WINNERS

IRIDA Russian-British International Film Festival and Awards (SIFFA 2018)

SHORT FILM COMPETITION

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

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TEMINA TUAEVA

CHAIRMAN OF THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION JURY.

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PAUL ANDREWS

MEMBER OF THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION JURY.

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AGNESS ZELTINA

MEMBER OF THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION JURY.

Best Short Film - Black Mamba, director Amel Guelatty (2018, Tunisia)

Special Jury Mention - Scream, director Toma Stenko (2018, Russia-Georgia) — for cinematographic expressiveness, humanity and compassion in exploring the vicissitudes of human life;

Special Jury Mention - Verka Fouettés, director Inna Shcherban (2017, Russia-Spain) — awarded to actress Anna Nakhapetova for spirited flamenco dancing;

DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

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

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YESIM GUZELPINAR

CHAIRMAN OF THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY.

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VICTOR TERENTEV

MEMBER OF THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY.

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IGOR CHERNITSKY

MEMBER OF THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY.

Best Documentary Film - A Thousand Girls Like Me director Sarah Mani (2018, Afganistan-France) — for professionalism, bravery, objectivity and taking a principled stand on human rights and support of the international women’s movement

Special Jury Mention - Sharkwater Extinction, director Rob Stewart (2018, Canada) — for sending a clear message to humanity and for the author’s civilian act of bravery

MAIN COMPETITION

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

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HELENA TSIPLAKOVA

CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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MOHY QUANDOUR

CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION)UK.

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OKSANA STASHENKO

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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ELIZABETH JONES

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

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KATERINA MIKHAYLOVA

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

AGNESS ZELTINA

MEMBER OF THE JURY (MAIN COMPETITION).

Best Film - Horizon, director Tinatin Kajrishvili (2018, Georgia – Sweden);

Best Directing - Strangers of Patience, director Vladimir Alenikov (2018, Russia);

Best Director of Photography - Pilgrim, DOP Svyatoslav Bulakovsky (2018, Russia);

Best Screenplay - Love Possibly, scriptwriters Michael Boccalini, Michael Coburn, Che Grant, Kew Lin (2018, United Kingdom);

Best Actress - Maja Szopa forStrangers of Patience;

Best Actor - Alexey Yudnikov for Exciting Life;

Best Costume Designer - Kathrine of Sinai,Costume Designers Annie Curtis-Jones; Margaret McMasters; Stanley McMasters(2018, United Kingdom);

Best Production Designer - Horizon, Production Designer Georgy (2018, Georgia – Sweden);

Best Music - Pilgrim, composer Alexey Aigi;

Best Debut - Vera Glgoleva for the Deep Rivers, director Vladimir Bitokov (2018, Russia);

Special Prize - Clay Pit, director Vera Glagoleva (2018, Russia);

Special Jury Diploma - Exciting Life, director Anna Yanovskaya (2018, Russia) for the extraordinary combination of genres;

SIFFA President’s Award to Paulina Simacheva, Anna Nakhapetova and Vera Glagoleva for inspired approach to transcending the limitations of time with arts;

SIFFA / SIFFA President’s Diplomas - Kandinsky Ocean– for visualising poetry in film;

SIFFA / SIFFA President’s Diplomas - Anastassia Razlogova(Producer)–for intrepidly seeking out new combinations of genres on the“other side of drama and non-drama films;

SIFFA / SIFFA President’s Diplomas - Susanna Alperina, the producer of Into_Nation of Big Odessa(dir.Alexandr Brunkovskiy) - for the creative approach in thinking about the local and the global at once;

Contribution to building bridges between countries and peoples - Yeşim Güzelpınar, Producer, Turkey-United Kingdom;

SIFFA Management Awards - The Greek of the Russian Empire directed by Svetlana Muzychenko, for preserving the cultural heritage and historical memory;

SIFFA Management Awards - Zlatina Filipova, (Producer) filmRunaway Smartphone - for creating and advancing films for children;

Special Press Awards - Kostadin Bonev– Director of the feature film Away from the Shore - for discussing the theme that never goes away: balancing art and power;

Special Press Awards - Igor Poplaukhin, director of the short Calendar – for highlighting a very topical issue – that of the right of the modern women to go beyond her daily chores;

Special Press Awards - Svetlana Stasenko, director of documentaryShamanic Lessons for Beginners– for using simple language to discuss a mystery - filled topic and for showcasing the traditions of the peoples of the Russian Federation;