The 35th edition of the Trieste Film Festival closed with the awarding of the Trieste Prize (worth €5,000) to Ukrainian director Maryna Vroda’s feature film Stepne [+lee también:
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In the documentary competition, the jury composed of Graziella Bildesheim, Dmitrij Gluščevskij and Vladan Petković awarded its Alpe Adria Film Prize to 1489 [+lee también:
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The Cineuropa Prize, awarded to the best feature film in competition, was won by Without Air, while the audience awards gracing the festival’s three competitions were bagged by Without Air (Best Feature Film), Cent’anni by Maja Doroteja Prelog (Best Documentary), and A Piece of Liberty by Antigoni Kapaka (Best Short Film). The 2024 Corso Salani Prize, meanwhile, was nabbed by Ludovica Fales’ Lala [+lee también:
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Last but not least, the TSFF Shorts Prize went to Olga Kosanović’s Land of Mountains, while Emanuela Muzzupappa’s Ancella d’amore earned itself a Special Mention.

The full list of awards is as follows:

Feature Film Competition

Trieste Prize for Best Feature Film
Stepne [+lee también:
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Special Mention for Best Actor
Jovan Ginić - Lost Country [+lee también:
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Special Mention for Best Actress
Ágnes Krasznahorkai - Without Air [+lee también:
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Documentary Competition

Opificio Neirami Alpe Adria Film Prize
1489 [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Motherland [+lee también:
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Short Film Competition

Osiride Brovedani Foundation TSFF Shorts Prize
Land of Mountains - Olga Kosanović (Austria/Germany)
Special Mention
Ancella d’amore - Emanuela Muzzupappa (Italy)

Other awards

Cineuropa Prize
Without Air - Katalin Moldovai

Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Without Air - Katalin Moldovai

Audience Award for Best Documentary  
Cent’anni - Maja Doroteja Prelog (Slovenia/Poland/Italy/Serbia)

Audience Award for Best Short Film
A Piece of Liberty - Antigoni Kapaka (Greece)

2024 Corso Salani Prize
Lala [+lee también:
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa Prize for Best Documentary in Competition
Between Revolutions [+lee también:
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Municipality of Trieste PAG (Progetto Area Giovani) Jury Prize for Best Short Film
The Sea in Between - Lun Sevnik (Slovenia/Czech Republic/Croatia)
Special Mention
Il compleanno di Enrico - Francesco Sossai (Germany/France/Italy)

2024 Eastern Star Prize
Ewa Puszczyńska, producer of The Zone of Interest [+lee también:
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