Losers (Bulgaria, 2015) was the big winner last night at Varna΄s 33rd
Golden Rose Film Festival.
Ivaylo Hristov΄s third feature film got the
Best Feature Film Award, gaining also the
Best Actress Award, won by
Elena Telbis, the
Audience Award, the
Critics Guild Award (UBF) and the
Accredited Journalists’ Award.
Losers by Ivaylo Hristov
Filmmakers
Hristo Simeonov (The Son) and Dimitar Kutmanov’s
(Ecce Homo) shared the the
Best Short Film Award.
The winners of Golden Rose 2015
Golden Rose Award for Best Feature Film to
Losers by
Ivaylo Hristov - For a credible story about the mental loneliness and the hopeless life of young people in Bulgaria. Strong performers’ presence and visual solutions.
Special Award of the City of Varna to
Family Relics by
Ivan Cherkelov - For devotion, talent and cinematic perfectionism in all elements of the film narrative.
Special mention for TV Film for
Barter by
Atanas Kiryakov - For the ability to achieve emotional impact using ascetic art techniques.
Best Director Award to
Kamen Kalev for
Face Down - For masterful cast of and work with both professional and unprofessional performers in building an authentic and gripping story.
Best Screenwriter Award to
Marin Damianov for
Corpse Collector - For non-conventional vantage point at characters typical of the outskirts of life.
Best Cinematographer Award to
Veselin Hristov for
Thirst - For masterly work with light and the visual solutions, creating a feeling of drought-ridden environment and people.
Thirst by Svetla Tsotsorkova
Best Actress Award to
Elena Telbis for her role in Losers - For the holistically built character having a strong and commanding presence.
The Jury gave two Honorable Mentions for individual achievements:
Honorable Mention for music to Kaloyan Dimitrov - For the convincing dramaturgic role of music in films varying in genres and subject matters.
Honorable Mention to
Claudia Cardinale for making a generous gesture to young Bulgarian film.
The
Golden Rose Award for Best Short Film went to
The Son by
Hristo Simeonov - For the unadulterated authenticity of the cinematic observation and the proficiency to render emotionally the tragic existence of Romany people using scanty details,
and to Ecce Homo by Dimitar Kutmanov - For the striking expression of the black-and-white representation, which turns a family drama into an existential Christian tale unfolding in no particular time or place.