The festival showcased 90 films, including 45 premieres, with participation from more than 25 countries
The II International Film Festival of Eurasian countries, called ‘Eurasia-KinoFest’, has concluded in Russia’s southern city of Sochi. Participants from 26 countries participated in the event, which lasted for over a week. Filmmakers competed in three categories of films: feature-length, short, and documentary.
On Friday, the award for Best Feature Film was given to ‘Navi: Dear Future Me’, directed by Tobi Schmutzler, Kevin Schmutzler, Apuu Mourin, and Valentin Chellugget, a collaborative effort between Kenya and Germany.
Kazakh director Farhat Sharipov’s film ‘Evacuation’ received the President’s Prize of the festival, while cinematographer Alexander Plotnikov was recognized with for Best Cinematography for his work on the film.
The Best Debut award went to Arutyun Sagatelyan from Uzbekistan for his film ‘Sumalak’.
The film ‘The Abode of St. Euphrosyne’, directed by Vladimir Lutskiy from Belarus, earned a special prize from the festival organizer, the non-profit organization Eurasia.
Russian director Andrey Zaitsev’s film ‘Two in One Life, Not Counting the Dog’ won the Audience Choice award.
The prestigious award for Contribution to Film Development was presented to the legendary Serbian-German actor, director, and stuntman Gojko Mitic.
Special prizes were also awarded to films from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Moldova, and Kazakhstan.
A total of 90 films were featured at the festival, 45 of which were premieres.
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