This festival screens First and second films by directors from all over the world. There is also a non-competitive Panorama of Greek Cinema and New Horizons, a non-competitive section which is the cutting-edge showcase for the latest trends in independent film production.
The Festival Board appoints seven leading figures of the film industry to form the Jury of the International Competition. The Jury is composed of one Greek citizen and six foreign personalities from around the world. The President of the Jury, as well as his/her substitute, are appointed by the Director of the Festival.
The Jury must award the following prizes:
Best Full-length Feature Film Award (Golden Alexander), Special Jury Award (Silver Alexander), Best Director Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Actor Award and Best Actress Award, Best Artistic Achievement Award.
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First Prize for fiction film: EL GRECO
Direction: Iannis Smaragdis
Production: Eleni Smaragdi, Alexandros Film, Greek Film Center, Le Spot, Multichoice Hellas - Nova, Graal Digital, Max Productions, ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp., Raimon Masllorens, Denes Szekeres, La Productora SL, Tivoli Film Productions
Second Prize for fiction film: URANYA
Direction: Costas Kapakas
Production: Cinegram, ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp., Greek Film Center, Nova, Odeon, Kapa Films, Finos Films, CL Productions, Dionysis Samiotis
Third Prize for fiction film: DIORTHOSI (CORRECTION)
Direction and Production: Thanos Anastopoulos
First Prize for documentary or animated picture film:
Direction: Stavros Stagos
Production: MYSTIKA KAI PSEMATA (SECRETS AND LIES)
Second Prize for documentary or animated picture film:
Direction: Dimitris Kitsikoudis
Production: POLY MILAS…POLY KLES (THE MORE YOU SPEAK…THE MORE YOU CRY)
Short Films
First Prize for fiction, documentary or animated picture film: KALI CHRONIA, MAMA! (HAPPY NEW YEAR, MAMMA!)
Direction: Irina Boiko
Production: Greek Film Center, ERT SA, N-Orasis, Irina Boiko
Second Prize for fiction, documentary or animated picture film: TO PERASMA (THE PASSAGE)
Direction: Yannis Katsaboulas
Production: Vlassis Stathoulias, ERT SA
Third Prize for fiction, documentary or animated picture film: I EKTASI POU ANALOGI (DISCUSSING SPACE)
Direction: Panagiotis Christopoulos
Production: ERT SA, Blonde
10 (TEN) equal Special Prizes for fiction, documentary or animated picture film and 2.348 Euros are awarded to the films:
1. Gina Dostoyevsky, dir. V. Zouganeli
2. What is This?, dir. K. Pilaviou
3. Transit, dir. Y. Gaitanidis
4. Sunny Day, dir. A. Daoundaki
5. Can Anybody Hear Me?, dir. T. Gerakinis
6. Rose for A Day, dir. V. Kazis, E. Triantafyllidis
7. Shoulder for Hire, dir. D. Emmanouilidis
8. Invasion, dir. M. Vellou
9. Spinalonga, dir. C. Athoussakis
10. Interior, Night, dir. A. Kyriakidis
Other feature film awards
Best Director award and 29.350 Euros is awarded to IANNIS SMARAGDIS for the film EL GRECO.
Best Debut-Film Director award and 14.675 Euros is awarded to CONSTANTINA VOULGARI for the film VALSE SENTIMENTALE.
Best Screenplay award and 14.675 Euros is awarded ex aequo to THANOS ANASTOPOULOS and VASSILIS RAISSIS for the film DIORTHOSI (CORRECTION) and to COSTAS KAPAKAS for the film URANYA.
Best Leading Actor award and 11.740 Euros is awarded to YORGOS SYMEONIDIS for the film DIORTHOSI (CORRECTION).
Best Leading Actress award and 11.740 Euros is awarded to LOUKIA MICHALOPOULOU for the film VALSE SENTIMENTALE.
Best Supporting Actor award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to MANOLIS MAVROMATAKIS for the film URANYA.
Best Supporting Actress award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to MENI CONSTANDINIDOU for the film STRAIGHT STORY.
Best Cinematography award and 8.805 Euros is awarded to ARIS STAVROU and NIKOS SMARAGDIS for the film EL GRECO.
Best Set Design award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to DAMIANOS ZAFIRIS for the film EL GRECO.
Best Music award and 5.870 Euros is awarded ex aequo to PANAYOTIS KALATZOPOULOS for the film URANYA and to VANGELIS PAPATHANASSIOU for the film EL GRECO.
Best Sound award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to MARINOS ATHANASSOPOULOS for the film EL GRECO.
Best Editing award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to YANNIS TSITSOPOULOS for the film EL GRECO.
Best Costumes award and 5.870 Euros is awarded to EVA NATHENA for the film URANYA.
Best Makeup award and 2.935 Euros is awarded to ARGIRO KOUROUPOU for the film EL GRECO.