The FIPRESCI jury appreciated Zelenka's film, shot in coproduction of the Czech Republic and Poland, for adapting Dostoyevski's famous novel into an unconventional mixture of theatre, film, literature and real life. The Ecumenical Jury awarded The Photograph, a film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas in coproduction of Indonesia, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden, for the deep insight into people's relations. The Don Quijote Award, presented by International Federation of Film Clubs (FICC), went to The Investigator (A nyomozo) directed by Hungarian Attila Gigor in coproduction of Hungary, Sweden and Ireland, for its innovative approach to a traditional detective genre. The FICC also gave a special mention to EU needs Czechs on its path to better future - EP president ...
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The jury highlighted it as an original and visually impressive adaptation of a well-known fairy tale provoking imagination. The Hungarian film Bahrtalo! (Good Luck!/Jo szerencset) directed by Robert Lakatos and created in coproduction with Austria and Germany, won the European Cinemas Label award, bestowed by the European Cinemas network. The jury praised it as a joyful road movie full od humanity and love for the neighbour. The last no-statutory awards from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) went to Tulpan, directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy in coproduction of Kazakhstan, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Poland. The jury appreciated this portrait depicting everyday life of people and animals in a Kazakh steppe. The NEPAC jury also awarded the South Korean Film Written directed by Kim Byung-woo.
(Ceske Noviny)
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