The 33rd edition of the Montenegro Film Festival in Herceg Novi (1-7 August) saw Teona Mitevska's Berlinale competition title God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Labina Mitevska
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The jury, presided by Slovenian producer Dunja Klemenc and including directors Vinko Brešan (Croatia) and Nikola Ljuca (Serbia), Montenegrin actor Nikola Ristanovski and producer Jelena Mišeljić, gave out the Best Director award to Ivan Salatić for You Have the Night [+leggi anche:
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In addition, the film's editor Jelena Maksimović received the Živko Nikolić Award for Special Contribution to Cinematic Expression, and actor Momo Pićurić pocketed the Special Jury Award for his roles in this film and in Stefan Malešević's Mamonga [+leggi anche:
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The Golden Mimosa for Best Screenplay went to Romania's Marius Olteanu for Monsters. [+leggi anche:
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Another Berlinale title, Miroslav Terzić's Stitches [+leggi anche:
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At the festival's Mini Pitch for local projects, Andrija Mugoša’s Reverse won the best pitch award, consisting of €2,000 in cash from the Film Centre of Montenegro and participation in the Zagreb Film Festival's Industry Youth! programme.

The festival opened on 1 August at the open air flagship venue Kanli Kula where the legendary, 90-year old Yugoslav actress Mira Banjac, star of Montenegrin filmmaker Marija Perović's Breasts, which world-premiered as the opening film, was handed the honorary Milan Žmukić Award. Banjac invited all the women filmmakers attending to join her on stage and open the festival with her.

Full list of Montenegro Film Festival awards:

Golden Mimosa for Best Film
God Exists, Her Hame is Petrunya [+leggi anche:
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Golden Mimosa for Best Director
Ivan Salatić - You Have the Night [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ivan Salatić
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Golden Mimosa for Best Screenplay
Marius Olteanu - Monsters [+leggi anche:
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Golden Mimosa for Best Actress
Nataša Ninković - Ajvar [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ana Maria Rossi
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Golden Mimosa for Best Actor
Alican Yücesoy - La Belle Indifference (Turkey)

Živko Nikolić Award for Special Contribution to Cinematic Expression
Jelena Maksimović - You Have the Night

Special Jury Award
Momo Pićurić - You Have the Night, Mamonga [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stefan Malesevic
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FEDEORA Award
You Have the Night - Ivan Salatić

Audience Award
Stitches [+leggi anche:
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Golden Mimosa for Best Student Film
Foreign Body - Dušan Zorić (Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Serbia)

Special mention
Chasm - Ana Trebše (Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Serbia)
Unique - Nikola Polić (Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Serbia)

Milan Žmukić Award for Exceptional Contribution to Montenegro Film Festival
Mira Banjac (Serbia)