Eleven documentaries and feature films chosen by European critics competed in the Meeting Point Europe section, while nine Slovak documentaries have been selected for Cinematik.doc.
This year the festival highlighted the Catalan cinema and gave its Respect Award to Jaime Rosales. The fifth edition of Eye on Films (EoF), the support platform for the diffusion of first and second feature films, screened a selection of its films.
WINNERS:
Meeting Point Europe Award
The Duke of Burgundy (UK)
Directed by Peter Strickland
Cinematik.doc Award
vlna vs. breh / wave vs. shore (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Martin Štrba
Produced by PubRes
Coproduced by SMIK s.r.o. and the Czech Television
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic
Award of the Mayor of the Town of Pieštany
Farby piesku / Colours of the Sand (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Directed by Ladislav Kaboš
Produced by Media film
Coproduced by Kaboš Film & Media
Supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund, State Cinematography Fund Czech Republic
Audience Award
Mommy (Canada, France)
Directed by Xavier Dolan
Eye on Films - Audience Award
Cruel (France)
Directed by Eric Cherrière