The prize was presented with the festival's usual awards at a ceremony on Saturday.
The Hungarian director Attila Gigor's thriller The Inspector took two prizes: one for Best Director and the other for Best Cinematographer. The prize for Best Experimental Film went to Jelena Girlin and Mari-Liis Bassovskaya for The Dress, and the prize for best Animated Film went to Michaela Copikova for About Socks and Love.
The festival jury included the American Academy Award-winning cinema editor Alan Heim, the Romanian cinematographer Vivi Dr?gan Vasile and the Hungarian actress Júlia Nyakó.
The 19th Mediawave International Film and Music Festival took place in Győr between April 25 and May 2.
Mediawave 2009 Award Winners
Hungarian Student Jury Award
Christophe van ROMPAEY (Belgium):
Aanrijding in Moscou / Moscow, Belgium 102 min.
Special Mention by the Hungarian Student Jury
Alla KOVGAN & David HINTON (USA, United Kingdom, Mozambique):
Nora 35 min.
The KPMG Responsible Society Award (Best Documentary Film)
Alina RUDNITSKAYA (Russia):
Kak stat stervoi / Bitch Academy 29 min.
PRIZE FOR THE BEST ACTRESS
For Barbara SARAFIAN: Moscow, Belgium (dir.: Christophe van Rompaey)
PRIZE FOR THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
For Máté HERBAI: The Investigator (dir.: Attila GIGOR)
PRIZE FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR
GIGOR Attila (Hungary):
A nyomozó / The Investigator 107 min
PRIZE FOR THE BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Jelena GIRLIN & Mari-Liis BASSOVSKAJA (Estonia):
Kleit / The Dress 10 min.
PRIZE FOR THE BEST ANIMATION
Michaela COPIKOVA (Slovakia):
O ponozkach a laske / About Socks and Love 7 min.
PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHORT FICTION FILM
Denis VILLENEUVE (Canada):
Next Floor 12 min.
PRIZE FOR THE BEST FEATURE FILM
Veit HELMER (Azerbaijan):
Absurdistan 87 min.
MEDIAWAVE GRAND PRIZE
Boris MITIC (Serbia):
Do vidjenja, kako ste? / Goodbye, How Are You? 60 min.
Source: Est.hu
