Honorary President of the Festival is the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko

Trustees’ Council co-chairmen areGerard Depardieu andHares Youssef (Hares Group)

Founders:

With the support of Kyiv Regional State Administration

With the support of the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine

With the support of International Charitable Fund «Ukraine 3000»

Partners and Sponsors:

Sponsor of the Festival Stella Artois

Hotel of the Festival Radisson SAS

TVPartners 1+1

TV Channel Kino

STB

Festival Prize Sponsors Innova Film GmbH

Laser Video Titres

Bank of the Festival JSB «Starokyiyvskyi Bank»

Cultural Institutions Partners of the Festival:

Rome Independent Film Festival

 

For the first time, Molodist was held under the support of HARES group which is the general partner of the Festival

“This year Molodist undoubtfully has astonished everyone with the high level of films. Though, what is more important is that both movies in the competition and non-competition programs have appealed to a wide range of audience. Witty irony, emotional plot, in which friendship and loneliness, childish spontaneity and love to the work you are doing have interconnected, has received not only applauses, but gave birth to new feelings, new opportunities to think. It’s great to see, how people become more open and self-enriched, that’s why “Molodist” will last and organizers of the festival, me personally, and HARES group undoubtfully will support it”, Hares Youssef, president of the HARES group, co-chairman of “Molodist” Trustees’ Council.

Main Jury:

- Mohsen Makhmalbaf – legendary Iranian director (Head of the Jury)

- Iryna Gordiychuk (Ukraine) – TV anchor and journalist, Member of National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Member of the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine

- Moritz de Hadeln (Switzerland) – Founder and director (from 1969 to 1980) of the International Festival of Documentary Film in Nyon, director of Locarno Film Festival (from 1972 to 1977), director of Berlin Film Festival (from 1980 to 2001), and Venice Film Festival (in 2002-2003)

- Anatoliy Kokush (Ukraine) – Director of the company Filmotechnik twice awarded with Oscar

 

Grand prix – «Scythian Deer» statuette and 10.000$ of prize money (sponsored by Loto Zabava) – for the best film of the competition program “Band’s visit” by Eran Kolirin (Israel/France)

Special prizefrom international jury awarded to “California dreamin’” by Cristian Nemescu (Romania)

Prize for the best short film 2500 $ (in subtitle service from Laser Video Titres) awarded to “Ark” by Gzhegorz Jonkajtys (Poland)

Diplomas in this category were awarded to:

Prize for the best student film 2500$ (from Kyiv Region State Administration) – “Heartcut” by Anne Sewitsky (Norway)

Diplomas in this category were awarded to:

Best acting prize named after Yves Montand 1000 Euro (sponsored by the Embassy of France in Ukraine) – Anna Begunova for film „Cruelty” by Marina Lubakova (Russia)

 

 

Audience prize 1000 Euro (sponsored by Tele-City magazine)awardedto “Wholetrain” by Florian Gaag (Germany / Poland)

Onthe 37-the Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist” beside main jury the prizes were awarded by:

● FIPRESCI Jury:

Rwita Dutta (India)
Gyorgy Karpati (Hungary)
Milorad Djokic (Sebia)

Film awarded «California Dreamin’» byCristian Nemescu, Romania

Yan Yusim (Ukraine)
Jenny Eimer (Germany)
Mart Rummo (Estonia)

Film awarded «Monotonija» by Juris Poskus,Latvia

Tetyana Kulykivska (Ukraine)
Achim Forst (Germany)
Sakarias Jaan Leppik (Estonia)

„Zerkalo Nedeli” editorial prize ($1000) for the best film of „Ukrainian panorama 2006-2007” awarded to «Free Sashko»by Katelevskyy Vyacheslav

And prize for contribution to Ukrainian cinema from International charitable fund “Ukraine 3000” whereof the Head of supervisory council is Mrs. Kateryna Yushchenko, is awarded to Hanna Chmil, the Head of State service of cinematography of Ukraine

   

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