25/07/2016 - Illegitimate, Death by Death and The Nest of the Turtledove also went home with awards

Burn Burn Burn [+see also:
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The international competition jury, chaired by Christopher Hampton, bestowed the Best Director Award upon Belgian director Xavier Seron for Death by Death [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Seron
film profile], while the Best Picture Award went to the Romanian-French-Polish co-production Illegitimate [+see also:
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interview: Adrian Sitaru
film profile] by Adrian Sitaru. Rosalie Thomass and Kaori Momoi were crowned Best Actors for their roles in the German title Fukushima, Mon Amour [+see also:
trailer
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interview: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
film profile] by Argyris Papadimitropoulos (Greece) and Ogres [+see also:
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In the national competition, The nest of the Turtledove [+see also:
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interview: Yuriy Shylov
film profile] by Yuriy Shylov and Didochock by Volodymyr Tykhyi. The critics’ FIPRESCI Prize ended up going to Varta1, Lviv, Ukraine by Yuriy Hrytsyna.

In the section dedicated to European documentaries, In California by Charles Redon received the Golden Duke for Best Documentary, and a Special Mention was offered to My Friend Boris Nemtsov [+see also:
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The eighth edition of the festival will unspool from 12-22 July 2017.

Here is the complete list of award winners at the seventh Odessa International Film Festival:

Grand Prix Golden Duke (based on audience voting)
Burn Burn Burn [+see also:
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International competition

Best Picture
Illegitimate [+see also:
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interview: Adrian Sitaru
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Best Director
Xavier Seron – Death by Death [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Seron
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Best Acting
Rosalie Thomass and Kaori Momoi - Fukushima, Mon Amour [+see also:
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Special Mentions
Suntan [+see also:
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interview: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
film profile] - Argyris Papadimitropoulos 
Ogres [+see also:
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European documentary competition

Golden Duke for Best European Documentary 
In California - Charles Redon

Special Mention
My Friend Boris Nemtsov [+see also:
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National competition

Golden Duke for Best Ukrainian Feature
The nest of the Turtledove [+see also:
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Best Acting 
Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy - My Grandmother Fanny Kaplan [+see also:
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Special Mentions
Projectionist [+see also:
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interview: Yuriy Shylov
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Didochock - Volodymyr Tykhyi

FIPRESCI Prize

FIPRESCI Prize for Best Ukrainian Feature 
Varta1, Lviv, Ukraine - Yuriy Hrytsyna

FIPRESCI Prize for Best Ukrainian Short 
Home - Iryna Tsilyk

Ukrainian short films

Best Short Film 
It Was Showering in Manchester - Valeria Kalchenko and Antonio Lukich
Nail - Philip Sotnychenko

Pitching competition

Best Project
Home Games - Alisa Kovalenko

Best Presentation 
Egregor - Lubomir Levitski

Work in progress

Best Work in Progress
5 Therapia - Alisa Pavlovska

Best Presentation
Her Heart - Akhtem Seitablaye

Best Comedy Screenplay 
Olga Voytenko - My Friend Erzo

(Translated from French)