The first edition of the Brussels International Film Festival drew to a close on Saturday 30 June by unveiling its list of winners. The Grand Prix in the European Competition was bestowed upon the feature debut by French director Bertrand Mandico, The Wild Boys [+leggi anche:
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The Wild Boys, a coming-of-age tale depicting the fantastic and epic odyssey undertaken by five young boys who are the subjects of a mysterious trial and subsequently transform into girls, has enjoyed a string of festival appearances since being selected at Venice, before its inclusion in the European Competition programme at the BRIFF. Meanwhile, the Jury Prize in this competition was given to The Return [+leggi anche:
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In the International Competition, although the Grand Prix was picked up by Iran’s No Date No Signature, the Jury Prize was handed to Italy’s Manuel [+leggi anche:
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The National Competition put Belgian documentaries firmly centre stage, as the Grand Prix was given to So Help Me God by Yves Hinant and Jean Libon, the big-screen offshoot of the cult show Strip Tease, which follows the colourful daily life of examining magistrate Anne Gruwez, while a Special Mention went to Ceres [+leggi anche:
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Lastly, we should note that the Danish movie The Guilty [+leggi anche:
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Here is the complete list of winners:

International Competition

Grand Prix
No Date No Signature - Vahid Jalilvand (Iran)

Jury Prize
Manuel [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award 
Directions [+leggi anche:
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European Competition

Grand Prix
The Wild Boys [+leggi anche:
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Jury Prize
The Return [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Shéhérazade [+leggi anche:
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National Competition

Grand Prix
So Help Me God [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention 
Ceres [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award 
Holy Tour [+leggi anche:
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Other awards

RTBF Award
The Guilty [+leggi anche:
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BeTV Award
The Guilty - Gustav Möller