The ninth Odesa International Film Festival (13-21 July) ended on Saturday night with the awards ceremony held at the Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Belarusian director Darya Zhuk's Crystal Swan [+lire aussi :
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On the other hand, the International Competition jury, consisting of Ewa Puszczynska, Ritesh Batra, Igor Minaiev, Arnaud des Pallières and Ia Shugliashvili, gave the Best Film Award, worth €5,000, to Pity [+lire aussi :
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Constantin Popescu's Pororoca [+lire aussi :
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In the National Competition, the jury, comprising Kateryna Molchanova, Levan Koguashvili, Marianne Slot and Martina Bleis, gave the Golden Duke for Best Ukrainian Feature Film, which comes with €3,242 (UAH 100,000), to Oleksandr Techynskyi's Delta [+lire aussi :
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In the European Documentary Competition, Ukrainian director Alisa Kovalenko’s Home Games [+lire aussi :
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Jacqueline Bisset, a British actress and the special guest at the ninth Odesa International Film Festival, received the Golden Duke Award for her contribution to the art of film. 

Here is the full list of award winners:

International Competition

Grand Prix
Crystal Swan [+lire aussi :
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Best Film
Pity [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Babas Makridis – Pity

Best Acting
Victor Polster - Girl [+lire aussi :
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Special Mention
Pororoca [+lire aussi :
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National Competition

Best Ukrainian Feature Film
Delta [+lire aussi :
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Best Ukrainian Director
Tonya Noyabryova - Hero of My Time [+lire aussi :
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Best Ukrainian Short Film
In Joy - Maryna Roshchyna (Ukraine)

Best Acting in a Ukrainian Film
Anastasia Pustovit - When the Trees Fall [+lire aussi :
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Special Mentions
Bond - Zhanna Ozirna (Ukraine)
Mark L. Tulip, That Spoke With Flowers - Dana Kavelina (Ukraine) 

FIPRESCI Prize for Best Ukrainian Film 

Feature Film
Delta - Oleksandr Techynskyi

Short Film
The Magnetic Storm - Ihor Hanskyi (Ukraine) 

European Documentary Competition

Best European Documentary
Home Games [+lire aussi :
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Special Mention
69 Minutes of 86 Days [+lire aussi :
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Golden Duke Award
Jacqueline Bisset