On Thursday, November 17, the best productions submitted by public broadcasters from Central and Eastern Europe were awarded at a the closing ceremony of the 2nd Heart of Europe International Television Festival.
For this year’s edition, the festival received submissions from Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine that went on to compete in 5 categories: Feature film, Feature series, Documentary, Children and Youth, and Digital. The winning projects were chosen from among 100 entries by the juries, composed of international TV industry experts.

A SPECIAL AWARD OF THE TVP BOARD: Triumph Road. Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius, dir. Robertas Razma, Andrius Lygnugaris / Lithuania / LRT

WINNERS BY CATEGORIES:


FEATURE FILM

1st place: Babylon. The Martial Law, dir. Marek Bukowski / Poland / TVP

2nd place: Jozef Mak, dir. Peter Bebjak / Sloviakia / RTVS

Special mention: Post At Dawn, dir. Andrius Lygnugaris / Lithuania / LRT


SERIES

1st place Suspicion, dir. Michal Blaško / Czech Republic / ČT, ARTE G.E.I.E

2nd place: Bad Blood, dir. Milutin Petrovic, Goran Stankovic / Serbia / RTS

Special mention: Two Eagles House, dir. Waldemar Krzystek / Poland / TVP


DOCUMENTARY

1st place: Bucha 22, dir. Vladyslav Vasylchenko / Ukraine / UA:PBC

2nd place: ex aequo:

Lines, dir. Barbora Sliepková / Slovakia / RTVS

Only the Wind, dir. Zofia Kowalewska / Poland / TVP


CHILDREN AND YOUTH

1st place: The Websters Movie, dir. Katarína Kerekesova / Slovakia / RTVS

2nd place: In the Toilets: Do You Like My Body?, dir. Erika Hníková / Czechia / ČT

Special mention: Figu Migu on the Fluffy Planet, dir. Anna Piksa / Poland / TVP


DIGITAL
1st place: Save Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine, TVP, Suspilne, 1+1
2nd place: Mendel: Persevere Regardless, dir. Filip Smetana/ Czech Republic / ČT