26/10/2011 «2-in-1» International Film Festival Winners Were Announced

The Gran Prix of the festival was awarded to the film «Play» by Ruben Estlund (Sweden/ France/Denmark). Johan Jonason, a «Play» actor, who represented the film, received the prize from the head of «2-in-1» jury: Robert Siegel, an American director and screenwriter. Matthias Schoenaerts, the leading actor from «Bullhead», won in «Heroes» category. Nanouk Leopold, Netherlands director and scriptwriter, presented producer's award to Bart Van Langendonck, «Bullhead» producer. Nikola Ležaić, Serbian director presented Jan Zabail, the director of «The River Used to Be a Man» (Germany) with the award in «Sound» nomination. «Hard Labor» (Brazil) became the winner of «History» category. The prize was awarded to Marco Dutra by the Russian director, Sergei Loban. «Head-Hands-Heart» (Czech Republic) by David Jařab won «Visual Presentation» nomination.

Bloggers' jury, composed of Sergei Bondarev, Sergei Chekmaev and Anton Golubchik, voted for «Incendies» (Canada/ France) by Denis Villeneuve. The winner-film of «2-in-1» competition will soon be released in Russia.

Ceremony guests also had a chance to watch four works of Generaion Campus graduates. The head of the project, Anna Gudkova, also remarked that she hopes that some Russian producers present at the screening will be interested to develop those trailers into full–blown features. The performance of Elena Skanvi and her 10-year old son Alexey Stychkin was one of symbolic events of the festival. The most emotional in his reaction to this duo, was Mathieu Amalric, a special guest of the festival who came to Moscow to present the closing film: «On Tour». The director who turned 45 on the day of festival closing said that it was his first visit after a 33–year break. He spent 4 years of his childhood in Moscow where he was learning music similar to Alexey Stychkin.

Sam Klebanov, «Cinema Without Borders» president, presented «On Tour» together with Mr. Amalric. He also mentioned that he is very happy to show this film to «2-in-1» guests before it's released in Russia on November 4, 2011.

Wrapping up the official part, Renat Davletiyarov, the executive producer of the festival and Alexey Medvedev, the program director thanked all the foreign guests and jury members who had faith in the festival and accepted «2-in-1» invitation to come. Special thanks were expressed to film critics and the general pulic, whose support makes this festival possible, and gives «2-in-1» enough confidence to feel the need for this event and to go on.