The 16^th edition of the Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs, which is still taking place until later today, 17 May, in several cinemas in the Serbian capital, is about to come to an end, having held its awards ceremony on Tuesday evening. Along with the traditional prizes, this year’s edition hosted one more: the Eurimages Audentia Award, which was previously hosted at Montreal and Trieste, with Beldocs becoming the first documentary film festival to give out the award. It was presented to Smoke Sauna Sisterhood [+leggi anche:
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As for the traditional awards, it is interesting to note that both of the main winners (in the international and the national competitions) premiered at IFFR earlier this year. In the international competition, the winner was Karim Kassem’s Thiiird, which, like his previous feature-length works, blurs the line between the documentary and fiction genres in a unique mélange. A Special Mention went to Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento’s Adieu Sauvage [+leggi anche:
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In the national competition, the Best Film Award was given to Tijana Petrović’s A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications, a 24-minute documentary essay. Dragana Jovanović was awarded for Best Camera for her work on her own film Aurora's Dream, while Luka Papić and Srđa Vučo scooped the Best Editing Award for Invoked, which was also directed by the duo.

Zsófia Paczolay’s Budapest Silo triumphed in the short competition, while Alice Brygo’s Ardent Other won the Special Mention. The Beldocs Teen Award went to And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine [+leggi anche:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

International Competition

Best Film
Thiiird – Karim Kassem (Lebanon)
Special Mention
Adieu Sauvage [+leggi anche:
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National Competition

Best Film
A Field Guide to Coastal Fortifications – Tijana Petrović (USA, short film)

Best Camera
Dragana Jovanović – Aurora's Dream (Serbia)

Best Editing
Luka Papić, Srđa Vučo – Invoked (Serbia)

Shorts Competition

Best Film
Budapest Silo – Zsófia Paczolay (Hungary/Netherlands/Portugal/Belgium)
Special Mention
Ardent Other – Alice Brygo (France)

Eurimages Audentia Award
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood [+leggi anche:
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Beldocs Teen Award
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine [+leggi anche:
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Audience Award
TBA