Competition

 

Best Film Debut

 

They are breaking down the old order and claiming their word. Bold films from the emerging generation of filmmakers make up the DEF's competition programme for the best European debut of the year. It will be selected by a jury composed of: Ivo Andrle, Ester Geislerová and Jakub Jíra.

 

Jury
Best Film Debut
Ivo Andrle
Ester Geislerová
Jakub Jíra

 

 

Films in competition
Superposition
Superposition
Family Time
Family Time
The King of Algiers
The King of Algiers
Without Air
Without Air
Solitude
Solitude
Paradise is Burning
Paradise is Burning

 

 

Award
Glass cylinder decorated with engraving and sandblasting is casted from uranium crystal.
Sharp cut mark in the smooth cylinder symbolizes the author’s “first notch”. The first impression… A quality work leaves a mark.
The author of the film awards for the 31st Days of European Film is Zdeněk Vacek.
Photo: Václav Jirásek

 

 

 

 

 

Best Film & Music Film

 

The Film & Music competition section highlights the power of two artistic disciplines and their ability to appeal to human emotions and passions worldwide. Images, tones and melodies set the rhythm for the avant-garde-oriented section, documentaries and feature films in which music plays a leading role. The winner will be selected this year by a jury composed of: Einari Paakkanen, Alžbeta Ferencová and David Žbirka.

 

Jury
Best Film & Music Film
Einari Paakkanen
Alžbeta Ferencová
David Žbirka

 

 

Films in competition
Daaaaaali!
Daaaaaali!
Animal
Animal
They Shot the Piano Player
They Shot the Piano Player
A Tiger in Paradise
A Tiger in Paradise
Manga d'Terra
Manga d'Terra
Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin
Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin

 

 

Award
Glass cylinder decorated with engraving and sandblasting is casted from uranium crystal.
The award for experimental music film engraved with lines that refer to vinyl recordings and to an experimental era when sound was recorded in analogue matter.
The author of the film award for the 30th European Film Days is Zdeněk Vacek.
Photo: Václav Jirásek

 

 

 

 

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