18th Cottbus Festival of East European Cinema Award Winners

Recently the fest announced the award winners and here they are

Best Film: Plennyj (Captive), Alexej Ustchitel, Russia and Bulgaria, 2008
Special Mention: Dikoje Polje (Wild Field), Michail Kalatosischwili, Russia, 2008

Special Prize for Best Director: Sergej Dwortsewoj for Tulpan, Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhastan, Russia and Poland, 2008
Special Prize for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Rysa (Scratch), Michal Rosa, Poland, 2008
Best Debut Film Prize: Mucha (Muckha), Wladimir Kott, Russia, 2008
Audience Award: Vencovsky Ucitel (Country Teacher), Bohdan Slama, Czech Republic, Germany and France, 2008
FIPRESCI Prize: Dikoje Polje (Wild Field), Michail Kalatosischwili, Russia, 2008

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Dikoje Polje (Wild Field), Michail Kalatosischwili, Russia, 2008
Special Mention: Tulpan, Sergej Dwortsewoj, Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhastan, Russia and Poland, 2008

Don Quijote Prize: Delta, Kornél Mundruczó, Hungary and Germany, 2008
Dialogue Prize for Intercultural Communication: Plennyj (Captive), Alexej Ustchitel, Russia and Bulgaria, 2008

To check the awards given in other categories go here.