Winners of Finále were presented
On the closing ceremony of the 22nd year of the festival of Czech films Finále, which took place in the social hall of the culture house Peklo, the winners of festival competitions were presented.
Statutary awards
The Golden Kingfisher Award for the Best Feature Film
WHO IS AFRAID OF THE WOLF / Maria Procházková
Verdict of the jury: An innovative and commanding examination of a child’s inner world caught in the typical problems of contemporary times.
Conferred by the feature film competition international jury composed of: Milena Jelinek, script writer (CR/USA) – chairman, Andreas Eichler, producer (Germany), Ivan Hronec, distributor (Slovakia), Lau Shing Hon, director, actor, script writer (Hong Kong), Pavel Jech, dean of FAMU (CR).
The jury decided to confer special award to the film
EL PASO / Zdeněk Tyc
Illuminating presentation of a European social and racial problem.
The Golden Kingfisher Award for the Best Documentary
RAPublic / Pavel Abrahám
The jury awards the film RAPublic because it shows how representatives of opposite opinions can find a way to communicate together.
The jury appreciates that the director treats his theme in a wider angle and the form of the film follows its topic.
Conferred by the documentary competition international jury composed of:
Markéta Šantrochová, Czech film centre (CR) – chairman, Sari Volanen, commissioning editor of documentaries (Finland), Marek Šulík, director, editor (Slovakia).
The jury decided to confer special award to the film
Window an Eye of Heart, into an Eye Window of, a Soul / Dominik Krutský
The jury gives the special mention to Dominik Krutský and his film Window an Eye of Heart, into an Eye Window of, a Soul to support the director’s seeking of his own film language.
Non-statutary awards
Award for a significant promotion of Czech cinema abroad conferred by the festival Finale
Peter Hames (UK) – film publicist
Pilsner Urquell Audience Award for the Best Film conferred on the basis of festival audience voting
Guard No. 47 / Filip Renč
Best Performance Award conferred on the basis of internet voting at www.fimfestfinale.cz and voting in the special festival annex of the MF Dnes
Karel Roden for the role in Guard No. 47
On the second place Dorotka Dědková for the role in the film Who is afraid of the wolf
Association of Czech film clubs award
The Karamazovs / Petr Zelenka
Citizen Havel / Pavel Koutecký, Miroslav Janek
