ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival is excited to announce its Official Selection of films that will be showcased at the 11th edition of the festival. ÉCU 2016 proudly screened 81 films from 37 countries on April 8th, 9th, 10th 2016 in Paris, France.

LISTED BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF ÉCU 2016 WINNERS:

Best European Independent FilmThe ChickenUna Gunjak
Best European Independent Dramatic ShortHorsefaceMarc Martinez Jordán
Best European Independent Dramatic FeatureVanitasOscar Spierenburg
Best European Independent DocumentaryWomen in SinkIris Zak
Best European Independent AnimationThe Old Man and the BirdDennis Stein-Schomburg
Best European Independent Experimental FilmRefugeesEduardo Hernandez Perez & Hans Jaap Melissen
Best European Independent Music VideoEwert and The Two Dragons – CIRCLESHelen Takkin
Best European Independent ComedyDisciplineChristophe M. Saber
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic ShortThunder RoadJim Cummings
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic FeatureKidnap CapitalFelipe Rodriguez
Best Non-European Independent DocumentaryLife on the BorderBasmeh Soleiman, Delovan Kekha, Diar Omar, Hazem Khodeideh, Mahmod Ahmad, Ronahi Ezaddin, Sami Hossein, & Zohour Saeid
Best Student FilmThe Van Boomel BrothersLaurens Jans
Best Short Script6th SeptemberIonut Gaga
Best Feature ScriptAs an ActressMaria Hinterkörner
Best ActorPatrick’s DayActor: Moe Dunford
Best ActressLove/Me/DoActress: Rebecca Calder
Best EditingThe Way of TeaEditor: Coban Beutelstetter
Best CinematographyThe SeedCinematographer: Kassim Olivier Ahmed
Best DirectorThe Man of my LifeMélanie Delloye
Special Jury MentionSemiliberiMatteo Gentiloni
Special Jury MentionBalconyToby Fell-Holden
Special Jury MentionWelcomeJavier Fesser
Audience AwardWhile You Were AwayBen Mallaby
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking. Little GandhiSam Kadi
Excellence in Women’s FilmmakingUntil 20Jamila Paksima & Geraldine Moriba
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