IFFR Awards 2018

IFFR Awards

Director Cai Chengjie of “The Widowed Witch” (China) won the Grand-Prix, the prestigious Hivos Tiger Award 2018.  It had a beautiful narrative story that focused on a strong young woman who refused to become a victim.  The director said he suffered from deadlines, low budget, as well as dealing with many non-professional actors, but was very happy and smiled a lot for the photo calls.

 

The IFFR Audience Award went to Denmark’s Director Gustav Möller’s debut film “The Guilty”.  It also received the IFFR Youth Jury Award.

The Special Jury Award went to Director Muayad Alayan’s “The Reports on Sarah and Saleem”.  The movie follows the relationship between a Palestinian man and a Jewish woman.  The winning screenplay was written by his brother Rami Alayan.

 

IFFR’s closing movie was Director Armando Iannucci’s “The Death of Stalin”, a hilarious and timeless political satire about the struggle of power when Joseph Stalin had a stroke in 1953.  As with past years, the festival continued with food and great music (also DJ’s) passed midnight.