Romania's biggest documentary gathering, the Astra Film Festival (14-20 October, Sibiu), came to an end on Sunday, when the local audience had one last chance to watch the winning titles announced during a gala ceremony the day before.

The top prize of the 26^th edition of the gathering went to Ksenia Okhapkina's Immortal [+leggi anche:
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The award in the Central and Eastern European Competition went to Bojina Panayotova's I See Red People [+leggi anche:
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Over the seven days of the event, a total of 126 films from all around the globe were screened across nine locations.

Here is the complete list of award winners, including the winning projects in Documentary Tank, Astra's industry platform:

Best Film in the International Competition
Immortal [+leggi anche:
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Best Film in the Central and Eastern European Competition
I See Red People [+leggi anche:
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Best Film in the Romanian Competition
Teach [+leggi anche:
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Best Directing in the Romanian Competition
Pastures New [+leggi anche:
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Best Film in the Docschool Competition
My Father's Son – Hillel Chaim Rate (Israel)

Best Directing in the Docschool Competition
The Opposite of Love Is Not Hate – Hadas Hechter (Israel)

Industry awards

AstraFilmLab Development Award (offered by HBO Europe)
Our Men – Mirona Radu (Romania)

AstraFilmLab Post-Production Award (offered by CineLab)
Heavy Roots – Jacopo Marzi (Italy/Romania)

AstraFilmLab Most Promising Project (offered by Pitch the Doc)
Telciu – Vlad Petri (Romania)