Archives - Awards 2019 Edition

RAY & LIZ by Richard Billingham

“The Grand Prix by Orange Luxembourg is awarded to an artistically radical film, profound, authentic and compassionate that portrays a universal social reality. Made with integrity, it incites strong emotions in the audience and confronts them with our human condition that is harsh, but needs to be faced. The Grand Prix goes to RAY & LIZ by Richard Billingham.”

Grand Prix

SELFIE by Agostino Ferrente

DOCUMENTARY AWARD 2019 – BY BGL BNP PARIBAS: 5,000€ SELFIE by Agostino Ferrente The Documentary Jury made up of MIRIAM ALLEN, GUILHEM CAILLARD, JOHANNA CARAIRE, EMMANUEL CUÉNOD and MARTA PRUS presented the DOCUMENTARY AWARD BY BGL BNP PARIBAS (worth 5,000€) to Agostino Ferrente, the director of the winning film SELFIE . “For its deep respect for the characters, its honest and creative film form. For its beautiful way to portray friendship in a...

Documentary Award

BIRDS OF PASSAGE by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra

AUDIENCE AWARD 2019 – BY ORANGE LUXEMBOURG BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PÁJAROS DE VERANO) by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra The AUDIENCE AWARD BY ORANGE LUXEMBOURG was presented to BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PÁJAROS DE VERANO) by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra during the Festival's Awards Night on 16th March 2019 at Kinepolis Kirchberg. Photo: Pájaros de Verano © Mateo Contreras

Audience Award

THE REALM by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

CRITICS AWARD THE REALM (EL REINO) by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Honourable mention: BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PÁJAROS DE VERANO) by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra The ALPC - Association Luxembourgeoise de la Presse Cinématographique dedicated the CRITICS AWARD to THE REALM (EL REINO) by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. An honourable mention went to BIRDS OF PASSAGE (PÁJAROS DE VERANO) by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra. Jury members PABLO CHIMIENTI, RAÚL REIS and JEAN-...

Critics Award

STYX by Wolfgang Fischer

YOUTH JURY AWARD – BY KINEPOLIS: 2,000€ STYX by Wolfgang Fischer Honourable mention: FIRECRACKERS by Jasmin Mozaffari The YOUTH JURY AWARD was awarded to STYX by Wolfgang Fischer, subsidised with 2,000€. Additionally, a special mention was presented to FIRECRACKERS by Jasmin Mozaffari. Explaining their reasoning, Frederica Cardoso de Jesus, Laura Didderich, Danielle Ferreira Da Silva, Sophie Lethal, Damir Mehric, David Steichen and Gabriel Thym...

Youth Jury Award

THE SILENT REVOLUTION by Lars Kraume

SCHOOL JURY AWARD THE SILENT REVOLUTION (DAS SCHWEIGENDE KLASSENZIMMER) by Lars Kraume For the first time in its history, the Festival invited a school class of 12-15 year olds (5CLC1 class of the Lycée Robert Schuman – teacher: Luc Wildanger) to watch and analyse a selection of 5 films from the 2019 Young Audiences programme. The SCHOOLJURY AWARD was presented to Lars Kraume’s THE SILENT REVOLUTION (DAS SCHWEIGENDE KLASSENZIMMER) during the...

School Jury Award

MATTI AND SAMI AND THE THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN THE UNIVERSE by Stefan Westerwelle

KIDS JURY AWARD MATTI AND SAMI AND THE THREE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN THE UNIVERSE (MATTI UND SAMI UND DIE DREI GRÖSSTEN FEHLER DES UNIVERSUMS) by Stefan Westerwelle For the third time, the Festival invited a school class of 8-12 year olds (Cycle 2.2. of the Batty Weber primary school in Limpertsberg) to watch and analyse a selection of 5 films from the 2019 Young Audiences programme. The KIDS JURY AWARD was presented to MATTI AND SAMI AND THE THREE...

Kids Jury Award

MY GIRAFFE by Barbara Bredero

KIDS’ FESTIVAL FAVOURITE MY GIRAFFE (DIKKERTJE DAP) by Barbara Bredero The KIDS' FESTIVAL FAVOURITE (5-12 years old section) was awarded to MY GIRAFFE (DIKKERTJE DAP) by Barbara Bredero during the Festival’s Award Ceremony on 16th March 2019 at Kinepolis Kirchberg. Photo: Dikkertje Dap © Victor Arnolds, Lemming Film

Kid's Festival Favourite