Romanian film “Of Snails and Men” wins the Special Jury Award at Warsaw International Film Festival

Romanian film “Of Snails and Men,” directed by Tudor Giurgiu, won the Special Jury Award at the 28th edition of the Warsaw International Film Festival. The Romanian-French co-production is the comedic story of a group of factory workers whose work place is to be transformed into a snail packaging establishment and their determination to not let it happen.

“Tango Libre,” a musical drama by Frédéric Fonteyne, won the international competition of the 28th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl) which ended on 21 October 2012. Tango Libre, a co-production between France, Belgium and Luxembourg, was produced by Artemis Productions in coproduction with Samsa Film, Liaison Cinematographique, Nord-Ouest Films and Minds Meet.

Full list of winners:

International Competition

1.WarsawGrand Prix: TANGO LIBRE, dir. Frédéric Fonteyne (France,Belgium,Luxembourg)

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2. Best Director: Andrzej Jakimowski for the film IMAGINE (Poland,UK,Portugal,France)

3. Special Jury Award: OF SNAILS AND MEN, dir. TudorGiurgiu(Romania,France)

Competition 1-2

Competition 1-2 Winner: DEAR BETRAYED FRIENDS, dir. Sára Cserhalmi (Hungary,Germany)

Special Mention: THE WILD ONES / LOS SALVAJES, dir. Alejandro Fadel (Argentina)

Free Spirit Competition

MODEST RECEPTION, dir. Mani Haghighi (Iran)

Documentary Features Competition

Best Documentary:FUCKFORFOREST, dir. Michał Marczak (Poland,Germany)

Special Mention: THE WORLD BEFORE HER, dir. Nisha Pahuja (Canada)

Short Films Competition

1. Short Grand Prix: A STORY FOR THE MODLINS, dir. Sergio Oksman (Spain)

2. Best Live Action Short: IT’S NOT A COWBOY MOVIE, dir. Benjamin Parent (France)

3. Best Animated Short: NOODLE FISH, dir. Kim Jin man (RepublicofKorea)

FIPRESCI Award

THE DAUGHTER, dir. Alexander Kasatkin, Natalya Nazarova (Rosja)

Ecumenical Jury Award

OPERATION E, dir. Miguel Courtois Paternina (Spain,France,Colombia)

NETPAC Award

KALAYAAN / WILDLIFE, dir. Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr. (Philippines)

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