The winners of the 2021 Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe

And so the 16th edition of the Festival came to its end. It was a true celebration of cinema, full of meetings and exchanges. More than 60 filmmakers came to Paris to present their films. We want to thank our amazing audience, our sponsors and partners, the cinemas and all those who have made possible this adventure. 



Here are the winners of the 2021 Festival edition:



PRIX SAUVAGE for the best recent European fiction film unreleased in France

Tomas Vengris (Lithuania) for the film Motherland / Gimtine



Special mention

Javier Fernández Vázquez (Spain) for the film The Storm Was Coming / Anunciaron tormenta



PRIX LUNA (awarded by cinema students and young professionals’ Jury )

Anna Melikyan (Russia) for the film The Three / Трое



Prix PRESENT for the best recent European documentary film

André Guiomar (Portugal) for the film Our Land, Our Altar / A Nossa Terra, o Nosso Altar



Special mention

Nadya Zakharova (Russia) for the film The Promenade / Набережная



PRIX SAUVAGE CORTO for the best recent European short film

Knutte Wester (Sweden) for the film You Can’t Show My Face



Special mention

Fabio Serpa (Italy) for the film Cracolice