Film Centre of Latvia, Georgian National Film Center

    Special Mention

    How to Cross (Armenia)
    Directed by Sona Kocharyan and Marine Kocharyan

    Student Jury Prize

    Master and Tatyana (Lithuania)
    Directed by Giedre Zyckite
    Production: Just a Moment

    Audience Award

    Twilight of a Life (Belgium, Israel)
    Directed by Sylvain Biegeleisen

    CinéDOC Young Award

    A Goat for a Vote (Netherlands)
    Directed by Jeroen Van Velzen