Jury member and Bulgarian director Stefan Komandarev praised NO. 1 as highly convincing with quality of script, images and acting. Philip Avramov, who plays the role of the literature teacher in NO. 1 and also performs in Sneakers, was awarded Best Actor. Sneakers received the Special Prize of the town of Varna.
Love.net received three awards: best first feature film for Ilian Djevelekov; best script for Neli Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov and Ilian Djevelekov; and best actress for Lilia Maraviglia. Konstantin Bojanov received the best director prize for his film Ave and Julian Atanassov was named best cinematographer for his work in Kamen Kalev's The Island.
The best short film prize went to Alexander Etimov's Demons for its "skilful fusion of image and implied meaning in a unique film expression." The audience award went to Operation-Shmenti Capelli by Ivan Mitov and Vladislav Karamfilov-Vargala, and the Faculty of Journalism and Media Communications by the St. Kliment Ohridski (http://www.uni-sofia.bg/) Sofia University went to Alexo Petrov's Baklava. The Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers (www.sbfd.bg) gave its Special award to Old Toughies by deceased director Plamen Masslarov and his co-director Ivaylo Penchev and the Union's Film Critics Section awarded Yassen Grigorov's Little-Big. For their shorts Shopping and Pawnshop Dimitar Kotsev-Shosho and Neshka Karadjinska received two special mentions each. The Special Award of the National Film Centre (www.nfc.bg) for outstanding contribution and artistic presence was delivered to actor Boris Loukanov, who also plays an important role in Holy Light.
"Golden Rose" for Best Feature Film
NO.1 - director Atanas Hristoskov
"Golden Rose" for Best Short Film
Demons - director Alexander Etimov
Special Town of Varna Award
Sneakers - directors Ivan Vladimirov & Valery Yordanov
Best Director Award
Konstantin Bojanov for Ave
www.le-pacte.comBest Screenplay Award
Neli Dimitrova, Matey Konstantinov and Ilian Djevelekov for Love.net
Best DoP Award
Julian Atanassov for The Island
Best Actress Award
Lilia Maraviglia for Love.net
Best Actor Award
Philip Avramov for NO.1 and Sneakers
First Feature Film Award
Ilian Djevelekov for Love.net
Two Diplomas for Specific Individual Achievements
Shopping - director Dimitar Kotsev - Shosho
Pawnshop - director Neshka Karadjinska
Audience award
Operation-Shmenti Capelli - directors Ivan Mitov and Vladislav Karamfilov-Vargala
Faculty of Journalism and Media Communications by the St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University award
Baklava - scriptwriter/director Alexo Petrov
Award of the Film Critics Section by the Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers
Little-Big - director Yassen Grigorov
Award of the Union of the Bulgarian Film Makers:
Old Toughies - directors Plamen Maslarov and Ivaylo Penchev
National Film
Centre Special Award (www.nfc.bg)
Boris Loukanov