20/05/2021 - Other winners at Serbia's biggest festival included Enfant Terrible, Bad Tales, The Living Man, Tereza37, You Know Him, Loan Shark and Poppy Field

The 49th edition of the Belgrade International Film Festival FEST, which took place live in Belgrade cinemas from 7-16 May under the motto “Back to the Future”, saw Ivan Ikić's Giornate degli Autori Europa Cinemas Label winner Oasis [+see also:
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interview: Ivan Ikic
film profile] pick up the top award, the Belgrade Victor, as well as the "Nebojša Djukelić" Critics’ Prize.

German filmmaker Oskar Rohler bagged the Best Director Award for his Fassbinder biopic Enfant Terrible [+see also:
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interview: Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo
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The acting gongs stayed in the region, with Croatia's Lana Barić winning Best Actress for her role in Danilo Šerbedžija's Tereza37 [+see also:
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Turkish helmer Ercan Kesal was crowned Best Debutant for You Know Him, a Turkish-Serbian co-production. Serbian director Nemanja Ćeranić's Loan Shark [+see also:
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interview: Nemanja Ćeranić
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Finally, in the FEST Focus selection, the Best Film Award went to the Romanian feature Poppy Field [+see also:
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Here is the full list of FEST awards:

Main Competition

Belgrade Victor for Best Film
Oasis [+see also:
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Best Director
Oskar Rohler - Enfant Terrible [+see also:
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film profile] (Germany)

Best Screenplay
Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo - Bad Tales [+see also:
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interview: Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo
film profile] (Italy/Switzerland)

Best Actress
Lana Barić - Tereza37 [+see also:
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film profile] (Croatia)

Best Actor
Nikola Djuričko - The Living Man [+see also:
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Best Debut
You Know Him - Ercan Kesal (Turkey/Serbia)

"Nebojša Djukelić" Award
Oasis - Ivan Ikić

"Milutin Čolić" Award
Loan Shark [+see also:
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interview: Nemanja Ćeranić
film profile] - Nemanja Ćeranić (Serbia)

FEST Focus Award
Poppy Field [+see also:
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interview: Eugen Jebeleanu
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