MEDIAWAVE'2008 Award Ceremony was held in the former synagogue, now University Concert Hall in the evening 2 May. Animation films were missing from the list of the award winner films this year, Hungarian fictions were preferred by the international jury, though the main prizes were received by Eastern-European documentaries again.

Members of the international jury were:
Ella Davletsina, documentary filmmaker, director of "MEETINGS IN SIBERIA" International Documentary Film Festival (RUS), Mike Hoolboom, fringe filmmaker (CAN), Samira Sinai, actress, director (IRN), Ferenc Török, filmdirector (HUN), Zoltán Kőrösi, writer (HUN).



MEDIAWAVE’2008 AWARD LIST


HUNGARIAN STUDENT JURY AWARD:
Alexey Fedorchenko: Первые на луне / First on the Moon (RUS)

SPECIAL MENTION
Rafal Skalski: 52 procent / 52 Percent (POL)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
offered by KODAK Hungary
Erdély Mátyás: Türelem / With a Little Patience (dir.: László Nemes Jeles) (HUN)

THE BEST YOUTH FILM
offered Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
Horváth Lili: Uszodai tolvaj / Swimming Pool Thief (HUN)

PRIZE OF THE CITY OF GYŐR
offered by the City of Győr
Pavel Medvedev: Na tretej planete ot solnca / On The 3rd Planet From The Sun (RUS)


THE BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE
offered by the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation 4K Advisory Board
Buharov Igor és Buharov Iván: Lassú Tükör / Slow Mirror (HUN)

The KPMG Responsible Society Award
Marcin Sauter – Pierwszy dzien / The First Day (POL)

THE BEST DOCUMENTARY
offered by Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
Andrey Paounov – Problemat s komarite i drugi istorii / The Mosquito Problem And Other Stories (BUL)

MEDIAWAVE Grand Prize
offered by by the Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation
Thomas Ciulei – Podul de flori / The Flower Bridge (ROM)

MORE INFORMATION: www.mediawave.hu