The Astra Film Festival has reached the end of its 28th edition, and its top award this year went to a film from Burkina Faso, France and Germany: first-time director Moumouni Sanou received the Astra Trophy for his documentary Night Nursery [+lire aussi :
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Martin Páv’s Wolves at the Borders [+lire aussi :
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Andra Tarara’s documentary Us against Us [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of award winners at the 28th Astra Film Festival:

Best Film in the New Voices of Documentary Cinema Competition
Night Nursery [+lire aussi :
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Special Mention
For Your Comfort and Your Safety - Frédéric Mainçon (France)

Best Film in the Central and Eastern Europe Competition
Wolves at the Borders [+lire aussi :
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Honourable Mention
Nun of Your Business - Ivana Marinić Kragić (Serbia/Croatia)

Best Film in the Romanian Competition
Us against Us [+lire aussi :
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Special Mention
Occasional Spies – Oana Giurgiu (Romania)

Best Direction
My Uncle Tudor – Olga Lucovnicova (Belgium/Hungary/Portugal) (short film)

Best Film in the DocSchool competition
Milkless – Lidia Ilie (Romania) (short film)
Special Commendation
Dear Darkness – Samuel N Schwarz (Germany) (short film)

Best Director
Then Comes the Evening - Maja Novaković (Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina) (short film)