The 1st KineNova International Film Festival ended yesterday, October 9th, presenting the awards to its first edition winners. 

The jury of the Main Competition of the first Kinenova Skopje 2016 International Film Festival, consisting of Razvan Radulescu, president, Mira Furlan, Meto Jovanovski and Galina Toneva, has reached the following decision about the awards:

Best film: Glory by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva “For its honesty and for capturing the present moment in its authenticity, and for telling a local story that reaches a larger, universal meaning”.

Best director: Depth Two, by Ognjen Glavonic “For its radical approach, for its courage and patience to follow a very sensitive story by avoiding both sentimentalism and propaganda, and for the major achievement of forcing the viewer to look the truth in the face”.

Best screenplay: Depth Two, by Ognjen Glavonjic “For its radical approach, for its courage and patience to follow a very sensitive story by avoiding both sentimentalism and propaganda, and for the major achievement of forcing the viewer to look the truth in the face”.

The jury of Short film and animation selection of the first Kinenova Skopje 2016 International Film Festival, consisting of Manuela Cernat, Dejan Dabić, Vardan Tozija, has reached the following decision for the awards:

Best Short Film: Fig by Nicolas Kolovos “For it is a profound sweet-bitter story of love and commitment, a subtle poem about a world that is slowly vanishing”.

Best Animation Short: Round Trip: Mary by Zarko Ivanov (FYROM, 2016, 10min) “For the inspired blend of fiction and reality in a touching tribute to famous pioneers of Balkan Cinema – the Manakia Brothers”.