A coproduction between Tanzania, Germany and Italy, White Shadow took home the 20,000 EUR prize awarded by the jury composed out of Christian Jeune, Martin Schweighofer, Leonardo Brzezicki, Syllars Tzoumerakas and Tomasz Wasilewski and the Audience Award. The central character in the drama is an albino boy living in
Tanzania, where his condition makes him a likely victim to the shamans.
"New Horizons is a paradise festival for the filmmakers. I am very proud to be awarded at this specific event because the selection is so strong and versatile," Deshe told FNE.
The FIPRESCI Jury awarded the war drama History of Fear directed by Benjamin Naishtat, a coproduction between Argentina, France, Germany and Quatar. The Art International Competition 10,000 EUR prize was won by The Reunion (Återträffen, Sweden) directed by Anna Odell, and a special mention of the Jury went to Zuzanna Solakiewicz's film 15 Corners of the World (Poland 2014).
O.T. directed by Markus Scherer won the European Short Film Competition and the London Film Academy Award. A Polish-Indian coproduction Where I Can't Be Found directed by Arjun Talwar won the First Prize at the Polish Shorts Competition and the second prize went to Blue Room by Tomasz Siwiński, while Arjun Talwar and Oliver Krüger received the third prize for Habitat.
See the full list of winners:
New Horizons International Competition
Main Prize:
White Shadow (Tanzania, Germany, Italy)
Directed by Noaz Deshe
Production: Asmara Films, Shadoworks, Mocajo Film production
Audience Award:
White Shadow
FIPRESCI Prize:
History of Fear (Argentina, France, Germany, Qatar)
Directed by Benjamin Naishtat
Production: Rei Cine, Ecce Films, Vitakuben
Films on Art International Competition
Main Prize:
The Reunion (Återträffen, Sweden)
Directed by Anna Odell
Production: French Quarter Film
Special mention:
15 Corners Of The World (Poland)
Directed by Zuzanna Solakiewicz
Production: Endorfina Studio
Supported by: Polish Film Institiute (PISF), Film und Medien Stiftung NRW
European Short Film Competition
Main Prize:
O.T. (Austria)
Directed by Markus Scherer
Production: Sixpack Film
Second Prize:
23rd August 2008 (UK)
Directed by Laura Mulvey, Faysal Abdullah and Mark Lewis
Third Prize:
Wantee. Grand Dad Friendship with Kurt Schwitters (UK)
Directed by Laure Prouvost
Production: Far From words
Polish Short Film Competition
Main Prize:
Where I Can't Be Found (India, Poland)
Directe by Arjun Talwar
Production: Łódź Film School
Supported by Polish Film Institute (PISF)
The Second Prize
Blue Room
Directed by Tomasz Siwiński
Production: Sacrebleu Production
Third Prize:
Habitat
Directed by Arjun Talwar and Oliver Krüger
Production: Łódź Film School
Supported by Polish Film Institute
