The International Festival Jury awards the
Main Prize for Best Film
18.000 EUR
donated by
Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten
PLENNYJ | CAPTIVE
Alexej Utschitel
Russia, Bulgaria 2008

Special Prize for Best Director
7.500 EUR
donated by
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
TULPAN |TULPAN
Sergej Dwortsewoj
Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland 2008

Special Prize for an Outstanding Artistic Contribution
5.000 EUR
donated by
Sparkasse Spree-Neiße
Michal Rosa
for the Script of
RYSA | SCRATCH
Michal Rosa
Poland 2008

Special Mention
DIKOJE POLJE | WILD FIELD
Michail Kalatosischwili
Russia 2008

The Jury Short Feature Competition awards the
Main Prize
1.500 EUR
donated by
Druckzone, Cottbus
VACSORA | THE DINNER
Karchi Perlmann
Hungary 2008

Special Prize
1.000 EUR
donated by
Druckzone, Cottbus
ALEXANDRA | ALEXANDRA
Radu Jude
Romania 2008

“From Cottbus to Cinema” – Distribution support prize for a festival film
10.000 EUR
donated by
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
and by
Film und Video Untertitelung
Gerhard Lehmann AG Postdam-Babelsberg
to the value of
3.500 EUR
The Prize has been presented during the reception of the FilmFestival Cottbus on the occasion of the Berlinale.
VENKOVSKÝ UČITEL | COUNTRY TEACHER
Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, Germany, France 2008

Promotion Prize of the GWFF
to the value of
4.500 EUR
Marianne Ostrat
Student at the Baltic Film and Media School Tallinn

Promotion Prize of the DEFA Foundation
4.000 EUR
donated by DEFA Foundation
NOVEMBERKIND | NOVEMBER CHILD
Christian Schwochow
Germany 2007

The Cottbus Student Jury awards the
Prize for Best Debut Film
500 EUR
donated by
Studierendenräte BTU Cottbus und FH Lausitz
MUCHA | MUKHA
Wladimir Kott
Russia 2008

The Audience awards the
Audience Award
3.000 EUR
donated by
Lausitzer Rundschau
VENKOVSKÝ UČITEL | COUNTRY TEACHER
Bohdan Sláma
Czech Republic, Germany, France 2008

The Jury of the Féderation Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique awards the
FIPRESCI Prize
DIKOJE POLJE | WILD FIELD
Michail Kalatosischwili
Russia 2008

The Jury of INTERFILM and SIGNIS awards the
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
DIKOJE POLJE | WILD FIELD
Michail Kalatosischwili
Russia 2008

Special Mention
TULPAN |TULPAN
Sergej Dwortsewoj
Germany, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland 2008

The Jury of the International Federation of Film Societies (IFFS) awards the
Don Quijote Prize
DELTA | DELTA
Kornél Mundruczó
Hungary, Germany 2008

A Jury awards the
DIALOGUE Prize for Intercultural Communication
2.500 EUR
donated by the German Foreign Ministry and Lusatian Economic and Journalistic Association
PLENNYJ | CAPTIVE
Alexej Utschitel
Russia, Bulgaria 2008


Focus
Cottbus Discovery Award
donated by
Synchro Film, Video & Audio
to the value of
4.000 EUR
Andri Luup
Director
Estonia

Cottbuser Film- und Medienpreis
1.500 EUR
donated by
Verbund der Cottbuser Kabelnetzbetreiber cable+
COTTBUS-COSCHEN EINE FAHRT INS SACKDORF
Benjamin Ciupek, Roman Kreusch
Germany 2008

Audience Award
Voucher with a value of
500 EUR
donated by
Spree Galerie - Der City-Einkaufstreff in Cottbus
BEVOR ES BEGANN
Ulrich Zimmermann, Sebastian Rau
Germany 2008