Kingfisher Award

Award to the director of the best Perspectives film, bestowed by main festival sponsor, Telekom Slovenije, d.d.

The Kingfisher Award goes to:

Rams

By: Grimur Hakonarson

For an outstanding and proficiently conveyed story, a powerful and emotional account about the world that needs more understanding, dialogue and, ultimately, love.

KINGFISHER – SPECIAL MENTION

La obra del siglo / The Project of the Century

By Carlos M. Quintela

The special mention goes to a highly original and experimental film that questions the utopian society known as socialism.

International Kingfisher Award jury

Zvonimir Jurić, Marko Naberšnik, Srđan Vuletić

FIPRESCI Prize

The prize by the International Federation of Film Critics and Journalists.

Rodinny Film/ Family Film

By: Olmo Omerzu

The FIPRESCI jury has decided to award a second feature film for its well-crafted and subtle family drama about the gap between appearance and reality. It is a film that captivates the audience with an incredible performance by the family’s pet dog. The prize goes to Family Film by the Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu.

International FIPRESCI Prize jury

Margarita Chapatte, Eithe O'Neill, Tina Poglajen

BEST SHORT FILM AWARD

Piknik /Picnic

By: Jure Pavlović

In a society that still has to resolve the conflict with its past and that lacks in empathy, the author offers us a glimpse of a brighter tomorrow through the relationship of a father and son, with minimalist and precise direction and outstanding roles of main characters. A beautiful and emotionally rich film that makes the most of its 13 minutes running time and that stayed with us for a long time after the viewing.

SHORT FILM – SPECIAL MENTION 1

Discipline/ Discipline

By: Christophe M. Saber

Technically superior and skillfully directed film that takes us on a satirical rollercoaster, fuelled by xenophobia and political correctness. Through the eyes of a child we are faced with a chaotic world where people coexist amidst different cultural norms. It delivers its message in a light-hearted way, yet it never crosses over to banality. For this we commend it, and we bestow upon it a special mention. 

SHORT FILM – SPECIAL MENTION 2

 Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils a pompe/ As Long as Shotguns Remain

By: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel

An elegant and powerful tale of friendship and masculinity. Although occasionally confusing and inconsistent, the film pulls us in an unusual and alienated world in which sounds of a shotgun represent the only escape from solitude. Does the guardian angel show the right path to the main protagonist? To reward the intriguing subtlety of this film, we give it a special mention as well.

International short film jury

Anja Kučko Braun, Bojana Bregar, Milan Milosavljević

DRAGON Audience Award

Selecting from feature films that have not been purchased for Slovenian distribution, the viewers voted for their favourite picture that received the Dragon Award.

The Dragon sculpture, made by academy-trained sculptor Polona Demšar, is presented by Tobačna Ljubljana, d.o.o. 

Among the thirty-three contestants the film with the highest score was:

Que Horas Ela Volta? / The Second Mother

By: Anna Muylaert