Mitko Panov and Wladyslaw of Poland received a Special Menton for their script The Witness, a thriller set in former Yugoslavia.

Known as the Krzysztof Kieslowski TVP Award for Best Eastern and Central European Script, the competition was between 16 finalists with 12 scripts representing 8 countries. The writers had spent the previous year working with a team of mentors and tutors.

ScripTeast is organized by the Independent Film Foundation, with the support of the Media Programme of the European Community, Polish Film Institute, TVP (Polish Television ) and Apple Film Production, in co-operation with the European Film Academy, ACE - Atelier du Cinema Europeen, Producers Network, e-Talenta, FadeIn (Central European Pitch Forum), and film festivals in Berlin, Cannes and Karlovy Vary.