SYRFILMFEST '12 WINNERS

The SOPHIA AWARD
Tom Bower

BEST FEATURE
WINNER: OCEAN HEAVEN directed by Xiao Lu Xue (China)
Judges Citation: FACING MIRRORS directed by Negar Azarbayjani (Iran)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: RAISING RENEE directed by Jeanne Jordan & Steven Ascher (USA)
Judges Citation: LOVING SOPHIA directed by Ohad Itach (Israel)
Judges Citation: VORTEX directed by Csaba Szekeres (Hungary)

BEST SHORT FICTION
WINNER: BASSA MAREA directed by Roberto De Paolis (Italy)
Judges Citation: BIRTHDAY directed by Sandor Csukas (Hungary)
Judges Citation: THE MAN WHO KNEW HOW TO FLY directed by Robi Michael (USA)
Directors Citation: BOMINI directed by Kim Bang-Hyun (Korea)

BEST ANIMATION
WINNER: GRAFFITIGER directed by Libor Pixa (Czech Republic)
Director’s Citation: My Home by Four Directions Productions
Judges Citation: LIFE IS A BITCH by Michaela Hoffova (Czech Republic)
Judges Citation: ALL SOULS DAY by Jan Bohuslav (Czech Republic)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL
WINNER: GREENWASHERS directed by Bret Malley USA
Judges Citation: RADIOSTAN directed by Tomas Sheridan (United Kingdom)
Directors Citation: GRAVEDIGGER directed by Sandor Kardos (Hungary)

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: XIAO LU XUE for OCEAN HEAVEN (China)
Judges Citation: ROB NILSSON for THE STEPPES (USA)

BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Balázs Maruszki, Bence Miklauzic and Gábor Németh for CHILDREN OF THE
GREEN DRAGON (Hungary)
Judges Citation: Xiao Lu Xue for OCEAN HEAVEN (China)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Yuri Rajsky for SIBERIA MONOMOUR (Russia)
Judges Citation: Michael Leuthner for SILBERWALD (Swizerland)

BEST EDITING
WINNER: BLANK BULLET
Judges Citation: Igor Litoninskiy for SIBERIA MONOMOUR (Russia)
Judges Citation: Robi Michael for THE MAN WHO KNEW HOW TO FLY (USA)

BEST ACTING
WINNER: Wen Zhang for OCEAN HEAVEN (China)
Judges Citation: Irit Levi for THE STEPPES
Judges Citation: Shayesteh Irani for FACING MIRRORS (Iran)
Judges Citation: Jet Li for OCEAN HEAVEN (China)
Judges Citation given Posthumously to David Hess for THE STEPPES (USA)

BEST SOUND & MUSIC
WINNER: Joe Hisaishi for OCEAN HEAVEN (China)
Judges Citation: BLANK BULLET (Israel)

BEST CNY
WINNER: BLANK BULLET directed by Haim Bouzaglo (Israel)
Judegs Citation: DEFINING BEAUTY: MS WHEELCHAIR AMERICA directed by Alexis
Ostrander (USA)
Judges Citation: GREENWASHERS directed by Bret Malley (USA)

CAROL NORTH SCHMUCKLER NEW FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE
WINNER: JAQUELINE AND THE SPAWN directed by Will Giamas (USA)