This year the attendance of 110,000 broke all the records as the films were screened in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Panevezys from 19 March to 2 April 2015.
The jury New Europe – New Names was composed of: Paolo Bertolin (Italy), Vlad Ivanov (Romania), Esin Kucuktepepinar (Turkey), Christian Jimenez (Chile) and Hadas Yaron (Israel).
The jury Baltic Gaze was composed of: Jerome Baron (France), Ahmet Boyacioglu (Turkey), Susanna Harutyunyan (Armenia), Maya Vitkova (Bulgaria) and Marketa Hodouskova (FNE, Czech Republic).
WINNERS:
New Europe-New Names Competition
Best Film:
Koza (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Ivan Ostrochovsky
Produced by sentimentalfilm and endorfilm
Coproduced by Czech Television, RTVS and Punkchart Films
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Czech Film Fund
Best Director:
Myroslav Slaboshpytshiy for The Tribe (Ukraine)
Best Actress:
Margita Gosheva for The Lesson (Bulgaria, Greece)
Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
Produced by Abraxas Film
Coproduced by Graal Film
International sales: Wide Management
Best Actor:
Marton Kristof for Afterlife (Hungary)
Directed by Virág Zomborácz
Produced by KMH Film
CICAE Award:
Koza
Baltic Gaze Competition
Best Film:
Victoria (Germany)
Directed by Sebastian Schipper
Best Director:
Joshua Oppenheimer & Anonymous for The Look of Silence (Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, Finland, UK)
Best Actress:
Bianca Kronlöf for Underdog (Sweden)
Directed by Ronnie Sandahl
Best Actor:
Janusz Gajos for Body (Poland)
Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska
Produced by Nowhere Sp. z o.o.
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Special Mention:
Rocks in My Pockets (Latvia, USA)
Directed by Signe Baumane
Production: Locomotive
Supported by National Film Centre of Latvia
Short Film International Competition
Best Film:
Symphony Nr.42 (Hungary)
Directed by Reka Bucsi
Special Mention:
Object (Poland)
Directed by Paulina Skribinska