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ArteKino International Award

The ArteKino International Award is a prize of €6,000 for the producer of a standout project to support its development, sponsored by the European culture channel ARTE’s foundation for the promotion of arthouse cinema.

Winners per edition

2023
Consider Vera
, dir. Marina Stepanska (Ukraine)

2022
Sorella di Clausura
, dir. Ivana Mladenovi (Romania/Serbia)

2021
A Dutiful Wife, dir. Haolu Wang (China)

2020
Sleepwalkers, dir. Radu Jude (Romania)

2019
La fiebre
 (Argentina) dir. Mateo Bendesky 

2018
A White, White Day
(Iceland/Denmark) dir. Hlynur Pálmason 

2017
Martin Eden
(Italy/France) dir. Pietro Marcello

2016
Birds of Passage
(Colombia) dir. Ciro Guerra

2015
Luxembourg
dir. Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (Ukraine), a production of Tandem Production (Germany).

2014
Happy Time Will Come Soon
dir. Alessandro Comodin (Italy/France), a co-production of Okta Film (Italy) and Shellac Sud (France).

2013
The Lobster dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, a production of Element Pictures (United Kingdom).

2012
Duncharon dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece), a co-production of Haos Films and Faliro House Productions (Greece), Maharaja Films (France) and The Match Factory GmbH (Germany).

2011
Touch Me Not dir. Adina Pintilie (Romania/France), a co-production of Manekino Film (Romania) and 4 Proof Film (Romania). 

2010
Layla Fourie dir. Pia Marais, co-production of Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH/DV8 Films/IDTV Film B.V (Germany/South Africa/the Netherlands)

2009
HIM dir. Lance Weiler, Seize the Media (US)

2008
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology dir. Sophie Fiennes, The Kasander Film Company (UK/the Netherlands)

2007
A Rational Solution dir. Jörgen Bergmark, Hepp Film AB (Sweden)
Pieds nus sur les limagces dir. Fabienne Berthaud, Agat Films & Cie (France)

2006
A Mexican Story dir. Arturo Aristakisian, No Dream Cinema (Mexico/Russia) 
Hei tie de ri zi dir. Wang Bing, Wang Bing Film Workshop / Aeternam Films (China)

2005
Five Worlds dir. filmmakers Sobhi al-Zobaidi (Palestina), U-Wei bin Hajisaari (Malaysia), Kamal Tabrizi (Iran), Homayoun Paiz (Afghanistan), Garin Nugroho (Indonesia) and producer leBrocquy Fraser Productions Ltd (Ireland)
Daratt dir. Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Chinguitty Films (France)