Romanian film Dogs, directed by Bogdan Mirică, is the winner of the Transilvania Trophy 2016. The winners of the 15th edition of TIFF were announced on Saturday evening, June 4th, at the National Theatre in Cluj, during the Closing Gala of the festival attended by almost 900 people.
The main award was handed out on stage by the Minister of Culture, Corina Șuteu. Actress Sophia Loren received the Lifetime Achievement Award and producer Iain Smith accepted the Transilvania Trophy for Special Contribution to World Cinema.
Transilvania International Film Festival, the full list of winners
Transilvania Trophy, offered by Staropramen – Câini / Dogs, directed by Bogdan Mirică
Best Directing Award –Avishai Sivan, for Tikkun
Special Jury Award, offered by HBO – Sparrows/ Vrăbii, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Best Performance Award – David D’Ingeo, De l’ombre il y a / Where there is Shade
Special Mention of the Jury – Monika Naydenova and Alexander Benev, for their performance in Thirst
FIPRESCI Prize, offered by The International Federation of Film Critics for a film in #Animal section – Neon Bull, directed by Gabriel Mascaro
The Audience Award, offered by MasterCard – The Open Door/ La Puerta Abierta, directed by Marina Seresesky
Lifetime Achievement Award – actress Sophia Loren
Excellence Award, offered by Mercedes-Benz – actress Carmen Galin
Lifetime Achievement Award – actress Orosz Lujza
Special Award for the Contribution to the World Cinema – producer Iain Smith
Special Award – Transilvania 15 Trophy – director Cristi Puiu
Romanian Days Award for Best Feature Film, offered by Cinelabs Romania – The Last Day/ Ultima zi, by Gabriel Achim
Romanian Days Award for Best Debut, offered by Raiffeisen Bank – Discordia, by Ion Indolean
Romanian Days Award for Best Short Film, offered by Jameson – A Night in Tokoriki/ O noapte în Tokoriki, director Roxana Stroe
Special Mention of the Romanian Days Short Film Jury – My Name is Costin/ Mă cheamă Costin, directed by Radu Potcoavă
Best Film Award in the Shadows Shorts Competition, offered by Shorts TV – Saint Frankenstein, directed by Scooter McCrae
Special Mention in the Shadows Shorts Competition: The Pond, directed by Jeroen Dumoulein, and Sister Hell, directed by Fredrik S. Hana
Let’s Go Digital! Award for Best Film produced in the LGD Workshop, offered by UPC – Today I Come/ Azi vin, by Călin Boto, Andrada Băleanu & Agata Olteanu
Transilvania Pitch Stop Development Award offered by TIFF – Tie/ Scor alb, directed by Marius Olteanu
Transilvania Pitch Stop CoCo Award, offered by Connecting Cottbus Co-Production Market – Alive in Moscow/ Viața în Moscova, by Grigore Becket
Local Competition Award, offered by Banca Transilvania – Perfect Investment/ Investiția perfectă, directed by Ibolya Simó
Special Mention in the Local Competition, offered by Fabrica de Pensule – The Light that Memory Lends to Things, directed by Ana Vijdea
The Young Francophone Jury Prize – offered by TV5 Monde, RFI Romania, Institut Francais – Death by Death/ Je me tue a le dire, directed by Xavier Seron
