SECTION: Feature Film Competition

The twelve best productions from Central and Eastern Europe. Ambitious talents compete with old masters and star directors.

From a family celebration full of local colour to a Balkan Western, a holiday on the island of Tenerife extended by the outbreak of war to a return home to work through a period of mourning, and provincial Lithuania in the nineties to an end-time romance in space, under the Anatolian sun and in the midst of the formidable mountain landscapes of Central Asia: cinema from east-central and eastern Europe at its best; ranging from the highly personal to the adventurous and contemplative. Films that, at times rather unconventionally, hit the nail on the head: twelve titles from 19 producing nations, all of which would be worthy winners of the Lubinas for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor - who will take home the coveted awards?

These prizes are awarded by the international festival jury:

Main prize for the best film 15.000 EUR
donated by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Special Award for Best Director 7.500 EU
donated by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb

Prize for an outstanding individual performance 5,000 EUR
donated by Sparkasse Spree-Neiße

In addition to the prize money, there is also the prize sculpture LUBINA (Sorbian: the lovely one). Here you can see a video of the creation of the LUBINA.