The 46th edition of the festival came to a close after a week full of screenings and events highlighting films from the Balkan region, a unique film craft that we don’t often have the opportunity to discover in such depth in French theaters.

Unlike most film festivals, the Manaki Brothers festival is unique since it tends to steer clear of big-budget films, often from the United States or Western Europe, in favor of independent films produced by countries with more limited resources but just as much creativity.

Here are the winners of this year’s festival, which was full of wonderful discoveries and had many surprises in store for us:

Official Selection

Golden Camera 300 : David Chambille for “Nouvelle Vague”

Silver Camera 300 : Olympia Mytilinaiou, GSC for “Quiet Life”

Bronze Camera 300 : Mauro Herce for “Sirāt”

Documentary

Iron Camera 300 : Luca Coassin for “L’Mina”

Short Program

Small Camera 300 : Michael Cong for “When the Geese Flew”

Student Program

Crystal Camera 300 : Lisa Jing for “The Swimsuit”

Special Mention : Leon Hortrich for “The Unicorn in Snow Pants Suddenly Ran Off”

Special Awards

Laureate of the Special Camera 300 for outstanding contribution to world cinema : Wally Pfister

Great Star of Macedonia Cinema Award – presented by MFPA : Kiril Dzajkovski

Let’s also remember that Darius Khondji received the Golden Camera 300 earlier this week for his lifetime achievement.