CEE took the student awards, with the best student film going to Renata Gąsiorowska from Poland for Pussy and a special mention going to FAMU student Kateřina Karhánková from the Czech Republic for Fruits of Clouds.
The festival, which concluded on 7 May 2017, raised its industry profile this year with presentations from two dozen companies and increased emphasis on new media. There was also a new prize category, the International Competition of Independent Computer Games. The best artwork in this competition was won by the Danish company Playdead for Inside, and the best game for children and teenagers wert to the Netherlands for Hidden Folks by Adriaan de Jongh.
Complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film for Grown-ups
Louise by the Shore (France)
Directed by Jean-Francois Lagouinie
Special Mention
My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea (USA)
Directed by Dash Shaw
Best Feature Film for Children
My Live as a Zucchini (Switzerland, France)
Directed by Claude Barras
Best Short Film
Decorado (Spain)
Directed by Alberto Vazquez
Special Mention
Balcony (Hungary)
Directed by David Dell’Edera
Best Student Film
Pussy (Poland)
Directed by Renata Gąsiorowska
Special Mention
Fruits of Clouds (Czech Republic)
Directed by Kateřina Karhánková
Best Abstract and Non-Narrative Film
Orogenesis (France)
Directed by Boris Labbe
Special Mention
Vacency (Germany)
Directed by Urte Zintler
Best Music Video
Uri Nakayama: Spring Time-Old Man (Japan, Germany)
Directed by Hoji Tsuchiya
Special Mention
The Avalanches: Subways (France)
Directed by Mrzyk & Moriceau
Best Independent Computer Game
Inside (Denmark)
Developed by Playdead
Best Independent Computer Game for Children and Teenagers
Hidden Folks (The Netherlands)
Artwork by Adriaan de Jongh