The International Filmmaker Festival of New York is a competitive festival with jury prizes in feature, short, and documentary categories. Additionally, awards are given out by the festival and the audience. The awards are presented to the winners during the IFFNY Awards Gala.
THE JURY AWARDS:
Best Feature Film Award
Home Sweet Home
Kosovo
Dir: Faton Bajraktari
Best Short Film Award
Toka
Macedonia
Dir: Ibër Deari
Best Documentary Award
Beyond the Gates
Kosovo
Dir: Besim Ugzmajli
Best Actor Award
Donat Qosja
Home Sweet Home
Kosovo
Dir: Faton Bajraktari
Best Actress Award
Arta Muçaj
Home Sweet Home
Kosovo
Dir: Faton Bajraktari
Best Production Award
Eho
Kosovo
Dir: Dren Zherka
Prod: Alban Zogjani & Dren Zherka
THE FESTIVAL AWARDS:
Best Director
Ibër Deari
A Long Way Home
Toka
Excellence in Arts Award
Peter Malota
Artistic Achievement Award
Luli Bitri
Albania
Water for the Roses
Artistic Achievement Award
Jotti Ejlli
Albania
Hije
Post Mortem Award
Hadi Shehu
Bujar Lako
Sefedin Nuredini
ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION AWARDS:
Certificate of Appreciation
Jamal Hodge
Amina Zhaman
Lulzim Guhelli
Diar Xani
Fatrin Krajka
Alfred Tollja (Producers Club Theatre)
Enkelejd Mezini
Isli Hoxha
Ermira Babamusta (Prishtina Press & NY Elite Magazine)
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