Awards 2015
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An overview of the awards that were handed out during the 44th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place from 21 January until 1 February 2015.
Hivos Tiger Awards Competition
In the prestigious Hivos Tiger Awards Competition it's not about the well-known names, but about upcoming talent who get a chance to shine on the world stage. Read more.
The winners
La obra del siglo by Carlos M. Quintela
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel F. Molero
Vanishing Point by Jakrawal Nilthamrong
The jury
- Rolf de Heer
- Maja Miloš
- José María Prado Garcia
- Ichiyama Shozo
- Johanna ter Steege
Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films
Short films play a prominent role throughout the festival programme and you'll find them popping up everywhere. Read more.
The winners
- Things by Ben Rivers
- La fièvre by Safia Benhaim
- Greetings to the Ancestors by Ben Russell
IFFR Audience Award
The Audience Award is given to the filmmaker of the film in the official selection with the highest average vote in the audience poll. Read more.
The winner
The Dark Horse by James Napier Robertson
Dioraphte Award
The tradition started in 2008: the Dioraphte Award, a prize consisting of €10.000, is conferred upon one of the films supported by IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund and screening at the festival. Read more.
The winner
Los hongos by Oscar Ruiz Navia
The Big Screen Award
The Big Screen Award Competition aims at supporting the distribution of films in Dutch cinemas. Nominated for the award are ten very recent films with no Benelux distributor confirmed at time of invitation, and an audience jury comprised of experienced and passionate film enthusiasts will choose its winner. Read more.
The winner
Second Coming by Debbie Tucker Green
The nominees
- I Swear I'll Leave This Town, Danial Aragão, Brazil – Bright Future
- The Lesson, Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Bulgaria/Greece – Bright Future
- Magical Girl, Carlos Vermut, Spain – Bright Future
- A Matter of Interpretation, Lee Kwang-Kuk, South Korea – Bright Future
- The Move, Marat Sarulu, Kyrgyzstan - Spectrum
- Second Coming, Debbie Tucker Green, United Kingdom – Bright Future
- Jauja, Lisandro Alonso, Argentina/USA/Netherlands/France/Mexico/Denmark/Germany/ Brazil - Spectrum
- Key House Mirror, Michael Noer, Denmark - Spectrum
- Undulant Fever, Ando Hiroshi, Japan - Spectrum
- Das Zimmermädchen Lynn, Ingo Haeb, Germany – Spectrum
The jury
- Judith Blankenberg
- Liesbeth Huijer
- Pepijn van Litsenburg
- Florine van Rees
- Tim de Winkel
MovieZone Award
The MovieZone Award is chosen from the feature film section by the young people's MovieZone jury from EYE. Read more.
The winner
The Dark Horse by James Napier Robertson.
The jury
- Maarten van der Poel, 17 jaar
- Soesja Smolders, 17 jaar
- Dirk Berger, 16 jaar
- Job Beima, 16 jaar
- Sherazade Fritze, 20 jaar
Lions Film Award
The Lions Film Award, worth €20.000, is awarded every year during IFFR to a promising filmmaker whose film has been supported by IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund for its post-production, and shows clear involvement in societal and political issues. Read more.
The winner
La Obra del Siglo by Carlos M. Quintela
FIPRESCI Award
The FIPRESCI Award is given to the filmmaker of the best film of all the world premieres in Bright Future by the jury of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI). Read more.
The winner
Battles by Isabelle Tollenaere
The nominees
- Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice, Daan Veldhuizen
- Battles, Isabelle Tollenaere
- The Bull, Larissa Figueiredo
- Cosmodrama, Philippe Fernandez
- Crumbs, Miguel Llansó
- Erdos Rider, Wang Haolin
- Hearts Know * the Runaway Brides, Kris Kristinsson
- El legado, Roberto Anjari-Rossi
- The Man in the Wall, Evgeny Ruman
- Solos, Joanna Lombardi
- Valedictorian, Matthew Yeager
- White Coal, Georg Tiller
The jury
- Carolin Weidner (Germany) (Die Tageszeitung)
- Anita Piotrowska (Poland)(Tygodnik Powszechny)
- Roger Koza (Argentina)(La Voz del Interior)
- Tara Judah (Australia)(Desist Film)
- Jan Pieter Ekker (The Netherlands)(Het Parool)
NETPAC Award
The NETPAC Award is awarded to the best Asian feature film by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema. Read more.
The winner
Poet on a Business Trip by Ju Anqi (China)
The nominees
- Another Trip to the Moon - Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia)
- Black Stone - Roh Gyeong-Tae (South Korea)
- Desaparadiso - Khavn (Philippines)
- Erdos Rider - Wang Haolin (China)
- Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory - Lisa Takeba (Japan)
- Jade Miners - Midi Z (Burma)
- La La La at Rock Bottom - Yamashita Nobuhiro (Japan)
- Li Wen at East Lake - Li Luo (China)
- Poet on a Business Trip - Ju Anqi (China)
- Vanishing Point - Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand)
The jury
- Zakir Hossain Raju
- Zhang Yaxuan
- Zhang Wenjie
KNF Award
The KNF Award is given to the best feature film in The Big Screen Award Competition that is yet to find distribution within the Netherlands. Read more.
The winner
Key House Mirror by Michael Noer
The jury
- Nico van den Berg
- Sven Gerrets
- Sasja Koetsier
- Maarten van der Meer
- Jim Pedd
Arte International Prize
The ARTE International Prize (€7.000) is an award given to the producer of the best CineMart project, to support its financial development. Read more.
The winner
Luxembourg by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
The jury
- Annamaria Lodato (ARTE France Cinema)
- Dorien van de Pas (Netherlands Film Fund)
- Gabor Greiner (Films Boutique)
Eurimages Award
The Eurimages Co-Production Development Award is an annual award and a prize of €20.000 given to one of the selected CineMart projects that is, or will be an European co-production. Read more.
The winner
Tonic Immobilty by Nathalie Teirlinck
The jury
- Annamaria Lodato (ARTE France Cinema)
- Dorien van de Pas (Netherlands Film Fund)
- Gabor Greiner (Films Boutique)
Wouter Barendrecht Award
CineMart has added a new award to its line-up. The inaugural award is named after former head of CineMart Wouter Barendrecht, who passed away in 2009. Read more.
The winner
Santa y Delfín by Carlos Lechuga