Awards 2017

September 25, 2017 — The 6th edition of the on-line Brasov International Film Festival & Market, the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world, came to an end last night. The Jury, presided by film producer Elio Dell’Unto, has awarded 13 movies out of a total of 30 selected films from 20 countries.

Daria Trifu and Bruno Pischiutta announced today the 2017 prize-winners:

Best Docudrama
A CAFE IN THE SKY (Hungary)
Produced by Scott Alexander Young

Best Videomusic
NEVER STOP (UK)
Produced by Josephine Halbert

Best Original Subject in the Short Film Category
Toma Waszarow and Viktor Dessov for RED LIGHT (Bulgaria)

Best Screenplay in the Short Film Category
Dania Bdeir for IN WHITE (USA, Lebanon)

Best Cinematography in the Short Film Category
Argo Baroyan for THE SIMON’S WAY (Armenia)

Best Director in the Short Film Category
Chris Moraitis for PET (Greece)

Best Film in the Short Film Category
COCOON (China)
Produced by Xu Zhang

Best Documentary in the Short Documentary Category
EQUILIBRIUM OF DIVING (Bulgaria)
Produced by Alexandros Barpayianis

Best Historical Documentary in the Feature Documentary Category
MOKUM ALEPH (Netherlands)
Produced by Flip Nagler

Best Director in the Feature Documentary Category
Isaac Hertz for ONE ROCK THREE RELIGIONS (USA)

Best Documentary in the Feature Documentary Category
PAYING THE PRICE FOR PEACE: THE STORY OF S. BRIAN WILLSON (USA)
Produced by Bo Boudart

Best Cinematography in the Feature Film Category
Inván Wilde for IGUAQUE SONG (Colombia)

Best Film in the Feature Film Category
KUPAL (Iran)
Produced by Kazem Mollaie

Watch the Awards’ presentation here:

The Festival’s organizers thank it’s sponsors: Omilos – Cafe, Bar & Restaurant, Biocool, Global Touch TV and Jet Capsule.

Special thanks go to the Festival’s partners: Global Film Studio, the owner and organizer of the event, Toronto Pictures, Daria! magazine, InkTip, iPitch.tv, The Film Festival Doctor and Spanish Public Media – Chicago. The organizers also thank the Festival’s submission platforms: FilmFreeway, Withoutabox, FestHome, Film Festival Life and Click for Festivals.

The 7th edition of the on-line Brasov Int’l Film Festival will take place between September 20 and 30, 2018 on it’s TV Channel: HERE

For an in depth look at the films that have participated in the 2017 edition of the Festival, read the current issue of Daria! magazine:

Day 7 – September 20

September 20, 2017 — Brasov International Film Festival & Market today presents the following three films:

• A CAFE IN THE SKY from Hungary, directed by Scott Alexander Young;
• THE SIMON’S WAY from Armenia, directed by Edgar Baghdasaryan; and
• THE JACKSTONES, a Canada/Philippines production, directed by Tim Riedel.

Watch the films’ video presentation on our TV Channel here:

The online Festival, the most important and renown nonviolent film festival in the world, presents 29 feature films, documentaries and shorts from 20 countries. For 11 days, the viewers can watch any of the selected movies, at the time of their choosing, on Global Film Studio’s TV Channel.

In this Channel, there are also daily video commentaries presented by film director Bruno Pischiutta, Festival’s Artistic Consultant, and film producer Daria Trifu, Festival’s Director. The presentations are available, for free, one every day.

The annual art, entertainment and business magazine, DARIA!, has been published. In this issue, there are many articles about the films that are showcased at this year’s Festival between September 14 and 24.

DARIA! magazine can be read here: