Armenian 1489 directed by Shoghakat Vardanyan won the Documentary Competition, while the main prize of the short film competition went to Land of Mountains (Austria, Germany) directed by Olga Kosanović.
Alongside the Documentary Competition and the Short Film Competition, the festival offered several sidebar events including premiere screenings from Central and Eastern Europe, preview screenings of out-of-competition documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe, and Wild Roses, a showcase dedicated to female directors from Central and Eastern Europe, which focused this year on German filmmakers.
When East Meets West, the industry segment of the festival, was held 21 – 24 January 2024.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Feature Film Competition:
Trieste Prize for Best Feature Film:
Stepne (Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Slovakia)
Directed by Maryna Vroda
Produced by vrodastudio
Coproduced by Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Tandem Production, Koi Studio, New Europe Film Sales, Kerekes Film
Supported by the Ukraine State Film Agency, Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, (MBB-ILB) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, RBB – Rundfunk Berlin- Brandenburg, Koi-Studio, New Europe Film Sales, the Slovak Film Commission, Kerekes Film, FVG Audiovisual Fund
Special Mention for Best Actress:
Ágnes Krasznahorkai in Without Air (Hungary, Romania)
Directed by Katalin Moldovai
Produced by Magma Film
Coproduced by Spot Film, Salamandra Film
Supported by the National Film Institute – Hungary Inkubator Programme
Special Mention for Best Actor:
Jovan Ginić in Lost Country (France, Serbia, Luxembourg, Croatia)
Directed by Vladimir Perišić
Produced by Easy Riders Films, Trilema, KinoElektron
Coproduced by Red Lion, Kinorama
Supported by Film Center Serbia, CNC, Arte France Cinema, the Luxembourg Film Fund, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre
Documentary Competition:
Opificio Neirami Alpe Adria Film Prize:
1489 (Armenia)
Directed by Shoghakat Vardanyan
Special Mention:
Motherland (Sweden, Ukraine, Norway)
Directed by Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
Short Film Competition:
Osiride Brovedani Foundation TSFF Shorts Prize:
Land of Mountains (Austria, Germany)
Directed by Olga Kosanović
Special Mention:
Ancella d’amore (Italy)
Directed by Emanuela Muzzupappa
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Audience Award for Best Feature Film:
Without Air (Hungary, Romania)
Directed by Katalin Moldovai
Audience Award for Best Documentary:
Cent’anni (Slovenia, Poland, Italy, Serbia)
Directed by Maja Doroteja Prelog
Audience Award for Best Short Film:
A Piece of Liberty (Greece)
Directed by Antigoni Kapaka
2024 Corso Salani Prize:
Lala (Italy)
Directed by Ludovica Fales
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa Prize for Best Documentary in Competition:
Between Revolutions (Romania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran)
Directed by Vlad Petri
Municipality of Trieste PAG (Progetto Area Giovani) Jury Prize for Best Short Film:
The Sea in Between (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia)
Directed by Lun Sevnik
Special Mention:
Il compleanno di Enrico (Germany, France, Italy)
Directed by Francesco Sossai
2024 Eastern Star Prize:
Ewa Puszczyńska, producer of The Zone of Interest (UK, USA, Poland)
Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Produced by A24
Coproduced by Extreme Emotions, Film Four, House Productions
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Cineuropa Prize:
Without Air (Hungary, Romania)
Directed by Katalin Moldovai
Click HERE for the East of the West winners.
