AwardsWatch

My Mexican Bretzel wins the €25,000 International Newcomer Award and the FIPRESCI Award +++ Audience and Student Award to Lorelei +++ Single Cycle receives first Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award +++ Prizewinners reflect the diversity of the competition

INTERNATIONAL Jury

Jury members: Jessica Kiang, Jan Bonny, Mathilde Henrot

International Newcomer Award – Best Director (€25,000)

MY MEXICAN BRETZEL

Director: Nuria Giménez Lorang, Spain

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award – Best Script (€10,000)

SINGLE CYCLE (Original title: YÈ YǏ JÌ YÈ)

Director: Zhang Qi, People’s Republic of China

Special Mention

COME CLOSER (Original title: DER SIEBZEHNTE)

Director: Saskia Walker, Ralf Walker, Germany

Special Mention

BEGINNING (Original title: DASATSKISI)

Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili, Georgia, France

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FIPRESCI Jury

Jury members: Dr. Christina Stojanova, Schayan Riaz, Ernesto Diezmartínez

FIPRESCI AWARD

MY MEXICAN BRETZEL

Director: Nuria Giménez Lorang, Spain

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ECUMENICAL Jury

Jury members: Gergely Hajnal, Michael Kranzusch, Uta Losem, Mina Radovic, Rianne Wijmenga-van Dijk

Ecumenical Award (€2,500)

UNA PROMESSA (Original title: SPACCAPIETRE)

Director: Gianluca & Massimiliano De Serio, Italy, France, Belgium

Special Mention

THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE (Original title: KOSHTARGAH)

Director: Abbas Amini, Iran

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STUDENT Jury

Jury members: Sabrina Mertens, Nico Hagel, Ruth Lang Fuentes

Award of the Student Jury (€5,000)

LORELEI

Director: Sabrina Doyle, USA

Special Mention

SHITHOUSE

Director: Cooper Raiff, USA

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AUDIENCE

Audience Award (€5,000)

LORELEI

Director: Sabrina Doyle, USA