Greetings from Free Forests by Ian Soroka and Earth by Hiroatsu Suzuki and Rossana Torres were the big winners at DocLisboa, the 16th edition of which came to a close yesterday. The winners were unveiled on Saturday night, during a ceremony that was followed by the screening of Infinite Football [+lire aussi :
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Soroka’s film, a co-production between the USA, Slovenia and Croatia, won the City of Lisbon Award for Best International Competition Film (€8,000), whereas Suzuki and Torres’ effort, which was shot in the Alentejo region, received the Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film (€5,000).

Also in the International Competition, The Guest, which Swiss director Sebastian Weber shot in Poland, pocketed two prizes: the Portuguese Authors’ Society International Competition Jury Award (€2,000) and the Ageas Insurance Award for Best Short Film (€1,000).

Besides Earth, a number of other local titles also made a splash in the winners’ list: Pele de Luz by André Guiomar (Kino Sound Studio Award), Vacas e Raínhas by Laura Marques (Inatel Award), Ashore [+lire aussi :
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Besides announcing the winners, APORDOC, which organises DocLisboa, also unveiled some of its activities on the horizon for the coming year. The most exciting one is a joint venture with Desforra Apache to ensure the local theatrical distribution of The Dead and the Others [+lire aussi :
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Here is the full list of winners at DocLisboa:

International Competition

City of Lisbon Award for Best International Competition Film
Greetings from Free Forests - Ian Soroka (USA/Slovenia/Croatia)

Portuguese Authors’ Society International Competition Jury Award
The Guest - Sebastian Weber (Poland)

Portuguese Competition

Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
Terra - Hiroatsu Suzuki, Rossana Torres (Portugal)

Kino Sound Studio Portuguese Competition Jury Award
Pele de Luz - André Guiomar (Mozambique/Portugal)

Special Mention from the Portuguese Competition Jury
Vacas e Raínhas - Laura Marques (Portugal) 

Schools Award – ETIC Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
Ashore [+lire aussi :
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Cross-sectional Competition

New Talent Award – TVCine Channels Award for Best First Feature-length Film
Cidade Marconi – Ricardo Moreira (Portugal) 

Special Mentions
Amanhecer - Carmen Torres (Colombia/Spain)
Paul Is Dead - Antoni Collot (France)

Ageas Insurance Award for Best Short Film
The Guest - Sebastian Weber

Audience Award - Público Newspaper Award
Vadio - Stefan Lechner (Portugal)

INATEL Award
Vacas e Raínhas - Laura Marques

Green Years Competition

Kark/Brussels Airlines Award for Best Green Years Film
After the Fire - Ahsan Mahmood Yunus (Portugal)

Special Walla Collective Green Years Jury Award
Aos Meus Pais - Melanie Pereira (Portugal/Luxembourg)

Doc’s Kingdom Best Green Years Director Award
Song of the Bell - Hosein Jalilvand (Portugal) 

Arché workshops

RTP Award for Best Project at the Post-production Stage – Co-production
Fantasmas: Camonho Longo para Casa - Tiago Siopa
Producer: Primeira Idade (Portugal)

FCSH Award for Best Arché Workshops Project
Viagem aos Makonde Moçambique - Catarina Alves Costa
Producer: Midas Filmes (Portugal)

Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center Award for Best Project at the Writing Stage
La playa de los encharquidos - Iván Mora Manzano
Producer: Corporación La República Invisible (Ecuador)

Bienal Arte Jovem Award
Amor e Medos Estranhos - Deborah Viegas
Producer: Deborah Viegas (Brazil)