08-06-2015

FNE at TIFF: The Fire Wins Transilvania International Film Festival

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    The Treasure by Corneliu Porumboiu - Best Feature Film in the Romanian Days section The Treasure by Corneliu Porumboiu - Best Feature Film in the Romanian Days section

    CLUJ-NAPOCA: Juan Schnitan's film The Fire/El Incendio received Best Film Award and the Transilvania Trophy at the 14th Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) which wrapped on 7 June 2015.

    Tudor Giurgiu, the director of TIFF, announced at the gala held at the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca on 6 June 2015 that the festival broke two records this year, more than 27% tickets sold compared to 2014 and 65,000 viewers one day before the wrap. British actor Richard Johnson, the recipient of the Life Achievement Award, died less than 24 hours before the gala.

    Transilvania Film Festival is organised by Romanian Film Promotion and Asociaţia pentru Film şi Cultură Urbană.

    WINNERS

    Competition

    Best Film and Transilvania Trophy (15,000 EUR):
    El Incendio (Argentina)
    Directed by Juan Schnitan

    Special Jury Prize (1,500 EUR)
    Rams/Hrutar (Island, Denmark)
    Directed by Grímur Hákonarson

    The Lesson by Kristina Grozeva and Petar ValchanovBest Director (1,000 EUR)
    Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov for The Lesson (Bulgaria, Greece)
    Produced by Abraxas Film
    Coproduced by Graal Film

    Best Acting (1,000 EUR)
    Margita Gosheva for The Lesson (Bulgaria, Greece)
    Directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov

    Audience Award
    Rams/Hrútar (Island, Denmark)
    Directed by Juan Schnitan

    Excellency Award: Marin Moraru

    Contribution to the World Cinema Award: Nasstasja Kinski

    Life Achievement Award (post-mortem): Richard Johnson

    Romanian Days:

    Best Feature Film (6,000 EUR)
    The Treasure/Comoara (Romania, France)
    Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
    Produced by 42 Km Film
    Coproduced Les Films de Worso and Rouge International
    Supported by the National Film Center

    Best Debut Feature (1,000 EUR)
    The World Is Mine/Lumea e a mea (Romania)
    Directed by Nicolae Constantin Tănase
    Produced by Libra Film
    Coproduced by de Film

    Best Short Film ex-aequo:
    Ramona (Romania)
    Directed by Andrei Cretulescu
    and
    Black Friday
    Directed by Roxana Stroe

    Short Film - Special Mention
    Pavel
    Directed by Alexandru Ranta

    Shadows
    Best Short Film (500 EUR)
    Black Forest
    Directed by Paul Urkijo Alijo

    The FIPRESCI Prize:
    Test (Russia)
    Directed by Aleksandr Kott

    Jeunes Francophones Jury Award:
    Vie sauvage (Belgium, France)
    Directed by Cédric Kahn

    Transilvania Pitch Stop Development Award (2,000 EUR)
    The Soldiers
    Directed by Ivana Mladenovic
    Produced by HiFilm Productions

    Transilvania Pitch Stop CoCo Award (offered by Connecting Cottbus Co-Production Market):
    1985
    Directed by Bogdan Muresanu

    Local Competition Award (1,500 EUR):
    Ridică-te si umblă! / Kelj fel, és jársz!
    Directed by Bán József

    Special Mention (300 EUR)
    Sorin
    Directed by Sofia Iulia Nelega

    Let's Go Digital Award
    Păpusa de cârpă
    Directed by Georgiana Barcan, Delia Tărcăoanu and Luca Nicolaescu