The Baltic Films competition was won by Summer Survivors (Lithuania) directed by Marija Kavtaradze and produced by M-films (Lithuania). The 100% Lithuanian production was supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre. The award for Best Estonian Film went to Ahto. Chasing a Dream directed by Jaanis Valk and produced by Ruhm Pluss Null (Estonia). The film was supported by the Estonian Film Institute.
The annual industry Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event Baltic Event, held 26-30 November, has become one of the major European meetups for industry professionals and this year was bigger than ever. This year the lineup of presentations, networking, screenings, meetings and panel discussions attracted more than 400 guests from all over the world.
For a full list of winners of both the festival and the industry awards see below.
Award Winners
Main Competition
Grand Prix Best Film
Wandering Girl (Columbia, France)
Directed by Rubén Mendoza
Best Director
Jang Woo-Jin for Winter’s Night (South Korea)
Best Script
Rajat Kapoor for Kadakh (India)
Directed by Rajat Kapoor
Best Actress
Seo Young-hwa for Winter’s Night (South Korea)
Best Actor
Ex-Aqueo
Navid Mohammadzadeh for Sheeple (Iran)
Directed by Houman Seyedi
and
Dar Salim for Until We Fall (Denmark)
Directed by Samanou Acheche Sahistrom
Best Cinematographer
Jean Pierre St-Louis for A Place to Live (Canada)
Directed by Bernard Emond
Best Music
Las Ānes for Wandering Girl (Colombia, France)
First Feature Competition
Best Film
Head Above Water (France)
Directed by Margaux Bonhomme
Special Jury Prizes
As I Fall (Norway)
Directed by Magnus Meyer Arensen
And
Cronofobia (Switzerland)
Directed by Francesco Rizzi
Baltic Film Competition
Best Baltic Film
Summer Survivors (Lithuania)
Directed by Marija Kavtaradze
Produced by M-films (Lithuania)
Coproduced by After School (Latvia)
Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre
Estonian Film Competition
Best Estonian Film
Ahto. Chasing a Dream (Estonia)
Directed by Jaanis Valk
Produced by Ruhm Pluss Null (Estonia)
Supported by the Estonian Film Institute
Rebel with a Cause Award
Mira (Russia)
Directed by Denis Shabaev
NETPAC Award
Award for Best Asian film by the jury of Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC)
Kejal (Iran)
Directed by Nima Salehiyar
International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award
Head Above Water (France)
Directed by Margaux Bonhomme
Ecumenical Jury Prize
Werewolf (Poland, Netherlands, Germany)
Directed by Adrian Panek
Produced by Balapolis (Poland)
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Audience Award
Ex-Aqueo
The Guest (Egypt)
Directed by Hadi El Bagoury
And
Werewolf (Poland, Netherlands, Germany)
Directed by Adrian Panek
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Liv Ullmann (Norway)
Ivars Seleckis (Latvia)
Mark Soosaar (Estonia)
Main prizes of the sub-festivals of Black Nights FF
Youth and children’s film festival Just Film, Youth Competition
Best Film
Hope You'll Die Next Time (Hungary)
Directed by Mihály Schwechtje
Shorts and Animations film festival PÖFF Shorts
International Competition: Best Short Film
All Inclusive (Switzerland)
Directed by Corina Schwingruger-Iliç
International Competition, Best Animation
Egg (Italy)
Directed by Martina Scarpelli
Industry Awards: Industry@Tallinn and Baltic Event
Baltic Event Co-Production Market Awards
Best Project: Eurimages Co-Production Development Award
A Girl’s Room (France, Finland)
Directed by Aino Suni
Cannes Marché du Film Producers’ Network Award
Marianne Ostrat, Alexandra Film (Estonia)
Vladimer Chikhradze, 20 Steps Production (Georgia)
Screen International Best Pitch Award
The Oasis of Now (Finland)
By Ramy Hamezan
Works in Progress Awards
Baltic Event Works in Progress
Baltic View Award
Aurora (Finland)
By Miia Tervo
International Works in Progress
Baltic View Award
Sisters (Norway)
By Silje Salomonsen, Arild Østin Ommundsen
Baltic Event Works in Progress
Baltic Event Works in Progress Award
Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (Finland, Latvia)
By J-P Valkeapää
Producers: Aleksi Bardy, Helen Vinogradov
Co-producers: Alise Gelze, Aija Berzina
Production companies: Helsinki-filmi, Tasse Film
International Works in Progress
The Post Control Award
Golden Voices (Israel)
By Evgeny Ruman
Script Pool Tallinn Awards
Global Screen Award
Man Of Deeds (Romania)
By Radu Romaniuc
Director: Nicolae Constantin Tănase
Production companies: Papillon Film, Tangaj Production
