WINNERS

IRIDA Russian-British International Film Festival and Awards (SIFFA 2017)

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

The winner was chosen from the competition films by the following jury members:

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ARTEM MIKHALKOV

CHAIRMAN OF THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION JURY.

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ANNA YANOVSKAYA

MEMBER OF THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION JURY.

Best Short Film - I See You by Dennis Kudryavtsev (Russia).

Short Film Competition Jury awarded the following diplomas:

  • Danil Grinkin for emerging director’s mature approach in Monk.

  • Sergey Novozhilov for producer’s healthy sense of adventure in the film Once Upon a Time in Rezekne (Russia-Latvia).

  • Konstantin Fam for preserving history in the cinematic novella Violin.

  • Matt Harlock for depiction of artistic talent in his film Ink, Cocks & Rock ‘n’ Roll.

  • Toma Stenko for director’s bravery in acquiring the difficult art of fishing in the film Fish (Georgia).

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

The winner was chosen from the competition films by the following jury members:

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ALEXEI PISCHULIN

CHAIRMAN OF THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY.

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VADIM TSALIKOV

MEMBER OF THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY.

Best Documentary Film - Rina Castelnuovo and Tamir Elterman for Muhi – Generally Temporary(Israel-Germany).

Documentary Film Competition Jury awarded the following diplomas:

  • Stanislav Stavinov and Andrey Timoschenko for original approach to exploring the topic of work in the film Life with Bacteria;

  • Galina Leontyeva for telling a story about a contemporary in a poignant way in the film Marina’s Circle Dance;

  • Ken Kamara and Arianna Marin for eloquent laconic expression exhibited in Mastermono;

MAIN COMPETITION

The winners were chosen from the competition films by the following jury members:

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ROLAND JOFFE

CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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MOHY QUANDOUR

CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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SVETLANA TOMA

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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SERGEI SHOLOKHOV

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

Best Film - The festival’s Grand Prix went to best feature film by director Jenny Lu from Taiwan forThe Receptionist;

Best Directing - Director Slava Ross received a prize for best directing for the Russian film Son;

Best Screenplay - Best Screenplay prize went to Rusudan Glurjidze for House of Others;

Best Costume Design - Touch of Wind also received a second award – this time, for best costume design;

Best Actress - The jury recognised Judi Dench as best actress, who played the leading role in Victoria & Abdul(UK-USA);

Best Actor - Ali Fazal, Judi Dench’s partner in the film Victoria & Abdul, received the Best Actor Prize;

Best Cinematography - Sergey Maksimov received the award for best cinematography in Touch of Wind;

Best Producer - Hannah Stevenson was recognised as the best producer forIn Another Life;

Best Production Design - Best Production Design was awarded to Rustam Odinayev for the film Returnee from Kazakhstan;

Best Music - Best music –Children Of Genghis(Mongolia), composed by Ulziibayar Shatar;

The new Vera Glagoleva SIFFA Award, established this year to commemorate the wonderful actress, was presented to director Konstantin Fam for his cinematic novella Violin;

SIFFA President’s Award - Vladimir Vorokov, director and screenwriter, holder of multiple titles and winner of numerous awards, for his film Land of Magic about the Kabardino-Balkaria Alpine Natural Reserve;

SIFFA President’s Diplomas - British director and screenwriter Maeve Murphy for her 10-minute film Siobhan;

SIFFA President’s Diplomas - Director, screenwriter and producer of the shortThe Mystery of White Ray Valentin Vyatkin for his enthusiasm and children’s talented acting;

Special Press Prizes were awarded to:

  • Director Igor Grigoryev for his documentary Rokossovsky: A Man, A Monument. The diploma was awarded to Constantine Atamanyuk, the late director’s student, who completed the film;

  • Actress Katerina Shpitsa, who performed the main role in the Latvian film What Nobody Can See, for her acting talent and dedication she exhibited during the making of the film;

  • Andrey Troitskiy, who directed the short Mira, for a touching story presented in a concise yet convincing manner;