PriFilmFest 2009
The 1st Prishtina International Film Festival ( PriFilmFest for short ) took place from September 22nd to September 30th, 2009.
The PriFilmFest was opened on September 22nd by Vanessa Redgrave and the film Lindje-Perëndim-Lindje .
competition
The competition films were announced on September 20, 2009.
The following films were shown in the official competition:
| Movie title | Director | Country of production |
|---|---|---|
| Lindje-Perëndim-Lindje | Gjergj Xhuvani | Albania , Italy |
| The living and the dead | Kristijan Milic | Croatia |
| I am from Titov Veles | Teona Strugar Mitevska | Macedonia |
| Correction | Thanos Anastopoulos | Greece |
| Opium War | Siddiq Barmak | Afghanistan |
| Storm | Hans Christian Schmidt | Germany |
| Time of the Comet | Fatmir Koçit | Albania , Germany |
| Hush your mouth | Tom Tyrwhitt | Great Britain |
| Snow | Aida Begic | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Look at me | Marija Perovic | Montenegro |
Out of competition
In addition to competition, the following categories and films can be seen within the competition program:
The winners
In this category 5 films were shown which have won other selected film awards.
- The white ribbon , Festival de Cannes 2009
- A pearl eternity , Berlinale 2009
- Üç maymun , Festival de Cannes 2008
- Man on Wire Oscar
- Katyń , European Film Award
PreWar Cinema and PostWar Cinema
This category showed Kosovar films that were shot before and after the Kosovo war .
International jury
The jury president of the PriFilmFest 2009 was the Kosovar director Isa Qosja. Other jury members were Mira Staleva (Bulgaria), Marcel Maiga (Germany), Saimir Kumbaro (Albania), David Gothard (Great Britain).
Award winners
- Hyjnesha e artë for the best film: Snow
- Jury Prize: Lindje-Perëndim-Lindje
- Hyjnesha e artë for best director: Siddiq Barmak with Opium was
- Hyjnesha e artë for the best leading actor: All leading actors of the film The living and the dead
- Hyjnesha e artë for the best leading actress: Labina Mitevska with I am from Titov Veles
- Special jury award for the best film: I am from Titov Veles
- Audience award: Time of the comet
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
