At the awards ceremony of the 12th edition of CinÉast, held at the Cinémathèque Luxembourg on Saturday 20 October, the international jury presided over by renowned French director-scriptwriter Jacques Doillon awarded the Grand Prix to Oleg [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Juris Kursietis
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intervista: Bartosz Bielenia
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The wins for Oleg and Corpus Christi come after a successful run on the festival circuit for both films. In the CinÉast selection, they locked horns with a strong group of movies that also included Cat in the Wall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova
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intervista: Karolis Kaupinis
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intervista: Martti Helde
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intervista: Miroslav Terzić
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intervista: Florenc Papas
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The Critics' Prize awarded by the press jury also went to Corpus Christi. The press jury included journalists France Clarinval (RTL), Marc Trappendreher (d’Lëtzebuerger Land) and Cristóbal Soage (Cineuropa). The winner of the Audience Award was Honeyland [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara …
intervista: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir …
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Here is the full list of winners:

Grand Prix
Oleg [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Juris Kursietis
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Special Jury Prize
Corpus Christi [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bartosz Bielenia
intervista: Jan Komasa
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Critics’ Prize
Corpus Christi – Jan Komasa

Audience Award
Honeyland [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara …
intervista: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir …
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Audience Awards – short films

Fiction
The Christmas Gift – Bogdan Muresan (Romania/France)

Animation
Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves – Chintis Lundgren (Croatia/Estonia/France)

Documentary
Dancing For You – Kataryna Lesisz (Poland)