IFF Bratislava announces winners

The 12. International Film Festival Bratislava announced its winners. The Grand Prix went to Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino for his second feature The Four Times. The weeklong film marathon was closed by this year's Venice winner, Sofia Coppola's Somewhere.
A selection of festival films will travel around Slovakia to Košice (12.-14.11.), Banská Bystrica (15.-16.11.) and Žilina (17.-18.11.).
FIRST AND SECOND FEATURE FILMS

Grand Prix for the Best Film
Le quattro volte / The Four Times
(r./dir. Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy, Germany, Switzerland 2010)
For its lyrical evocation of the cycle of life and death.

Best Director
EX-AEQUO
Dragomir Sholev for the motion picture Podslon / Shelter
(Bulgaria, 2010)
For its accurate portrait of generation gap with a peculiar sense of humour.

Best Director
EX-AEQUO
Constantine Popescu for the motion picture Portrait of the Fighter As A Young Man
(Romania, 2010)
For its art to depict the fight for freedom of an oppressed country.

Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg for best performance in motion picture L’arbre /The Tree
(r./dir. Julie Bertucelli, France, Australia, 2010)
For the strong personality of a woman fighting for the balace of her family after a tragic death.

Best Actor
Robert Naylor for best performance in motion picture 10½
(r./dir. Daniel Grou, Canada, 2010)
For the wild and extraordinary interpretation of a boy struggling for his life.

FIPRESCI JURY AWARD
10½
(r./dir. Daniel Grou, Canada, 2010)

STUDENT JURY AWARD
10½
(r./dir. Daniel Grou, Canada, 2010)
For a complex and authentic depiction of broken relationships and upbringing through exceptional directorial work with actors and children actors in particular.
AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Familia
(r./dir. Mikael Wiström, Alberto Herskovits,Sweden, 2010)
For its intimate approach in portraying a family’s subtle journey and great drama and its praising of love in harsh circumstances.

AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
How To Pick Berries
(r./dir. Elina Talvensaari, Finland, 2010)
Attention to small details and textures, and a subtle use of sound build a hypnotic atmosphere in a film where the problems of a small community reflect a relevent current global issue.
Special mention of the Short Films Jury
The External World
(r./dir. David O‘ Reilly, Ireland, 2010)
Brave, provocative, smart and playful film that explores the possibilities and pushes the boundaries of animation.

FILM NEW EUROPE VISEGRAD PRIX
The Housemaid
(r./dir. Anna Hoffman, Germany, 2010)
FILM EUROPE AWARD
For successful presentation of Slovak film abroad
actor Marko Igonda
The IFF Bratislava Award for Artistic Excellence in World Cinematography
Jan Švankmajer
Tile on the Movie Walk of Fame given by the IFF Bratislava and the City of Bratislava represented by Mayor Andrej Ďurkovský
actress Mária Kráľovičová


More information: www.iffbratislava.sk







12th International Film Festival Bratislava, 4. - 11. November 2010
PALACE CINEMAS, Aupark; Kino Mladosť, FK 35mm, Slovak National Gallery, DPOH City Theatre

Festival days
KOŠICE 12. – 14.11.2010
BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 15. – 16.11.2010
ŽILINA 17. – 18.11.2010

General partner
UniCredit Bank


Main organizers
Ars Nova, Partners Production
Agentúra Promotion

With the financial support of
Audiovizuálny fond and Košice - Európske hlavné mesto kultúry 2013
Ministerstvo kultúry a cestovného ruchu Slovenskej republiky
MEDIA Program Európskeho spoločenstva
Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky Bratislava


Under the auspices
Daniel Krajcer, minister kultúry a cestovného ruchu Slovenskej republiky
Andrej Ďurkovský, primátor, Hlavné mesto Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava
Zora Jaurová, umelecká riaditeľka, Košice – Európske hlavné mesto kutúry 2013


Main partners
TIPOS
Zlatý Bažant
GAMO
PRIOR


Co – organizers
Aupark, Palace Cinemas, BKIS, Radisson Blu Carlton, SNG, Bioscop, Europa Cinemas, City Cinemas, OC Mirage, VŠMU


Main media partners
STV, Jemné melódie, PROFIT, STAR, .týždeň, TV Bratislava, aktuality.sk, AKZENT MEDIA, Kinema.sk, Rádio FM


Media partners
NOTA BENE, Webnoviny.sk , Film.sk , CS TV, INSPIRE, Kinečko, Slovak Spectator, Festivaly.sk, Citylife.sk, in.ba, Jetotak.sk, Rádio Slovensko, Radiopoint, Homo Felix, Moviemania.sk, Film New Europe, Cineuropa, The Slovak Spectator


Commercial and Advertising Partners
TNT, Citroen, Lenovo, ASBIS, LUCKA, martinus.sk, RONA, Double Cross, Gunpowder, Devín Print, Kinnarps, AVI Studio