The festival's awards were announced and presented at two separate award ceremonies in the Sava Centre Congress and Arts Center in Belgrade.
The largest and most popular film festival in Serbia had 12 sections in 2018: International Competition, Focus Europe, Serbian Cinema, DOCUFEST, Frontiers, MicroWave, FEST Classic, FEST presents, FEST for Kids, PlayUK at FEST, Thrills'n'Kills, VR Films at Fest.
FULL LIST OF AWARDS:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
Belgrade Victor Award for Best Film:
The Charmer (Denmark)
Directed by Milad Alami
Jury Prize:
No Date, No Signature (Iran)
Directed by Vahid Jalilvand
Best Director:
Paul Schrader for First Reformed (USA)
Best Script:
Ingeborg Topsøe and Milad Alami for The Charmer (Denmark)
Best Actor:
Adel Karam for The Insult (Lebanon, France)
Directed by Ziad Doueiri
Best Actress:
The entire cast of Angels Wear White (China, France)
Directed by Vivian Qu
Best Debut Feature Award:
Natalija Garagjola for Hunting Season (Argentina, France, USA, Germany, Qatar)
Directed by Natalia Garagiola
NATIONAL SECTION:
Best Film:
Ederlezi Rising
Directed by Lazar Bodroža
Produced by Mir Media Group and BALKANIC, Inc.
Supported by Film Center Serbia
Best Director:
Lazar Bodroža for Ederlezi Rising
Directed by Lazar Bodroža
Best Script:
Đorđe Milosavljević for Offenders / Izgrednici
Directed by Dejan Zečević
Produced by Biberche
Supported by Film Center Serbia
Best Actor:
Sebastian Cavazza for Ederlezi Rising
Directed by Lazar Bodroža
Best Actress:
Stoya for Ederlezi Rising
Directed by Lazar Bodroža
Special Mention:
Miladin Čolaković for the cinematography of Offenders / Izgrednici
Directed by Dejan Zečević
Best Debut Award:
Kristijan Garip for his role in Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom
Directed by Kosta Ristić
Produced by the Faculty of Dramatic Arts
Coproduced by Cinnamon Production, Platforma
Supported by Film Center Serbia
Jury Prize:
Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom
Directed by Kosta Ristić
FRONTIERS SECTION:
Best Film:
Hitlers Hollywood (Germany)
Directed by Rudiger Suchsland
Special Mention:
La Libertad del Diablo / Devil’s Freedom (Mexic)
Directed by Everardo Gonzalez
Milutin Čolić Award:
Bandits in Search of Mom / Banditi u potrazi za mamom
Directed by Kosta Ristić
Critics’ Jury Award for Best Regional Film:
Comis Sans (Croatia)
Directed by Nevio Marasović
Produced by Kinorama
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, MEDIA SLATE Creative Europe
Special Mention:
Družnica / The Essentials of Killing (Slovenia, Serbia)
Directed by Ian Cvitkovič
Produced by Perfo Production
Coproduced by Radiotelevizija Slovenija, Pilon Media
Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, Viba film, the Serbian Film Center
FEST FORWARD 2018 AWARDS:
BestPitch Award in the International Competition:
The Encounter
Directed by Tatia Skhirtladz
Best Pitch Award in the National Selection:
The End of the World
Directed by Vojin Vasović
Produced by Platforma
Special Mention:
Bacha
Directed by Ana Lazarević
Produced by 4SE Cinema
FEDEORA JURY AWARDS:
Best Euro-Mediterranean Film in the Festival:
Comic Sans (Croatia)
Directed by Nevio Marasović
Best Film in the National Section:
Offenders / Izgrednici
Directed by Dejan Zečević
Special Mention in the National Section:
Ederlezi Rising
Directed by Lazar Bodroža
Marble Award for Best Queer Film (awarded by the Merlinka Festival’s Jury):
Thelma
FIPRESCI Serbia’s Jury Award:
Offenders / Izgrednici
Directed by Dejan Zečević
Special Mention:
Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia)
Directed by Alexey German Jr.
Produced by Russian companies SAGa film and Metrafilms
In association with Channel One Russia and with the participation of Russia’s Lenfilm film studio, Poland’s Message Film and Serbia’s Art & Popcorn Motion Picture Company
Supported by Eurimages, the Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian Cinema Fund and the Government of Saint Petersburg
Gorki List MOST WANTED Award:
Phantom Thread (USA)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
