Held in Students city Cultural center, New Belgrade, October 6th-10th 2009.
International jury: Priit Pärn (Estonia), Maja Volk (Serbia) and Veljko Popović (Croatia)
Grand Prix - EINTRIT ZUM PARADIES UM E3.20, Edith Stauber, Austria – excellent atmosphere, directing, feeling of detail, with a well lead story and stylistic consistence in aesthetics.
Trophy for the best southeast European film – A BOY, A DRAGON, A WOMAN AND A INVISIBLE WINGED FRIEND, Jelena Bešir, Serbia – remembering the spirit of childhood, bravery and beauty of the simple line and playful editing.
DIPLOMAS:
Best movie under 5 minutes – L’ANIMA MAVI, Julia Gromskaya, Italy – for outstanding coloring, poetic livening of painting techniques and professionalism in work.
Best movie from 5 to 30 minutes – MEI LING, Stephanie Lansaque and Francois Leroy, France – for good atmosphere in leading a bizarre story, great image design and precision audio design.
Best directing – KROKODILL, Kaspar Jancis, Estonia – for skillful use of film language and dramaturgy in animated film.
SPECIAL MENTION diplomas:
Diploma for best animation – HEZURBELCAK, UNA FOSSA COMUN, Izibene Onederra, Spain – for expressiveness and outstanding transposition of ink drawing in empty space.
Diploma for humor – VARIETE, Roelof van den Bergh, Netherlands – for a fresh and humorous approach to the timeless theme of life and death.
Diploma for best visual design – PATIENCE OF THE MEMORY, Vuk Jevremović, Spain – for a poetic approach to a collage of documentary and painted material in a play of color, brush movements and free association.
Diploma for ecology – THE COLLECTION, Phillip Warner, United Kingdom – for a positive and humorous view of the relationship between everyday life and ecology.
ASIFA Serbia Diplomas:
CHICORY ‘N’ COFFEE, Dušan Kastelic, Slovenia
THE LIGHTHOUSE, Velislava Gospodinova, Bulgaria
Students jury: Olga Pärn (Estonia), Olivera Rašinac (Serbia), Gordana Vitomirov (Serbia)
AWARD FOR THE BEST STUDENTS FILM:
Shared:
WINTER SONATA, Yves Gutjahr, Switzerland – awakening the viewers closeness to the natural life through musical form, choreography of earth, sky and fire.
THE LAST ELEPHANT, Antti Laakso, Finland – excellent story, narration and elements of film language, and of course, excellent acting performance of the last elephant.
SPECIAL MENTION diplomas:
MEMORY, Sanja Savić Straka, Serbia – showing deep past emotions with limited resources.
TESS HAS A STAIN ON HER DRESS, Eran Flax, Israel – a victory of humanity that makes physiology ridiculous.
ZOPTIK SPECIAL AWARD:
IBU, Anais Ibert, Victor De Las Heras, France - creating beauty by infusing life into junk, showing the true nature of animated film.
GLASS WALL, Srđan Radaković, Serbia – interesting application of special effects in furthering the story.
“HEDGEHONG THORN” diploma:
RED AND BLUE, Dusko Pasic, Serbia
AUDIENCE AWARD (diploma):
LOG JAM, Alexei Alexeev, Hungary
BALKANIMA '09 Awarding Ceremony
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| GrandPrix Edith Stauber | Jelana Bešir i Nikola Majdak | |
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| Sofi Barde,French Cultural Center | Marija Maca, Italian Cultural Institute | |
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| Maja Volk | Student Jury | |
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| Olga Pern | Nagrada Ošišani jež |