The awards ceremony for the 18th edition of the Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz (1-6 June) took place last Saturday in the Ursulinensaal in the Upper Austrian Culture Quarter. Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili's Beginning [+lire aussi :
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The Audience Award for Best Fiction Film was handed to Greek director Christos Nikou for Apples [+lire aussi :
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The YAAAS! Youth Jury, consisting of five teenagers from the BORG High Schol in Grieskirchen, opted for Force of Habit [+lire aussi :
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The emotional evening saw the festival audience and team say goodbye to Christine Dollhofer, who founded and led Crossing Europe for all of its 18 years. Starting in November, she will be heading the Vienna Film Fund.

The full list of Crossing Europe award winners is below:

Crossing Europe Award - Best Fiction Film
Beginning [+lire aussi :
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Crossing Europe Audience Award - Best Fiction Film
Apples [+lire aussi :
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interview : Christos Nikou
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Crossing Europe Social Awareness Award - Best Documentary
Her Mothers [+lire aussi :
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Crossing Europe Award – YAAAS! Youth Jury
Force of Habit [+lire aussi :
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MIOB New Vision Award
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time [+lire aussi :
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interview : Lili Horvat
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CROSSING EUROPE Award - Local Artist

€5,000 Money Prize
2551.01 - Norbert Pfaffenbichler (Austria)

€2,000 Material Prize
Swaying - Julia Windischbauer, Elena Wolff (Austria/Sweden)

€1,000 Money Prize
Arriving - Mohammad Reza Rasouli (Austria)

Creative Region Music Video Award
Immigrant by Dacid Go8lin - Mark Gerstorfer (Austria)