18/04/2016 - The international jury crowned A Heavy Heart by Thomas Stuber as Best Film, while a Special Mention went to Mano Khalil’s The Swallow

The 30^th edition of the Bolzano Film Festival Bozen saw a more than 30% increase in viewer numbers. The international jury, comprising Alessandro Anderloni, René Frotscher and Betty Schiel, decided to bestow the Best Film Award upon German title A Heavy Heart [+see also:
trailer
interview: Thomas Stuber
film profile] by Thomas Stuber and to give a Special Mention to Swiss movie The Swallow [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Mano Khalil.

Here is the complete list of award winners:

Best Film
A Heavy Heart [+see also:
trailer
interview: Thomas Stuber
film profile] – Thomas Stuber
Special Mention: The Swallow [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] – Mano Khalil

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano Award for Best Documentary
Lampedusa in Winter [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] – Jakob Brossmann
Special Mention: The Day the Sun Fell [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Aya Domenig
film profile] – Aya Domenig 

City of Bolzano Audience Award
Our Last Tango – German Kral

(Translated from Italian)