24/01/2019 - The Load has picked up the Cineuropa Prize, while Želimir Žilnik, Milcho Manchevski and Mirsad Purivatra have received honorary awards

The Trieste Film Festival has announced the winners of its landmark 30^th-anniversary edition, with Bujar Alimani’s The Delegation [+see also:
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In the Corso Salani competition for new Italian feature films, the prize, worth €2,000 and decided on by the jury comprising Caterina Mazzucato, Judit Pinter and Rino Sciarretta, went to My Home, in Libya [+see also:
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The honorary Eastern Star Award was bestowed upon acclaimed Macedonian film director Milcho Manchevski, while Sarajevo Film Festival director Mirsad Purivatra received the Cinema Warrior Award. Legendary Serbian film director Želimir Žilnik, one of the key figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave, was presented with the Central European Initiative Award, worth €3,000. 

Here is the full list of award winners at the 30^th Trieste Film Festival:

Trieste Award for Best Feature Film
The Delegation [+see also:
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Cineuropa Prize
The Load [+see also:
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Alpe Adria Cinema Award
Chris the Swiss [+see also:
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Corso Salani Award
My Home, in Libya [+see also:
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Osiride Brovedani Foundation Award
Last Call - Hajni Kis (Hungary)

Sky Arte Prize 
Ruben Brandt, Collector [+see also:
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa Award
Chris the Swiss - Anja Kofmel

SNCCI Award for Best Film
Phantom Thread - Paul Thomas Anderson (USA/UK)

SNCCI Award for Best Italian Film
Dogman [+see also:
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PAG Jury Award
The Delegation - Bujar Alimani

VR Hackathon Contest
Voci di Trieste - Giulia Massolino, Anna Violato (Italy)

Eastern Star Award
Milcho Manchevski

Cinema Warrior Award
Mirsad Purivatra

Central European Initiative Award
Želimir Žilnik