The Golden Olive-Cristina Soldano Prize for Best Film has been awarded to A Room of My Own [+lee también:
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The Special Jury Prize went to How Is Katia? [+lee también:
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The 9th Step [+lee también:
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The official jury likewise singled out the screenplay for Turkish director Nazli Elif Durlu’s Zuhal [+lee también:
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Last but not least, the SNGCI Award for Best European Actress/Actor, assigned by the Jury of Italian Film Journalists, went to Bosnia’s Marija Pikic, the protagonist of Aida Begić’s A Ballad [+lee también:
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The full list of award-winners is as follows:

European Feature Film Competition

Golden Olive - Cristina Soldano Prize for Best Film
A Room of My Own [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze y Tak…
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Special Jury Prize 
How Is Katia? [+lee también:
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Best Photography
Sebastian Weber - The 9th Step [+lee también:
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entrevista: Irma Pužauskaitė
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Best Screenplay
Zuhal [+lee también:
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Other awards

SNGCI Prize for Best European Actor
MariJa Pikic - A Ballad [+lee también:
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entrevista: Aida Begic
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FIPRESCI Prize
Zuhal - Nazli Elif Durlu

Cineuropa Prize
The 9th Step - Irma Pužauskaitė

Audience Award
The 9th Step - Irma Pužauskaitė

Mario Verdone Prize
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt - Settembre [+lee también:
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Cinecittà News Special Mention - Cinema&Reality Section
Milva - Angelo Domenico Capogna (Italy)

Emidio Greco Prize – Italian Short Films Section
La vera storia della partita di nascondino più grande del mondo - Paolo Bonfadini, Irene Cotroneo, Davide Morando

CNC (Italy’s National Centre for Short Films) and Augustus Color Prize for Best Short - Puglia Show Section
San Vitu Rock - Fausto Romano
Special Mention
L’ultimo giorno d’inverno - Renata La Serra
Endless Waiting - Francesco Lorusso