
The GOLDEN BEAR award was given to RAAK by Hanro Smitsman (The Netherlands)<br>
RAAK was given the award “for being a brilliant film on its approach to the subjects of love, anger and desperation. But you mustn’t forget to mention the humour of the film. We honour the ability of the director to show in a compact manner three angles of the same story.” <br>
The SILVER BEAR was given to DECROCHE by Manuel Schapira (France)<br>
DECROCHE was awarded with the Silver bear because the judges considered it “a short sweet comedy that evidences the lack of ability to communicate. It shows the twist of the digital age that men and women are quite gullible to a voice on the phone.”
Also receiving the SILVER BEAR award was MEI by Arvin Chen (USA-Taiwan, China)
MEI received the award “For creating a beautiful and tender unconditional urban love story.”
The Prix UIP award went to ROTTEN APPLE by Ralitza Petrova (United Kingdom)
Rotten apple was praised “for the visual freshness of a young boy’s quest for a normal family life.”
The DAAD short film prize was awarded to ANNEM SINEMA ÖGRENIYOR by Nesimi Yetik (Turkey)
The judges recognized ANNEM SINEMA ÖGRENIYOR “for its brilliant cinematographic simplicity.”