Bratislava International Film Festival
LocationBratislava, Slovakia
Established1999

The Bratislava International Film Festival (also known as Bratislava IFF) is an international film festival established in 1999 and held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Apart from the international competition programme, it also regularly features renowned authors' film retrospectives, a European film program, independent film programmes and various theme programmes.

Awards

Awards are presented in the following categories:

  • Grand Prix for best film in the international competition
  • Best Director
  • Best Actress
  • Best Actor
  • FIPRESCI Award for best film, as determined by a jury of film critics

Award winners

Grand Prix

Year English title Original title Director(s) Country
1999The Red DwarfLe nain rougeYvan Le Moine Belgium
2000RatcatcherLynne Ramsay Great Britain
2001Daughters of the Sunدختران خورشیدMaryam Shahriar Iran
2002JapanJapónCarlos Reygadas Mexico
2003Bored in BrnoNuda v BrněVladimír Morávek Czech Republic
2004Or (My Treasure)Or (Mon trésor)Keren Yedaya Israel
2005The Cave of the Yellow DogDie Höhle des gelben HundesByambasuren Davaa Mongolia,  Germany
20064:30Royston Tan Singapore
2007Blind MountainMang shanLi Yang China
2008Mid-August LunchPranzo di ferragostoGianni Di Gregorio Italy
2009The Day God Walked AwayLe jour où Dieu est parti en voyagePhilippe Van Leeuw Belgium
2010The Four TimesLe Quattro VolteMichelangelo Frammartino Italy
2011Las AcaciasPablo Giorgelli Argentina
2012The TowropeLa SirgaWilliam Vega Colombia
2013Class EnemyRazredni sovražnikRok Biček Slovenia
2014Party GirlMarie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis France
2015Land and ShadeLa tierra y la sombraCésar Augusto Acevedo Colombia
2016TramontaneVatche Boulghourjian Lebanon, France, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
2017Men Don't CryMuškarci ne plačuAlen Drljević Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany

2003 IFF Bratislava

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2008 IFF Bratislava

  • Grand PrixMid–August Lunch (directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy)
  • Best DirectorAmat Escalante (The Bastards, Mexico, France, United States)
  • Best ActressNada Abou Farhat (Under the Bombs, Lebanon, France, United Kingdom, Belgium)
  • Best ActorZsolt Anger (The Investigator, Hungary, Sweden, Ireland)
  • FIPRESCI AwardUnder the Bombs (directed by Philippe Aractingi, Lebanon, France, United Kingdom, Belgium)

2009 IFF Bratislava

  • Grand PrixThe Day God Walked Away (directed by Philippe Van Leeuw, Belgium, France)
  • Best DirectorKamen Kalev (Eastern Plays, Bulgaria, Sweden)
  • Best ActressRuth Nirere (The Day God Walked Away, France, Belgium)
  • Best ActorChristo Christov (Eastern Plays, Bulgaria, Sweden)– Ex-aequo / Post-mortem
  • Best ActorHarold Torres (Northless, Mexico, Spain)– Ex-aequo
  • FIPRESCI AwardNorthless (directed by Rigoberto Perezcano, Mexico, Spain)
  • Special mentionNorthless (directed by Rigoberto Perezcano, Mexico, Spain)
  • Ecumenical Jury AwardKamen Kalev (Eastern Plays, Bulgaria, Sweden)
  • Ecumenical Jury Award special mentionOptical Illusions (directed by Cristian Jiménez, Chile, France)
  • Student Jury AwardWhisper With the Wind (directed by Shahram Alidi, Iraq)
  • Best Documentary FilmPetition (directed by Zhao Liang, France, China)
  • Best Short FilmRita (directed by Zhao Liang, Italy)
  • Shorts Jury special mentionA Man Overboard (directed by Fabien Gorgeart, France)
  • Shorts Jury special mentionParty (directed by Dalibor Matanić, Croatia)
  • The IFF Bratislava Award for Artistic Excellence in World CinematographyJuraj Herz (director)

2010 IFF Bratislava

  • Grand PrixThe Four Times (directed by Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy, Germany, Switzerland)
  • Best Director
    • Dragomir Sholev (Shelter, Bulgaria)
    • Constantine Popescu (Portrait of the Fighter As A Young Man)
  • Best ActressCharlotte Gainsbourg (The Tree, France, Australia)
  • Best ActorRobert Naylor (10½, Canada)

2011 IFF Bratislava

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