31/10/2016 - The Dazzling Light of Sunset won the Between the Seas section and Best Debut; FC Roma and Normal Autistic Film shared the Best Czech Film Award

The French-Greek co-production Spectres Are Haunting Europe [+see also:
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In the Between the Seas section, the Best Central and Eastern European Documentary Film Award went to The Dazzling Light of Sunset [+see also:
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In the Czech Joy section for local films, the main award was split between FC Roma [+see also:
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Among the Silver Eye Awards, for movies taking part in the festival's East Silver Market, Anna Zamecka's Communion [+see also:
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Opus Bonum section

Best World Documentary
Spectres Are Haunting Europe - Maria Kourkouta, Niki Giannari (France/Greece)

Special Mention
Smiling on the Phone - Aitziber Olaskoaga (Netherlands/Spain/USA)

Between the Seas section

Best Central and Eastern European Documentary
The Dazzling Light of Sunset [+see also:
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Special Mention
Dialogue with Joseph - Elžbieta Josadė (Lithuania/France)

Czech Joy section

Best Czech Documentary
FC Roma [+see also:
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Normal Autistic Film [+see also:
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Student Jury Award
Normal Autistic Film - Miroslav Janek

Fascinations section

Best Experimental Documentary
Engram of Returning - Daïchi Saïto (Canada)

Best Czech Experimental Documentary 
De Potentia Dei - Ondřej Vavrečka (Czech Republic)

First Lights section

Best Documentary Debut Film in Opus Bonum, Between the Seas or Czech Joy 
The Dazzling Light of Sunset - Salome Jashi

Special Mention
Sea Tomorrow [+see also:
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Student Jury Award
The Things - Nino Gogua (Georgia)

Short Joy section

Best Documentary Short
Ten Meter Tower - Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson (Sweden)

Audience Award
Love Me If You Can - Dagmar Smržová (Czech Republic)

Contribution to World Cinema Award
Drahomíra Vihanová

Respekt Award
Best Czech Television, Video or Online Report of the Past Year
Obchod s nadějí - Markéta Dobiášová (Czech Republic)

Silver Eye Awards

Best Feature Documentary
Communion [+see also:
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Best Mid-Length Documentary
5 October - Martin Kollár (Slovakia/Czech Republic)

Special Mention
My Own Private War - Lidija Zelovic (Netherlands)

Best Short Documentary
Pulse - Robin Petré (Hungary/Belgium/Portugal)