One absent jury member was the  Ukraine’s Oleg Sentsov, currently in Lefortovo prison on trumped-up terrorism charges. His absence was  highlighted by an Empty Chair campaign to draw attention to his case and is the first in a series of projected empty chairs at the upcoming summer/autumn festivals, initiated by the European Film Academy.

“To be able to draw attention not only to the plight of Oleg,” said festival President Mike Downey, “but to the ongoing situation of Jafar Panahi, the continuing work of FEMEN and Chicago Girl and the incredible sacrifices of the Belarus Free Theatre has been a privilege and a mission for us.  It wasn’t easy to bring all these disparate voices together, but when we did, they spoke as one in the support of The Tribe as the winner.”

A special mention went to German director Philip Gröning's The Police Officer's

Ruben Östlund's Force Majeure won the FIPRESCI prize.

The FIPRESCI jury was made up of Luminita Boerescu, Romania ("Film"), Alexandra Puetter, Germany and Dean Kotiga, Croatia

Motivation: "The film, set within an idyllic but threatening environment, revolves around human relationships with a very sophisticated and unconventional humour. The director bravely insists on a truly personal style, using long takes and slow rhythm to deal with its subject uncompromisingly. This dialectic of subject and form is a rare occurence today.

Arena by Martin Rath a German graduate of the Lodz  film school in Poland won in the short film competition.

The honorary Motovun Maverick Award was given to Andrei Zvyagintsev.

The Motovun 50 Award for long service in the film industry was given to the legendary poet and composer Arsen Dedic.