Ten Partnership Awards were handed out at the Schaubühne Lindenfels in Leipzig earlier on Saturday. We congratulate all the winners!

These films have been awarded:

Jasmine Alakari‘s “Free Zone“ took home the 2,000-euro ver.di Prize for Solidarity, Humanity and Fairness.

The 4,000-euro DEFA Sponsoring Prize, granted by the DEFA Foundation, was awarded to Tete Hoffmann for “My Brilliant Father“.

The 3,000-euro MDR Film Prize for an outstanding Eastern European documentary film went to Andrei Kutsila‘s “Letters from the Silenced Country”. 

The 2,000-euro Prize of the Interreligious Jury went to Kamila Serwicka for “Blossoming”. This award is donated by Hotel Michaelis (VCH-Hotels) in Leipzig as well as the Interreligious Round Table and the Oratorium Leipzig. The jury also gave a special mention to “Helena Třeštíková for “Bára – Diary of a Rockstar“.

The Young Eyes Film Award was presented to “Moving Sisters” by Christos Stefanou. This 2,000-euro award is sponsored by Rahn Dittrich Group’s European Foundation for Education and Culture and awarded by the Youth Jury in cooperation with LFD – Fachstelle für Medien und Bildung.

The Prize of the International Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) went to “Auber 89” by Giuseppe Schillaci.  

The mephisto 97.6 Award went to the short animated film “When the Sea Was Calm“ by Mamuka Tkeshelashvili.

The jury comprised of prisoners at the Juvenile Detention Centre Regis-Breitlingen presented the award Gedanken-Aufschluss to “Last Round” by Janis Westphal. 

The film.land.sachsen Prize for Film Culture in Rural Areas, presented in cooperation with Filmverband Sachsen e.V., went to Dieter Schumann for “Garden of Hope”.

The Film Prize Leipziger Ring honours an outstanding documentary film about human rights, democracy or civil engagement. It is granted by the Stiftung Friedliche Revolution and has a value of €2,500. This award was presented to Barbara Kopple for “Union Town“ on Saturday at noon at Passage Kinos (Filmeck).