The festival came to an end on Saturday, 24 June 2017, with an award ceremony opened with a live music programme. The ceremony was attended by industry professionals, academics, artists and many members of the public. A short film entitled Not for Sale, made by the cinema workshop Pegasus, plus highlights from the entire festival were screened.
The seven-member jury gave the following awards:
Feature Films Category
Best Feature Film of a Debut Filmmaker
I Still Hide to Smoke! (France, Greece)
Directed by Rayhana Obermeyer
Best Script of a First Feature Film
I Still Hide to Smoke! (France, Greece)
Directed by Rayhana Obermeyer
Best Cinematography of a First Feature Film
Olympia Mytilineou and Mohamed Tayeblaggoune for I Still Hide to Smoke! (France, Greece)
Directed by Rayhana Obermeyer
Best Director of a First Feature Film
Rayhana Obermeyer for I Still Hide to Smoke! (France, Greece)
Best Production Design of a First Feature Film
I Still Hide to Smoke! (France, Greece)
Directed by Magdalini Siga
Best Sets / Costumes of a First Feature Film
We were Comrades (Germany)
Directed by Heintje Peter
Best Score of a First Feature Film
Bach in Brazil (Germany, Brazil)
Directed by Jan Doddema, Henrique Cazes, Gilvan de Oliveira, David and Christiansen
Best Editing of a First Feature Film
I Still Hide to Smoke (France, Greece)
Directed by Magdalini Siga
Best Leading Actor in a Feature Film
Karsten Antonio Mielke for Dark Blue Girl (Germany)
Directed by Mascha Schilinski
Best Leading Actress in a First Feature Film
Hiam Abbass for I Still Hide to Smoke (France, Greece)
Directed by Magdalini Siga
Short Film Awards
CYIFF 2017 Got Talent in Animation Award
True Colours (USA)
Directed by Nicole Morciniec
Veterans Animation Award
Ethnofobia (Greece)
Directed by Jani Zhonga
Experimental Arthouse Award
Quantum Satori (Belgium)
Directed by Samuel Vanclooster
Antigone (USA)
Directed by George Nicholas
Best Music Award in a Short Film
The Journey (Greece)
Directed by John Bletas
Best Dance Award in a Short Film
Perhaps I was Here? (USA)
Directed by Geoff Marslett
Best Greek Short Film
Unchildisness (Greece)
Directed by Andy Papadimitriou
CYIFF’s Got Talent Short Films
Best Short Film
Wasati (Saudi Arabia)
Directed by Ali Kalthami
Best Cinematography in a First Short Film
My Pretty Pony (Poland)
Directed by Maciej Barczewski
Best Director in a First Short Film
Μarika Zairi for Mohamed The First Name (France)
Honorary Mentions for the first short films
Bittersweet (Lebanon)
Directed by Corine Colors
Μy Brother (UK)
Directed by Marti Dols and Joe Ryan Laia
Βeef Steak and Sardines (UK)
Directed by Erifili Missiou
Lucia (Russia)
Directed by Ekaterina Panchik
Impromptu (Italy)
Directed by Gio Kaptra
CYIFF 2017 Veteran’s Short Films
Best Veteran’s Short Film Award
Bad Habits (Cyprus)
Directed by Emilios Avraam
Best Veteran's Director Award in a Short Film
Unattended Item (Greece)
Directed by Filippos Vokotopoulos
Documentaries
Best Talent Short Documentary
Harvest in New Life (Greece)
Directed by Antonis Kitsikis
Honorary Mention
For the Love of God (Cyprus)
Directed by Βejay Browne
Best Talent Feature Documentary
Water of Life and Death (Hong Kong)
Directed by Eve Chong Yuk Lam
Un Petit Tipote (Cyprus, Belgium)
Directed by Julie Sandor
Best Veteran’s Short Documentary
Οde to Lesvos (Holland)
Directed by Tariq Derki
Best Veteran’s Feature Documentary
A Refugee Passage to Europe (Greece)
Directed by Alexander Spathis and Demetris Papageorgiou
