Periferic (Outbound) by Bogdan George Apetri took the Best Feature Film Award – Golden Alexander at the 51st Thessaloniki Film Festival which ran December 3-12, 2010. The Greek Film Critics Association (PEKK) Award was also given to Periferic (Outbound).
The synopsis for Periferic (Outbound): “Matilda has one day at her disposal. Twenty-four hours in which, after going to her mother’s funeral on special leave, she must return back to the prison where she is serving her sentence. The tough, determined Matilda meets her brother and her reluctant sister-in-law and asks them for a favor, but when they turn her down, she resorts to her ex-boyfriend and pimp for help. Matilda’s goals are never clear, but her actions are definite (as is the confident acting of Ana Ularu in the main role), in this story about the quest for a new life, which is defined by quick and non-refundable decisions.”
THE AWARDS
Best Feature Film Award – Golden Alexander
PERIFERIC (OUTBOUND) By BOGDAN GEORGE APETRI, Producer Alexandru Teodorescu, Screenwriters Tudor Voican, Bogdan George Apetri – based on an idea by Ioana Uricaru & Cristian Mungiu, Romania/Austria, 2010
Special Jury Award – Silver Alexander
ATTENBERG By ATHINA RACHEL TSANGARI, Producers Angelos Venetis, Iraklis Mavroidis, Yorgos Lanthimos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Maria Hatzakou, Screenwriter Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece, 2010
Special Jury Award for Originality and Innovation – Bronze Alexander
JEAN GENTIL By LAURA AMELIA GUZMAN & ISRAEL CARDENAS, Producers Pablo Cruz, Bärbel Mauch, Israel Cardenas, Laura Amelia Guzman, Screenwriters Israel Cardenas, Laura Amelia Guzman, Mexico/Dominican Republic/Germany, 2010
Best Director Award to MARIAN CRISAN for MORGEN, Producer Anca Puiu, Screenwriter Marian Crisan, Romania/France/Hungary, 2010
Best Screenplay Award to MAREK LECHKI for ERRATUM by Marek Lechki, Producer Marek Lechki, Poland, 2010
Best Actress Award to Ana Ularu in PERIFERIC (Outbound), by Bogdan George Apetri, Producer Alexandru Teodorescu, Screenwriters Tudor Voican, Bogdan George Apetri – based on an idea by Ioana Uricaru & Cristian Mungiu, Romania/Austria, 2010
Best Actor Award ex aequo to ANDRAS HATHAZI and YILMAZ YALCIN in MORGEN by Marian Crisan, Producer Anca Puiu, Screenwriter Marian Crisan, Romania/France/Hungary, 2010
Artistic Achievement Award ZEFIR (ZEPHYR) By BELMA BAS, Producers Seyhan Kaya, Birol Akbaba, Screenwriter Belma Bas, Turkey, 2010
FIPRESCI AWARDS
The 51st International Thessaloniki Film Festival FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) bestowed the FIPRESCI awards:
For a film in the International Competition Section 2010 to
MORGEN By MARIAN CRISAN, Producer Anca Puiu, Screenwriter Marian Crisan, Romania/France/Hungary, 2010
For a film in the Greek Films 2010 section to
APNIA (APNEA) By ARI BAFALOUKA, Producers Ari Bafalouka, Elisavet Tsouhtidi, Screenwriter Yiannis Tsiros, Greece, 2010
HUMAN VALUES AWARD
The Hellenic Parliament TV Channel bestows the award to a film of the Independence Days ID-10 section,
LOS LABIOS (THE LIPS) by IVAN FUND & SANTIAGO LOZA, Producers Ivan Eibuszyc, Ivan Fund, Santiago Loza, Screenwriters Ivan Fund & Santiago Loza, Argentina, 2010
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
For a film in the International Competition section
For a film in the Greek Films section
KANENAS (NOBODY) By CHRISTOS NIKOLERIS, Producer Yiannis Exintaris, Screenwriter Panayiotis Iosifelis, Greece, 2010
For a film in the Balkan Survey section
CIRKUS COLUMBIA By DANIS TANOVIC, Producers Cedomir Kolar, Amra Baksic Camo, Marc Bachet, Mirsad Purivatra, Screenwriters Danis Tanovic, Ivica Dikic – based on the novel Cirkus Colombia by Ivica Dikic, Bosnia&Herzegovina/France/UK/Germany/Slovenia/Belgium, 2010
For a film in the Open Horizons section
EN GANSKE SNILL MAN (A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN) By HANS PETTER MOLAND, Producers Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae, Screenwriter Hans Petter Moland, Norway, 2010
CINEMA AND THE CITY AWARD
The Municipality of Thessaloniki bestows the award to a film of the International Competition section,
JO POUR JONATHAN (JO FOR JONATHAN) By MAXIME GIROUX, Producer Paul Barbeau, Screenwriters Alexandre Laferriere, Maxime Giroux, Canada, 2010
THE GREEK FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (PEKK) AWARD
The PEKK award for is given to PERIFERIC (OUTBOUND) By BOGDAN GEORGE APETRI, Producer Alexandru Teodorescu, Screenwriters Tudor Voican, Bogdan George Apetri – based on an idea by Ioana Uricaru & Cristian Mungiu, Romania/Austria, 2010