The 22nd edition of Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz came to a close with an awards ceremony that took place on Saturday, 3 May at Ursulinesaal. This year’s edition, which ran from 29 April to 4 May 4, showcased 142 films of various types and formats from 42 countries, across 12 sections. According to preliminary data, this year’s attendance figure is around 14,500 visitors.

Bogdan Mureşanu’s film The New Year That Never Came [+leggi anche:
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The jury of the documentary competition, consisting of Romanian editor Cătălin Cristuţiu, Swedish-Austrian researcher, lecturer and curator Doris Posch, as well as Swiss filmmaker and co-director of the Lugano Human Rights Film Festival Antonio Prata, also selected this year’s winners. The main Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award, along with the €5,000 prize provided by Gutenberg-Werbering and Crossing Europe went to Alessandra Celesia’s The Flats [+leggi anche:
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The youth jury decided the fate of the competitors in YAAAS! Section, aimed at teenage audiences, awarding the prize to The Story of Frank and Nina [+leggi anche:
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Finally, Iva Radivojević’s When the Phone Rang [+leggi anche:
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The full list of award winners:

Fiction Competition

Crossing Europe Award – Best Fiction Film
The New Year That Never Came [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Three Days of Fish [+leggi anche:
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Crossing Europe Audience Award
Holy Rosita [+leggi anche:
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Documentary Competition

Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award – Best Documentary Film
The Flats [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Queens of Joy – Olga Gibelinda (Ukraine/France/Czech Republic)

YAAS! Competition

Crossing Europe Award – Youth Jury
The Story of Frank and Nina [+leggi anche:
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Special Mention
Sandbag Dam [+leggi anche:
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Local Artists Competition

Crossing Europe Award – Local Artist
A Life in Color – Alex Stasny (Austria)
Callas, Darling [+leggi anche:
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Crossing Europe Award Local Artist – Young Talent
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart Into Your Mouth and Smile [+leggi anche:
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Crossing Europe Innovation Award – Local Artist
Lina – Remo Rauscher (Austria) (short film)

Creative Region Music Video Award
World’s End – Mavi Phoenix – Dominik Galleya, Amanda Burzić (Austria) (music video)

Other awards

MIOB New Vision Award
When the Phone Rang [+leggi anche:
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