THE AWARDS OF THE 62nd TIFF
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS
The International Competition Jury of the 62nd Thessaloniki Film Festival is comprised of Nanouk Leopold (director, screenwriter), Roland Vajs (sound designer) and Michelle Valley (actress).
The Best Feature Film Award – Golden Alexander “Theo Angelopoulos”, accompanied by a 10,000 euros cash prize, is bestowed to the film:
SOFTIE by Samuel Theis, France, 2021
The Special Jury Award – Silver Alexander, accompanied by a 5,000 euros cash prize, is bestowed to the film:
CLARA SOLA by Natalie Álvarez Mesén, Sweden-Costa Rica-Belgium-Germany, 2021
The Special Jury Award for Best Director – Bronze Alexander, supported by the Festival’s Grand Sponsor, COSMOTE TV, with a cash prize of 3,000 euros, is bestowed to:
LORENZO VIGAS for the film THE BOX, Mexico-USA, 2021
The Best Actress Award is bestowed to:
SOFIA KOKKALI for her performance in the film MOON, 66 QUESTIONS by Jacqueline Lentzou, Greece, 2021
The Best Actor Award is bestowed to:
ALIOCHA REINERT for his performance in the film SOFTIE by Samuel Theis, France, 2021
The Best Screenplay Award is bestowed to the film:
PILGRIMS by Laurynas Bareiša, Lithuania, 2021
A special mention, for its original and humanistic approach, is bestowed to the film:
WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? by Alexandre Koberidze, Germany-Georgia, 2021
MEET THE NEIGHBORS AWARDS
Meet the Neighbors competition section showcases directors from the wider region of Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, who take part in the Festival with their debut or sophomore film. Meet the Neighbors Jury is comprised of Marie-Pierre Macia (producer), Daphne Patakia (actress) and Martin Schweighofer (journalist).
The Golden Alexander Meet the Neighbors award, accompanied by an 8,000 euros cash prize is bestowed to the film:
SMALL BODY by Laura Samani, Italy-France-Slovenia, 2021
THE TALE OF KING CRAB by Alessio Rigo de Righi & Matteo Zoppis, Italy-Argentina-France, 2021
VERA DREAMS OF THE SEA by Kaltrina Krasniqi, Kosovo*-North Macedonia-Albania
>>FILM FORWARD AWARDS
The newly established competition section brings forth the work of young and daring directors, who question our ties with reality, attempting to renegotiate its definition, beyond the boundaries of genre conventions. The Jury of the >>Film Forward competition section is comprised of Lili Hinstin (artistic director), Irini Karayannopoulou (visual artist) and Dane Komljen (director).
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021
THE DAY TODAY by Maxence Stamatiadis, France, 2021
SUPERIOR by Erin Vassilopoulos, USA, 2021
PODCAST AWARD
The Festival explores the affinities between cinema and podcasts. The Podcast Award Jury is comprised of Alexandra Daskalopoulos (founder & CEO of Frontstage SA), Aris Dimokidis (journalist, podcaster), Elissavet Chronopoulou (director, author).
THE LETTERS I HAVE READ ABOUT HER by Stratis Chatzielenoudas, Greece, 2021
MY SUBURB by Camilla Bouchet, Sweden, 2021
MERMAID AWARD
CELTS by Milica Tomović, Serbia, 2021
Special Mentions are bestowed to the films:
MONEYBOYS by C.B. Yi, Austria-France-Taiwan-Belgium, 2021 and
DESERTO PARTICULAR by Aly Muritiba, Brazil, 2021
FIPRESCI AWARDS (The International Federation of Film Critics)
The Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), comprised of Tereza Brdečková, Elias Frangoulis and Domenico Palatella, bestows two awards:
for the International Competition section to the film:
SILENT LAND by Aga Woszczyńska, Poland-Italy-Czech Republic, 2021
for a Greek film taking part at the Greek Film Festival and celebrating its premiere at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival to the film:
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021
GREEK ASSOCIATION OF FILM CRITICS (PEKK) AWARDS The Greek Association of Film Critics bestows its award to the film:
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021
“HUMAN VALUES AWARD” OF THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT
The Jury of the Hellenic Parliament TV, comprised of Aris Fatouros (program consultant, Hellenic Parliament TV), Kostas Dimos (program coordinator, Hellenic Parliament TV) and Anna Kotzia (head of the Youth Program, Hellenic Parliament TV), bestows its longstanding “Human Values” award to a movie of the International Competition section:
THE RUST by Juan Sebastián Mesa, Colombia-France, 2021
HELLENIC BROADCSTING CORPORATION (ERT) AWARDS
Within the framework of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, ERT bestows two awards:
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021
The second award of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, accompanied by a 2,000 euros cash prize, is bestowed to the Greek project that topped Agora’s Works in Progress section:
SILENCE 6-9, directed by Christos Passalis and produced by Maria Drandaki, Homemade Films (Greece)
GREEK FILM CENTRE AWARDS
Within the framework of the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the Greek Film Centre bestows two awards.
The jury of the GFC, comprised of Giorgos Angelopoulos, director of development and production, Venia Vergou, Director of GFC’s Hellenic Film Commission, and Athena Kalkopoulou, director of promotion, bestows the 5,000 euros cash prize to a debut film by a first-time director in a Greek production included in the First Run section. The award is bestowed to the film:
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021
The jury of the Location Award by GFC’s Hellenic Film Commission, comprised of Dan Connolly, location manager member of the Board of Directors of Location Managers Guild International (LMGI – UK), Vassilis Dinopoulos, location manager, member of LMGI, and Venia Vergou director of the GFC’s Hellenic Film Commission, bestows the award to a location manager of a debut film by a first-time director in a Greek production that premieres in the Festival’s official selection (First Run). The award is bestowed to the film:
MAGNETIC FIELDS by Yorgos Goussis, Greece, 2021