THE SECRET AGENT and SIRAT win at the Platino Awards

Awards April 2026

FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski won the New Blood Award.

SICKO by Aitore Zholdaskali, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Katchko won the Black Raven Award.

17 by Kosara Mitic, co-producers: EAVE and EAVE SLATE graduate Vlado Bulajić, EAVE graduates Miroslav Mogorovic and Lija Pogačnik received the Distribution Support Award of the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol (10.000 EUR).
MELT by Nikolaus Geyrhalter, producer: EAVE graduate Michael Kitzberger received the “Dolomites Unesco World Heritage” Special Award (1.000 EUR)
ROMERIA by Carla Simon, producer: EAVE graduate and Spanish National Coordinator Maria Zamora won the Euregio Young Jury Award for Best Film (1.000 EUR)

ROSE by Markus Schleinzer, producers: EAVE graduate Johannes Schubert, Karsten Stöter was awarded Best Screenplay (Markus Schleinzer & Alexander Brom)
THOSE WHO WHISTLE AFTER DARK by Pınar Yorgancıoğlu, co-producers: EAVE graduate Vanya Rainova and EAVE participant Victoria Mitreva won Best Actress Award (İnci Sefa Cingöz)
THE GREATEST FUNERAL HITS by Ziya Demirel, producer: EAVE graduate Anna Maria Aslanoğlu won Best Screenplay (Ziya Demirel & Yusuf Tan Demirel), Best Actress (Esra Dermancıoğlu), Best Supporting Actress (Çağdaş Ekin Şişman) and Best Supporting Actor (Özer Keçeci) in the New Visions Section
2M² by Volkan Üce, producers: EAVE graduate Hans Everaert, EAVE+ graduates Harry Flötter and Jörg Siepmann, co-producer: EAVE graduate Vildan Erşen won the BSB prize for Best Documentary

THE ONES WHO MOVE SLOWLY by Dilşad Aladağ, producer: EAVE graduate İpek Erden won the Melodika Sound Award
STRATUM by Daniel Kötter & Marko Grba Singh, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski won the Netflix Film Support Award (300,000 TL)
DANCING ANGELS by Ferit Kılıç, producer: EAVE+ graduate Diloy Gulun won the Fata Morgana Trailer Award
ORLANDO by Halime Usta, producer: EAVE graduate Vildan Erşen won the Square Eyes Counselling Award

A FIRE THERE by Marlene Edoyan, producer: EAVE graduate Dominique Dussault was received the Special Jury Award offered by Région de Nyon (CHF 10 000)
WHAT COMES FROM SITTING IN SILENCE? by Sophie Schrago, producer: EAVE graduate Heejung Oh won the Special Jury Award in the National Competition offered by SSA/Suissimage (CHF 10 000)
DER RUNDE TISCH by Juliette Menthonnex & Benjamin Bucher, producers: EAVE graduates Louis Mataré and Magdalena Welter received a Special Mention in the National Competition
BIRDS OF WAR by Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak, producer: EAVE+ graduate Sonja Henric received the Audience Award in the Wide Angle Competition offered by la Ville de Nyon (CHF 10 000)

THE SECRET AGENT by Kleber Mendonça Filho, co-producers: PUENTES graduate Fred Burle, EAVE graduate Léontine Petit won Best Original Score (Tomaz Alves Souza, Mateus Alves), Best Editing Direction (Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias) and Best Art Direction (Thales Junqueira)
SIRAT by Oliver Laxe, producer: PUENTES graduate Xavi Font won Best Cinematography (Mauro Herce), Best Sound Direction (Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, Yasmina Praderas) and Best Special Effects (Pep Claret)

Winners in the 21 categories will be announced at the PLATINO Awards Opening Ceremony on May 7.

FATHER by Tereza Nvotova, producer: EAVE graduate Mariusz Wlodarski was awarded Best Feature Film (Veronika Paštéková, Anton Škreko), Best Film Direction (Tereza Nvotová), Best Cinematography (Adam Suzin), Best Film Music (Jonatán “Pjoni” Pastirčák) and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Milan Ondrík)
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN by Jean-Claude Rozec, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš and Leon Vidmar, producer: EAVE graduate Juraj Krasnohorsky won Best Animated Film
CARAVAN by Zuzana Kirchnerová, producers: EAVE graduates Dagmar Sedlácková and Jakub Viktorin, co-producer: EAVE+ graduate Carlo Cresta-Dina received the Best Supporting Actress Award (Juliána Brutovská)
MOLOCH created by Lukas Hanulak, Vratislav Slajer and Stefan Titka, producer: EAVE graduate Jakub Kostal was awarded Best TV Movie/Miniseries/Series

SILVER by Natalia Koniarz, producer: EAVE graduate Maciej Kubicki received Special Mention in the International Competition and the Small Stamp for Best Film by the Young Jury
SLET 1988 by Marta Popivoda, producer: EAVE graduate Jelena Angelovski received the FIPRESCI Award

SORELLA DI CLAUSURA by Ivana Mladenović, producer: EAVE graduate Ada Solomon won the Award of the City of Wiesbaden for Best Director
OUTLIVING SHAKESPEARE by Inna Sahakyan, producer: EAVE graduate Joram Willink won the goEast Award for Best Documentary Film and the FIPRESCI Award for Documentary Film
THE BEAUTY OF THE DONKEY by Dea Gjinovci, producer: EAVE graduate Palmyre Badinier won the 3sat Broadcast Selection

AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY by Morad Mostafa, producers: EAVE graduates Ahmed Amer, May Odeh won the Special Jury Award in the Glocal Images International Competition
FORASTERA by Lucía Aleñar Iglesias, producers: TTB graduate Marta Cruañas, EAVE graduate Ariadna Dot, EAVE graduate and Italian National Coordinator Giovanni Pompili won Best Cinematography
HOLD ONTO ME by Myrsini Aristidou, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won Best Cypriot Film, Best Director of a Cypriot Film and the Audience Award
MARICEL by Elias Demetriou, producer: EAVE graduate Maria Drandaki won Best Performance in a Cypriot Film

HORSES by Jernej Kastelec, producer: EAVE graduate Ida Weiss won the EKKOMED Award
UNTIL WE FIND YOUR NAME by Vaggelio Soumeli, producer: EAVE graduate Marios Piperides, co-producer: EAVE graduate Konstantina Stavrianou won the PS Movies & Stories Award

Page published 30 April 2026.