The best films of 2014 from Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary competed. The jury presided over by Wolfgang Ruf was composed of: Anca Mitran, James Ulmer, Costel Safirman and Călin Stănculescu.
This edition focused on the WWI and its impact on the XX and XXI centuries. France was a special guest. The festival was organised by Ecran Cinema Management, the Mediaş Town Hall, Romanian Cultural Institute, Romanian Ministry of Culture, Romanian National Film Center (cnc.gov.ro), and the Târnave Region. The films will be screened also in Bucharest with an additional symposium from 24 to 27 September 2015.
AWARDS:
Best Film: Fehér Isten / White God (Hungary)
Directed by Kornel Mundruczo (Hungary)
Produced by: Proton Cinema
Coproduced by: Filmpartners
Supported by: Hungarian National Film Fund
Best Director: Lukasz Palkowski for Bogowie / Gods (Poland)
Produced by: Watchout Productions
Coproduced by: Agora, Born To Film Productions, Digital 35, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium, and Orange
Supported by: Polish Film Institute
Best Acting: Tomasz Kot for Bogowie / Gods
Best Cinematography: Marcell Rév for Fehér Isten / White God
Audience Award: The Dark Valley (Austria/Germany)
Directed by: Andreas Prochaska
Produced by: Allegro Film, X Filme Creative Pool
Coproduced by: Sam Film and ZDF
Supported by: Austrian Film Institute
Special Mention to the festival and his President, Radu Gabrea, for the retrospective Great Films on the Great War.