Monday night, at the Studio Hall of the Bucharest National Theatre, the
Award Gala of the Romanian Filmmakers Union (UCIN) took place, for the films released in 2016.
The nominations to the UCIN 2017 Awards were made by film critics and historians
Dana Duma,
Cristina Corciovescu,
Marilena Ilieşiu,
Magda Mihăilescu and
Mihai Fulger, the winners being the following:
- Grand Prize and UCIN Trophy: Sieranevada (directed by Cristi Puiu)
- Special Prize of the Jury: Inimi cicatrizate / Scarred Hearts (directed by Radu Jude)
- Directing Award: Cristi Puiu for Sieranevada
- Best Screenplay Award: Cristi Puiu for Sieranevada
- Best Cinematography Award: Andrei Butică for Câini / Dogs
- Best Costumes Award: Dana Păpăruz for Scarred Hearts
- Scenography Award: Cristian Niculescu for Scarred Hearts
- Best Actress Award: Dana Dogaru for Nuşa in Sieranevada
- Best Actor Award: Gheorghe Visu for Hogaş in Dogs
- Best Actress in Supporting Role Award: Ana Ciontea for Ofelia in Sieranevada
- Best Actor in Supporting Role Award: Sorin Medeleni for Tony in Sieranevada
- Editing Award: Roxana Szel for Dogs
- Sound-track Award: Sam Cohen, Sebastian Zsemlye for Dogs
- Best Original Score Award: Cristian Lolea for Horizon
- Best Fiction Short Award: Norbert Fodor for Proiecționistul / The Projectionist
- Best Feature-length and Short Documentary Film Award: Șerban Georgescu for Varză, cartofi şi alţi demoni / Cabbage, Potatoes and Other Demons
- Best Animation Award: Paul Mureșan for Mamă, tată, vreau să vă spun ceva / Mom, Dad, I've Got Something To Tell You
- Best Television Film Award: Cornel Mihalache for Un film mai puțin vesel, mai mult trist, poetic și sfătos / A Film Less Joyful, More Sad, Poetic and Wise
- Opera Prima „Alexandru Tatos” Awards: Bogdan Mirică for Câini / Dogs
- Best Make-up Award: Bianca Boeroiu for Scarred Hearts
At the UCIN Awards Gala were also granted, as it was the case in the previous years, Special Prizes, Excellency Awards and Academic
Awards:
- The Academic Award of UCIN in memoriam was granted to actor Ilarion Ciobanu
- The Academic Award of UCIN was granted to critic Eva Sîrbu, for outstanding achievements in the field of Romanian film critic and history
- The Special Prize of UCIN: Mircea Vodă for outstanding contribution to make-up art in film
- The Special Prize of UCIN: Gheorghe Bălăşoiu and Marius Nedelcu for the album-book „Bucharest, we are shooting!”
- The Excellency Award of UCIN: Aurel Miheleş, 70 years of cinema career
- The Excellency Award of UCIN: Alexandru Gaşpar, 60 years of documentary film career
- The Award of the UCIN Chairman to the TV series The Deported, made by Filaret Acatrinei, Cristian Amza, Radu Găină, Georges Boisnard,
Dan Micu, Nicoleta Epure
- The Award of the UCIN Chairman: Alexandru Lustig for the cinema adaptation of the play „The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekov
- The Excellency Diploma of UCIN: Ioan Albu for outstanding contribution to the Romanian cinema
The UCIN Awards Gala also granted the yearly prizes of the Critics and Filmology Experts Associations within UCIN:
- „Ion Cantacuzino” Award: Doinel Tronaru for electronic and print film journalism
- „George Littera” Award: Viorel Domenico for the volume „Jean Georgescu altfel...” (Jean Georgescu, differently…)
- Best Film of the Year Diploma: Cristi Puiu pentru Sieranevada.
Details at:
UCIN
(Translated by Stela Moise)
