Up and coming Russian director Angelina Nikonova won the Gold Alexander award for Best Feature Film for her film "Portret v Sumer Kakh (Twilight Portrait), at the awards ceremony of the 52nd annual Thessaloniki Film Festival on Saturday evening. The award comes with a 20,000 euros cash prize, while the film also won the Greek Film Critics Award.

Below are the awards presented at the event:

Best Feature Film Award - Golden Alexander (20,000 euro):

PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT) by ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011.

Special Jury Award - Silver Alexander (10,000 euro):

OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTY LETTERS) by VACLAV KADRNKA, Producer Vaclav Kadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011.

Special Jury Award for Originality and Innovation - Bronze Alexander (5,000 euro):

PORFIRIO by ALEJANDRO LANDES, Producers Fransisco Aljure, Alejandro Landes, Screenwriter Alejandro Landes, Colombia/Spain/Uruguay/Argentina/France, 2011.

Best Director Award: MARK JACKSON for WITHOUT, Producers Mark Jackson, Jessica Dimmock, Michael Requa, Jaime Keeling, Screenwriter Mark Jackson, USA, 2011.

Best Screenplay Award:

JOHN MCILDUFF for BEHOLD THE LAMB, Director John McIlduff, Producer Kevin Jackson, UK, 2011.

Best Actress Award:

STEFANIA GOULIOTI for J.A.C.E., Director Menelaos Karamaghiolis, Producers Menelaos Karamaghiolis and Fenia Kossovitsa, Screenwriter Menelaos Karamaghiolis in collaboration with Nicolas Panoutsopoulos, Greece/Portugal/Turkey/FYROM/The Netherlands, 2011.

Best Actor Award:

WOTAN WILKE MOEHRING for DER BRAND (THE FIRE), Director Brigitte Maria Bertele, Producer Hartwig König, Screenwriter Johanna Stuttman, Germany, 2011.

Artistic Achievement Award: RONIT ELKABETZ, MICHAEL MOSHONOV, YOAV ROTMAN for MABUL (THE FLOOD) by GUY NATTIV, Producers Chilik Michaeli, Ina Fichman, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Screenwriters Noa Berman-Herzberg, Guy Nattiv, Israel/Canada/Germany/France, 2010.

The Best Artistic Achievement Award goes to the cast of the Israeli drama, Mabul, which, in the intensity, passion and the unity of its ensemble performance, distinguishes the original narrative and makes the film real, relevant and deeply moving

FIPRESCI AWARDS

The 52nd International Thessaloniki Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury bestowed the FIPRESCI awards:

For a film in the International Competition Section 2011 to OSMDESAT DOPISU (EIGHTY LETTERS) by VACLAV KADRNKA, Producer Vaclav Kadrnka, Screenwriters Jiri Soukup, Vaclav Kadrnka, Czech Republic, 2011.

 

For a film in the Greek Films 2011 section to I POLI TON PEDION (THE CITY OF CHILDREN) by YORGOS GIKAPEPPAS, Producer and Screenwriter Yorgos Gikapeppas, Greece, 2011.

HUMAN VALUES AWARD (7,500 euro):

The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestowed the award to a film of the Open Horizons section, ROMEO ONZE by IVAN GRBOVIC, Producer Paul Barbeau, Screenwriter Ivan Grbovic, Sara Mishara, Canada, 2011.

FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS :

For a film in the International Competition section (3,000 euro):

MABUL (THE FLOOD) by GUY NATTIV, Producers Chilik Michaeli, Ina Fichman, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Screenwriters Noa Berman-Herzberg, Guy Nattiv, Israel/Canada/Germany/France, 2010.

For a film in the Greek Films section (3,000 euro):

SUPER DEMETRIOS by GEORGIOS PAPAIOANNOU, Producer Georgios Papaioannou, Screenplay Alexandros Stogiannis, Georgios Papaioannou, Spyridon Papanaoum, Dimitrios Papavassiliou, Haralambos Papapostolou, Argiris Puggouras, Greece, 2011.

For a film in the Balkan Survey section (3,000 euro):

NEPRIJATELJ (THE ENEMY) by DEJAN ZECEVIC, Producer Nikolina Vucetic Zecevic, Screenwriters Djordje Milosavljevic, Serbia/Bosnia & Herzegovina/Croatia/Hungary, 2011.

For a film in the Open Horizons section (3,000 euro):

TYRANNOSAUR by PADDY CONSIDINE, Producer Diar-mid Scrimshaw, Screenwriter Paddy Considine, UK, 2011.

THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD

For a film in the International Competition section:

PORTRET V SUMER KAKH (TWILIGHT PORTRAIT) by ANGELINA NIKONOVA, Producers Leonid Ogaryov, Ange-lina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Screenwriters Angelina Nikonova and Olga Dykhovichnaya, Russia, 2011.

For a film in the Greek Films section:

I POLI TON PEDION (THE CITY OF CHILDREN) by YORGOS GIKAPEPPAS, Producer and Screenwriter Yorgos Gikapeppas, Greece, 2011.