After four consecutive years of a Bulgarian feature winning the Sofia City of Film Grand Prix Award at the Sofia International Film Festival (7-17 March), a Romanian title has broken with tradition: Marius Olteanu's first feature Monsters. [+leggi anche:
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Meanwhile, the jury, consisting of British producer Nik Powell, Russian producer Stas Namin, Turkish actress Hazar Ergüçlü, Polish director Ewa Podgórska and Bulgarian director Ilian Metev, handed the Special Jury Award to Dragomir Sholev's The Pig [+leggi anche:
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Here is the complete list of award winners at the Sofia International Film Festival: 

Sofia City of Film Grand Prix Award
Monsters. [+leggi anche:
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Special Jury Award
The Pig [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dragomir Sholev
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Best Director
Nora Fingscheidt - System Crasher [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award
A Picture with Yuki [+leggi anche:
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Best Documentary
The Magic Life of V [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Of Fathers and Sons [+leggi anche:
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Best Balkan Film
Her Job [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
The Load [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ognjen Glavonić
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Best Bulgarian Feature
The Pig - Dragomir Sholev 

FIPRESCI Award
The Pig - Dragomir Sholev 

Young Jury Award
Tehran: City of Love [+leggi anche:
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Award of the Bulgarian Guild of Film Critics
Butterflies [+leggi anche:
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Best Bulgarian Short
Roses in the Night - Pencho Kunchev
Special Mention
Gotcha! - Stefani Doytchinova