AWARDS AND JURY
The festival hands out several awards to the films from the competition programme.
Best Film Award – This award is given to the best film from the competition programme, and awarded by a three-member international jury. The award will be given to the film’s director(s) and, apart from the statute designed by the renowned author Marko Crnobrnja, includes a cash award sponsored by Sirogojno Company, a festival partner.
Special Mention – The Jury, at its discretion, also has the option of handing out Special Mention to only one film.
Youth Jury Award – A youth jury, consisting of Interaction: Teen Doc Workshop participants, will decide on the winner of this award. The award will be given to the film’s director, and it includes a cash award.
Audience Award – The audience rates all the films from the competition and interscreen programme and the highest-rated one will receive the Audience Award.
Winners
Best Film Award
Inventory
Ivan Marković (Serbia)
The jury’s statement: The Grand Prize is awarded to a film that uniquely bridges history and the present, connecting a place, its uses, and transformations with broader reflections on political ideas and possibilities. Its thoughtful editing recognizes the layers of time embedded in each image and leads us to contemplate shared spaces and the future of collective dreams.
Provided by: Sirogojno Company
Special Mention
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Theo Panagolopolus (Scotland, UK)
The jury’s statement: The jury has chosen to highlight a film that speaks about the time we live in with subtlety and unexpected insight. The film moved us with its belief in the power and expressiveness that emerges when images are fused with our personal emotions and perception of the world.
Youth Jury Award
Simply Divine
Mélody Boulissière and Bogdan Stamatin (France, Romania)
The jury’s statement: Through animated images and archival photographs, the film conveys a deep connection and enduring love. It portrays a love story between a soldier on the front lines and a woman living in a village.
Audience Award
Simply Divine
Mélody Boulissière and Bogdan Stamatin (France, Romania)
