15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix
What an amazing competition we enjoyed in this 15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix!
The full-house 300-seated Cine Paradeisos cheered and applauded the films, in probably the most historic Film Olympiad Grand Prix — until the next one. We wish to thank all filmmakers for the work that brought laughter, tears, inspiration and so much more to us and to our audience.
🌍 90 films from 35 countries came together in competition, representing fiction, animation, documentary, experimental cinema, and dance/music film.
This Film Olympiad featured yet again some amazing creators: Academy Award winner, Ben Proudfoot, Academy Award nominees, Tom Van Avermaet, Eric Roberts, Karla Sofía Gascón, Bjork, Oscar shortlisted Giovanna Ferrari & Matteo Burani, Grammy winner Rosalia, Greek cinema legend Giorgos Konstantinou & acclaimed international actress Noomi Rapace.
15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix, top winners
🇧🇪 "Hearts of Stone" by Tom Van Avermaet
🥇 8 Gold Medals, 🥈 2 Silver & 🥉 1 Bronze
In a triumphant performance, the 🏅 Best Film Gold Medalist was 🇧🇪 "Hearts of Stone".
It also received the
🥈 People's Choice & 🥈 Best Director,
🏅 Best Leading Actress for Noomi Rapace and
🏅 Best Supporting Actressfor Jessica Barden.
"Hearts of Stone" is the first ever Belgian film winning a Film Olympiad Grand Prix.
🇬🇷 "10 Cents" by Kostas Gakis
🥇 2 Gold Medals, 🥈 1 Silver & 🥉 3 Bronze
Cheered by the audience in an unprecedented enthusiasm, 🇬🇷 "10 Cents" received the
🥇 People's Choice Gold Medal, along with
🥈 Leading Actor for legendary actor Giorgos Konstantinou &
🥉 Leading Actress for Natasa Fay Kosmidou.
🇪🇸 "The Cause of the Accident That Started the Fire" by Lope Serrano
🥇 5 Gold Medals, 🥈 3 Silver & 🥉 1 Bronze
It's the most successful experimental film in the history of Film Olympiad, with a
🥈 Best Film Silver Medal,
🥇 Best Director Gold Medal,
🥈 Leading Actress for Berta Prieto and
🥉 Supporting Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón.
🇺🇸 "The Queen of Basketball" by Ben Proudfoot
🥇 2 Gold Medals, 🥈 2 Silver & 🥉 2 Bronze, including
🥉 Best Film &
🥉Director Bronze.
🇮🇪 "Éiru" by Giovanna Ferrari
🥇 1 Gold Medal, 🥈 3 Silver & 🥉 4 Bronze, including 🥉 People's Choice Bronze.
🇮🇹 "Playing God" by Mateo Bourani
🥇 3 Gold Medals, including the 🥇 Best Animation.
🇪🇸 "Berghain" by Nicholas Mendez
🥇 2 Gold Medals, 🥈 1 Silver & 🥉 2 Bronze, including the 🥇 Best Music/Dance and the 🥇 Best Music for Rosalía & Björk.
🇳🇱 "Kill the Babies" by Alexandros Theodorakis
🥇 4 Gold Medals, 🥈 1 Silver & 🥉 1 Bronze, including the 🥇 Best Student, Comedy & Low Budget.
Congratulations to all the filmmakers who made this 15th Film Olympiad Grand Prix such an unforgettable celebration of cinema. 🏆
Competition Format
Group Stage
90 films are split into groups.
Knock-Out Stage
32 films move forward:
✅ 18 group winners ✅ 14 top rated runner-ups
In every round, films are re-evaluated,
until the Best Film Gold Medal Final.
🔹 Round of 32 → Round of 16 → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
Full Festival Program
2nd March – Grand Prix Selections announcements
3rd March – Individual Nominees announcements
4th March – Group Stage Results
6th March – Round of 32
8th March – Round of 16 & Main Categories Nominees announcements
10th March – Quarterfinals
13th & 14th March – Live Screenings
14th March – Finals, Closing Ceremony & After Party
15th March – All Medalist winners announcements
Check out the full results & award winners list
