Transilvania IFF 2021 Winners
Transilvania Trophy, in amount of 10,000 euro - The Whaler Boy, directed by Philipp Yuryev
Best Directing Award, in amount of 3,500 euro - Eugen Jebeleanu, for Poppy Field/ Câmp de maci
Special Jury Award, in amount of 1,500 euro, offered by HBO - Pebbles, directed by P.S. Vinothraj
Best Performance Award, in amount of 1,000 euro, offered by Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim - Petra Martínez, for That Was Life
Special Mention of the Jury - The Flood Won't Come, directed by Marat Sargsyan
FIPRESCI Prize, offered by The International Federation of Film Critics for a film in the Romanian Days section – Unidentified, directed by Bogdan George Apetri
The Audience Award, offered by MasterCard - Poppy Field/ Câmp de maci by Eugen Jebeleanu
The Audience Award for the most popular Romanian film, in amount of 1,500 euro, offered by Dacin Sara - Wild Romania, directed by Dan Dinu, Cosmin Dumitrache
Excellence Award, offered by Mercedes-Benz – director Nae Caranfil
Lifetime Achievement Award, offered by Cemacon – actress Cezara Dafinescu
The Special Transilvania 20 Award - film critic Dan Făinaru
Romanian Days Award for Best Feature Film, in amount of 10,000 euro (in post-production services) offered by Cinelab Romania – Otto The Barbarian, directed by Ruxandra Ghițescu
Romanian Days Award for Best Debut, in amount of 1,000 euro, offered by Banca Transilvania – #dogpoopgirl, directed by Andrei Huțuleac
Romanian Days Award for Best Short Film, in amount of 5,000 euro (camera & electric & grip equipment services), offered by CutareFilm - When Night Meets Dawn, directed by Andreea Borțun
Special Mention of the Short Film Jury in the Romanian Days - Cradle, by Paul Mureșan
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Transilvania Pitch Stop Awards
- The Chainsaw Europe Award - 25,000 euro in post-production services - The Talentless, directed by Radivoje Bukvić, produced by Jovana Jovičić – Prikaz Film (Serbia)
- The Transilvania Pitch Stop Development Award, in amount of 7,000 euro, offered by Avanpost Media & TIFF - The Poor Dove, directed by Călin Laur, produced by Ștefan Nahaba - Racketa Production (Republic of Moldova)
- The Moldova National Film Center Award, offered within the Transilvania Pitch Stop program, in amount of 1 500 euro - Sasha, directed by Vladimir Beck, produced by Katerina Mikhaylova, Vasily Klepatsky, Ruben Dishdishyan – Vega Film, Mars Media Entertainment (Russia)
- The CoCo Award, offered by Connecting Cottbus Co-Production Market - The Ways We Look at the Sun, directed by Ioana Țurcan, produced by Ana Maria Pîrvan - Studioset Production (Romania)
Full Moon Script Contest
- Best script for a feature film, in amount of 1,500 euro – A Girl Alone in the Night, by Sorana Borhină and Rodica Domințeanu
- Best pilot script for series/ miniseries, in amount of 1,500 euro – The Bâlea Lac Case/ Dark Histories, by Alex Țibu and Șerban Racovițeanu
Other Awards
- Alex. Leo Șerban Scholarship, in amount of 2,500 euro, offered in partnership with Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim - A Flower is Not a Flower, debut feature film and short story by Cristian Pascariu
- Alex. Leo Șerban Scholarship Special Mention, in amount of 500 euro - Films in Frame film magazine
- Alex. Leo Șerban Scholarship Special Mention, in amount of 1,000 euro, offered in partnership with Conceptual Lab by Theo Nissim to a young Romanian actor in a short or feature film that premiered in 2020 or 2021 – Ioana Bugarin for Mia Misses Her Revenge and Otto the Barbarian
The Young Francophone Jury Prize – offered by TV5 Monde, RFI Romania, Institut Français - Teddy, directed by Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma
Local Competition
- Local Competition Award, in amount of 1,500 euro, offered by Banca Transilvania and post-production services, in amount of 15,000 euro, offered by Numa Film - Să ne jucăm în continuare, by Farkas Ágnes-Anna
- Special Mention in the Local Competition, in amount of 7,000 de euro (in post-production services), offered by Numa Film - Apel Nou, by Lucian Barbu
- Special Mention offered by Fabrica de Pensule, in amount of 300 de euro - re:adapt 25:36, by Ioana Hogman