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May 10, 2019

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2019 South East European Film Festival Awards

South East European Filmmakers Celebrated

at Closing Night Gala, May 8 at Writers Guild Theater

Photo credit: Aaron Perez

"This is happiness." Nadejda Koseva wins "Best Feature," "Best Debut" and the Audience Award for Irina (Bulgaria)

Photo Credit: Aaron Perez

SEEfest 2019 Awards:

Best Feature Film, Grand Jury Prize:

Irina (Bulgaria), Director: Nadejda Koseva

Special Jury Mention:

The Delegation (Albania), Director: Bujar Alimani

Bridging the Borders Award, sponsored by Cinema Without Borders:

Crush My Heart (Austria), Director: Alexandra Makarova

Best Debut Feature:

Irina (Bulgaria), Director: Nadejda Koseva

Best Documentary Film:

Neighbors (Croatia), Director: Tomislav Žaja

Special Jury Mention:

ReGeneration (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Director: Emir Kapetanović

Best Cinematography in Documentary Film:

Neighbors (Croatia), Director of Photography: Jasenko Rasol

Best Cinematography in Feature Film:

Borders, Raindrops (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Director of Photography: Miloš Jaćimović

Special Jury Mention:

Together (Slovenia), Director of Photography: Marko Kočevar

Deep Cuts (Croatia), Directors of Photography: Radislav Jovanov Gonzo, Dubravka Kurobasa, Luka Matic

Best Short Fiction:

Fugue (Greece), Director: Laura Neri

Best Short Documentary:

Childless (Bulgaria), Director: George Nicholas Zdravkov

Best Animation Short:

The Call (Romania), Director: Anca Damian

Honorable Mentions: Untravel (Serbia), Directors: Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak Jr. and Icebergs (Greece), Director: Eirini Vianelli

Audience Awards:

Feature Film: Irina (Bulgaria), Director: Nadejda Koseva

Documentary Film: 49,172 (Bulgaria), Director: Plamen Petkov

The 14th South East European Film Festival Los Angeles presented 56 films over 8 days in multiple locations, with gender parity in the program. Most films were North American premieres, with four world premieres.

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