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National Competition
Prizes 2015
1
st
Prize for Best National Film
The 1
st
Prize for Best National Film and €4,000
went to
Out of Sight
by David Hands and
Christina Georgiou, for transporting us in a single
shot through many layers of narrative and for its
fusion of sound design and imagery, featuring an
exquisite performance.
2
nd
Prize for Best National Film
Austerity
by Renos Gavris won the 2
nd
Prize
for Best National Film and €2,500, for its
unsentimental dramatization of contemporary
socio-economic conditions, and its appealing and
impactful soundtrack.
Best DirectorAward
The Best Director Award in the National
Competition was awarded to Spiros
Charalambous for his work
Forever Young
,
for his confident command of all elements, for
drawing remarkable performances from his cast
and for the clarity of his directorial voice. His
prize was camera equipment rental worth €4,800
by MS Viewpoint Ltd.
Best Cinematography Award
For imagination and skill in composition
and framing in the service of uncluttered
storytelling, Thodoris Michopoulos won
the
Best Cinematography Award in the National
Competition for
Downhill
, receiving colour
correction and DCP services worth up to €3,000
by Fullmoon Productions.
Best Editing Award
For her skill and instinct in drawing an engaging
narrative out of the material, the Best Editing
Award in the National Competition, offered
by Sklavis Film Lab for Post-production
Colour Correction and DCP in High Definition,
went to Zoe Alexandrou for
Anorak
.
Special National Mentions
Special Mentions in the National Competition
went to:
•
Yiannis Kokkinos for
Boomerang
, for
recreating an ambitious neo-noir piece with
believable, three-dimensional characters.
•
Antonis Katsaris for
Austerity
and
Out
of Sight
, for his masterful performances
in not one, but two excellent films in the
competition, for his subtlety, his inventive
techniques and his effortless ability to
project emotions.
•
Marina Argyridou for
Anorak
, for her
understanding of character and her fresh and
natural screen presence.
Student JuryAward for Best Music Video (500
Euro)
Τhe Student Jury Award for Best Music Video,
along with a €500 prize, was awarded to
Na
Anorak
Villages of theAbsent
