14/03/2016 - Home Care took home the second prize in the competition, while third place went to 2 Nights Till Morning

(l-r) The winners of the festival: Carmen Tartarotti (director, We Cannot Dream a Bright Blue Sky), Slávek Horák (director, Home Care) and Jesenka Jasniger-Radovanović (co-producer, Enclave) (© BFM)

Enclave [+see also:
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Home Care [+see also:
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film profile] by Mikko Kuparinen, a co-production between Finland and Lithuania. Meanwhile, We Cannot Dream a Bright Blue Sky by Carmen Tartarotti received the Best Documentary Award.

Over nine days, the 34th edition of the Bergamo Film Meeting had more than 140 films on offer – including features, documentaries and shorts – as well as premieres, cult movies and meetings with auteurs. It boasted visits from various guests, such as Anna Karina, Shane Meadows, Petr Zelenka, Jasmila Žbanić, Vladimir Leschiov and Keren Cytter.

Here is the full list of winners:

Bergamo Film Meeting Award
Enclave [+see also:
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Bergamo Film Meeting Second Prize
Home Care [+see also:
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interview: Slávek Horák
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Bergamo Film Meeting Third Prize
2 Nights Till Morning [+see also:
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interview: Mikko Kuparinen
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CGIL Bergamo Best Documentary Award
We Cannot Dream a Bright Blue Sky – Carmen Tartarotti

(Translated from Italian)