The 20th International Film Festival “Zerkalo” has officially concluded in Ivanovo.
The Grand Prix of the main competition was awarded to the comedy “The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford,” the directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Sean Dunn.
The film follows the journey of Kenneth (played by Peter Mullan), a tour guide in the small town of Arberloch who takes immense pride in his ancestor, the renowned naturalist Douglas Weatherford. His quiet life is upended when a film crew for a hit fantasy series arrives in town.
The complete list of winners is provided below:
Best Director:
“Dead Dogs Don’t Bite” (Dir. Nuri Cihan Özdoğan, Turkey)
Jury Special Prize:
“Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege” (Dir. Abdallah Al-Khatib, Algeria, France, Qatar)
Audience Choice Award — Main Competition:
“Winners” (Dir. Hassan Nazer, Iran, UK)
“Dead Souls” (Dir. Alex Cox, USA, Spain)
Winner of the “Svoi” (Our Own) Program:
“Adult Son” (Dir. Ivan Shkundov)
Special Prize from the Ivanovo Film Club “Screen and You”:
“Vygotsky” (Dir. Anton Bilzho)
Source: Film.ru