The International Jury of the 17th European Film Festival Palić held at Palić, Subotica, Serbia 17th – 23rd July 2010 was composed of:  
Mr. Hans Christian Leitich, film critic, Austria - President of the Jury
Ms Jaana Puskala, Finnish Film Foundation (Head of Feature Film Promotion), Finland - member
Mr. Eran Kolirin, Director, Israel - member
Ms Iva Krajnc, Actress, Slovenia - member
Mr. Vladimir Paskaljević, Director and Screenwriter, Serbia - member
 

Upon viewing the Official Competition Selection of 12 films, the International Jury made the following DECISION: 

GOLDEN TOWER FOR THE BEST FILM – HOW I ENDED THE END OF THE SUMMER, Aleksei Popogrebsky

Expanding the concept of a psycho thriller, a maximum of effects with a minimum of means is achieved by superb use of sound design, naturalistic as well as symbolic images and directing the actors. This is used for a message, which underlines the necessity to communicate in an alienated world, between people, between generations, between old and new schools of thinking.  

PALIĆ TOWER FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR – THE ROBBER, Benjamin Heisenberg 

For extracting a beautiful thesis about compulsiveness as a mean for salvation and the everlasting struggle for freedom - in the disguise of a genre film. By displaying a variety of narrative rhythms, the film manages to move between naturalism in daily routines and the pace of the protagonist's soul. 

SPECIAL MENTION – GORDOS, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

For celebrating the lust for life and making us hungry and horny in times of crisis. Funny films are important, and they are easily overlooked - so we were pleased to give a special mention to a colorful play on the tragicomic subject of body weight. 

 
Critics’ Jury of the European Film Festival Palić, held from 17th – 23rd July 2010 at Palić, Subotica, Serbia was composed of:  
1. Eugenie Zvonkine, film critic, France, Jury president 
2. Stefan Dobroiu, film critic, Romania
3. Vladan Petković, film critic, Serbia
 

Upon viewing the Competition Programme Parallels and Encounters, selection of 10 films, the Critics’ Jury made the following DECISION: 
 

Tolerance Award

For its way of building moral suspense in a slice of life narrative, for its outstanding, mostly non-professional actors performance and for its promotion of values without judging or moralizing, in a superior and refined way, the Tolerance Award goes to STREET DAYS by Levan Koguashvili. 

Special Mention

For its deconstruction of narrative in a spectacular cinematic way, for its contagious sense of absurdistic humor, for its irresistible images, Special Mention of the Critics’ Jury goes to THE TEMPTATION OF ST. TONY by Veiko Õunpuu. 

 
The “Special Award” goes to a movie that sees the crisis as a chance and looks at the shaken society with a smiling eye. For this directorial ability of always having humoristic view of a tragic situation and for the outstanding acting performance we give a “Special award” to 8 TIMES UP – a film that believes, over all in a beauty of life! Živeli, bottoms up! 

 

INTERVIEW: ALEKSEI POPOGREBSKY, DIRECTOR OF HOW I ENDED THE END OF THE SUMMER

“I came to the Palić Festival with my wife Jelena (art photographer) from Berlin. I am on a tour that started at Karlovy Vary and will end in Sarajevo. Although geography is my passion, I didn’t even know that Palic Lake existed, and so the Film Festival,. My friend, selector Nikolai Nikitin, invited me. I am delighted by idyllic nature, lake, your cuisine, and most of all by kajmak”, says director Aleksei Popogrebsky.

As soon as he arrived, he headed to the Grand Terrace, where Young Spirit of Europe was going on. He was fascinated by vividness and number of young people that were attracted by independent film.

“Atmosphere of the Festival reminds me of Houses of Art in former USSR. I am not informed if you had something similar in SFRY in socialism. Those were places where writers, scientists and journalists relaxed, enjoyed themselves, watched films and made friends. It is very pleasant at Palić and different from all other festivals, even Moscow festival.

 

INTERVIEW: JULIE GAYET, ACTRESS IN 8 TIMES UP 

In the film EIGHT TIMES UP, actress Julie Gayet plays a major role and she has participated in the production as well. In addition to this movie, she has recently produced two more films, and has also finished filming the Bojan Vuletić’s PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SERBIA WITH SINGING AND CRYING.