
The European Film Festival, Europe’s premier event for independent cinema, announces its 25 award-winners for 2015.
After screening, 84 films from 32 countries over the past 3 days it all comes down to one moment: the Award Ceremony. Films competed across 14 categories and were judged according to their quality, creativity, and independent spirit in both form and content. Judged by a panel of internationally acclaimed industry experts, jurors found it difficult to choose this year’s highest honor Best European Independent Film 2015″. ÉCU is proud to present our 2015 Award Winners:
LISTED BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF ÉCU 2015 WINNERS:
| Europe’s Best Independent Film 2015 | HERE LIES | Duncan Ward |
| Best European Independent Dramatic Short | THE ANKLET | Guillaume Levil |
| Best European Independent Dramatic Feature | ROSEVILLE | Martin Makariev |
| Best European Independent Documentary | GAZI TO GEZI – A STONES THROW AWAY | Ross Domoney |
| Best European Independent Animation | MEND AND MAKE DO | Bexie Bush |
| Best European Independent Experimental Film | OUT OF REACH (RAIN NIGHT) | Pablo Diartinez & Erik Parys |
| Best European Independent Music Video | ENTOMOPHOBIA | Robin Rippmann |
| Best Independent Comedy | DE SMET | Thomas Baerten & Wim Geudens |
| Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short | CATCHING FIREFLIES | Lee Whittaker |
| Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature | FLYTRAP | Stephen David Brooks |
| Best Non-European Independent Documentary | TRIP ALONG EXODUS | Hind Shoufani |
| Best Student Film | Exit Neverland | Chadi Abdul-Karim |
| Best Short Script | LONG ROAD HOME | Written by Richard Flynn |
| Best Feature Script | The Competitors | Written by Ruth Greenberg |
| Best Actor | ROSEVILLE | Actor: Kalin Vrachanski |
| Best Actress | SOPHIE AT THE RACES | Actress: Siobhán O’Kelly |
| Best Editing | BEING AN ANGEL | Luigi Abanto Varese |
| Best Cinematography | 127 | Leigh Elford |
| Best Director | BEFORE THE BOMB | Tannaz Hazemi |
| Special Jury Mention | OH! MY PRINCESS | Heewook SA |
| Special Jury Mention | THE BARBIERS BLADE | Hakan Can |
| Special Jury Mention | TOUCH | Andrew Richardson |
| Audience Award | THE DANDELION | Sophie-Clémentine Dubois |
| The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking | AMONGST | Mohammed Alsalman |
| Excellence in Women’s Filmmaking | FINAL STROKE | Anne Chlosta |