While films from Central and Eastern Europe made up a substantial portion of the entries in the two main competitions with seven films from Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Georgia and Finland, the filmmakers from the region went home empty handed as they failed to score any prizes although a number of the films garnered praise from local critics.
34 MIFF PRIZES
Main Prize Golden George for the best film:
Junkhearts dir. Tinge Krishnan , UK
Special Jury Prize Silver George
Fecha De Caducidad dir. Kenya Marquez, Mexico
Silver George for the best director:
ANDREY PROSHKIN The Horde, Russia
Silver George for the best actor:
EDDIE MARSHAN Junkhearts, UK
Silver George for the best actress:
ROZA HAIRULLINA The Horde, Russia
Silver George for the best film of the "Perspectives" competition:
The Wreckers dir D.R.HOOD,UK
Silver George for the best film of the documentary competition:
Searching For Sugarman dir. Malik Bendjelloul, Sweden, UK
Prize for the best film of Short Films Competition
The Centrifuge Brain Project dir.Till Nowak, Germany
Special Prize for An Outstanding Contribution To The World Cinema:
TIM BURTON (USA)
Special Prize for The Outstanding Achievement In The Career Of Acting and Devotion To The Principles of K.Stanislavsky's school: CATHERINE DENEUVE (France)
