Taste of Cement by Ziad Kalthoum, a coproduction between Germany, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Qatar, won the documentary international competition, while the Chinese film Gentle Night, directed by Qiu Yang, was awarded best short film.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Gia Kancheili and Vakhtang Kikabidze received BIAFF Lifetime Achievement Awards for Contribution to World Cinema.

The Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival is organised by Batumi Art house ARGANI.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Feature Film Competition:

Grand Prix: A Gentle Creature / Krotkaya (France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Latvia)
Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
Produced by Slot Machine
Coproduced by ARTE France Cinéma, Graniet Film BV, LOOKS Film & TV Produktionen,Solar Media Entertainment, Studio Uljana Kim, Wild at Heart, Film Angels
Supported by the National Film Center of Latvia, the The Riga Film Fund, the Lithuanian Film Centre

Best Director: Yesim Ustaoglu for Claire Obscure (Turkey, Germany, Poland, France)
Directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu
Produced by Ustaoglu Production, unafilm, Aeroplan, Slot Machine

Best Actress: Ezem Ucun for Claire Obscure
Directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu Yesim Ustaoglu

Best Actor: Merab Ninidze for Jupiter’s Moon (Hungary, Germany)
Directed by Kornél  Mundruczó

Special Mentions:

for the acting Ensemble in Party (UK)
Directed by Sally Potter  

and also for Dede (Georgia, UK)
Directed by Mariam Khatchvani
Produced by 20 Steps
Coproduced by Film and Music Entertainment, MP Film Production, Montauk Film Production, and JaJa Film Productions.
Supported by the Doha Film Institute and the Georgian National Film Centre

Documentary Competition:

Best Documentary: Taste of Cement (Germany, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Qatar)
Directed by Ziad Kalthoum

Special Mentions:

City of Sun (Georgia, USA, Qatar, Netherlands)
Directed by Rati Oneli

Liberation Day (Norway, Latvia)
Directed by Uģis Olte, Morten Traavik

Short Film Competition:

Best Short Film: Gentle Night (China)
Directed by Qiu Yang

Jury Special Mentions:

Ana (Georgia)
Directed by Margo Zubashvili

Three Steps (Georgia)
Directed by Soso Bliadze, Georgia, 2017

Valparaiso (Italy)
Directed by Carlo Sironi

BIAFF Lifetime Achievement Awards for Contribution to World Cinema:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran/UK)
Gia Kancheili (Georgia)
Vakhtang Kikabidze (Georgia)