BIAFF 2009 awards

BIAFF AWARDS (main competition)







1. Grand Prix - “Opium War” by Siddiq barmak, Afghanistan, 2009



2. Best Feature Film – “Scratch” by Michał Rosa, Poland, 2008



3. Best Documentary Film - “Letters to the President” by Petr Lom (US/Norway), 2008



4. Best Film Director – “Volchok”, by Vasili Sigarev, Russia, 2009



5. Best Male Actor - Parviz Parastui in film of Abdolrea Kahani “Twenty” , Iran, 2009



6. Best Female Actor – Megi Kobaladze in film of Alper Ozcan “Autumn”, Turkey, 2008



7. Special prize of Jury - “The Living” by Sergey Bukovski, Ukraine, 2008



8. Special Mention – “Zift” by Javor Gardev, Bulgaria 2009



9. Special Mention - “Women from Georgia” by Levan Koguashvili, Georgia, 2008



10. Special prize of direction BIAFF – Wlodzimierz Niederhaus





BIAFF Lifetime achievement award (Georgian film maker) - Mikheil Kobakhidze



BIAFF Lifetime achievement award (Foreign film maker) - Jos Stelling





BIAFF AWARDS (Young Film Makers’ competition)



Grand Prix - “One day after 10th day” by Narges Abyar, Iran, 2008

Best Feature Film - “Because There Are Things We Never Forget”, by Lucas Figueroa, Spain

Best Film Director - Agnieszka Smoczyńska for film “Aria Diva”; Poland, 2009

Special Mention – “Bloessam” by Tess Löwenhardt, Netherlands, 2009

Prize of SANGUKO film studio “The new vision” - “The First Film” by Panah Panahi, Iran, 2008