Sporting an extra day for its 23rd edition, the Transilvania International Film Festival announced its award winners on Saturday. Even if the festival’s official competition was dominated by European features, most of the awards went either to non-European films or to European co-productions with other continents. The top prize, the Transilvania Trophy, went to the Indian-French-US-Norwegian coming-of-age drama Girls Will Be Girls [+leggi anche:
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There was only one award offered by the official competition jury that went to a 100% European film – a Special Mention for young actors Jarne Heylen and Joël in ‘t Veld, who star in Joren Molter’s Summer Brother [+leggi anche:
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A Romanian documentary took home three gongs: Isabela von Tent’s Alice On&Off [+leggi anche:
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As for the What's Up, Doc? Competition, the main winner was KIX [+leggi anche:
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Italian director Daniele Luchetti was the main guest at this edition, winning a Special Award for Contribution to World Cinema.

Here is the complete list of award winners:

Competition

Transilvania Trophy
Girls Will Be Girls [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Sebastián Quebrada - The Other Son [+leggi anche:
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Special Jury Award
The Adamant Girl - Vinothraj Palani (India)

Best Performance Award
Hassan Pourshirazi - The Old Bachelor (Iran)
Special Mention
Jarne Heylen, Joël in ‘t Veld - Summer Brother [+leggi anche:
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Romanian Days Competition

Romanian Days Award for Best Film
Dismissed - Horia Cucută, George ve Ganæaard (Romania)

Special Mention
Family Weekend - Mihnea Toma (Romania)

Romanian Days Award for Best First Feature
Alice On&Off [+leggi anche:
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Romanian Days Award for Short Film
Truth or Dare - Simona Borcea (Romania)

What's Up, Doc? Competition

What's Up, Doc? Award for Best Documentary
KIX [+leggi anche:
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Special Mentions
Alice On&Off – Isabela von Tent
La Reine - Nikola Klinger (Czech Republic)

Other awards

Audience Award
Summer Brother - Joren Molter

Ecumenical Jury Award
Summer Brother – Joren Molter
Special Mention
Where Elephants Go [+leggi anche:
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FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in Romanian Days
Alice On&Off - Isabela von Tent

SIGNIS Award for Best Short Film in Romanian Days
Cat Funeral - Ana-Maria Comănescu (Romania)

Special Award for Contribution to World Cinema
Daniele Luchetti