Copenhagen International Film Festival is Denmark’s great film event, where the audience and the film industry come together to enjoy European cinema. The festival presents a competition with an international jury, Master Classes and seminars, and a market specifically intended for professionals from both the Danish and international film industry. Ten films have competed for The Golden Swan in six different categories. The winners are:

Golden Swan Awards

Best Film
"Children" / "Börn", Iceland
Director: Ragnar Bragason

Grand Jury Special Prize
"The Band's Visit" / "Bikur hatizmoret", Israel/France
Director: Eran Kolirin

Best Director
Marius Holst
for "Mirush" / "Blodsbånd", Norway

Best Screenplay
"To Love Someone" / "Den man älskar", Sweden
Screenplay-writer: Kim Fupz Aakeson

Best Cinematography
"Hallam Foe" / "Hallam Foe", United Kingdom
Cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens

Best Actress
Sofia Ledarp
for "To Love Someone" / "Den man älskar", Sweden

Best Actor
Mathieu Amalric
for "Heartbeat Detector" / "La question humaine", France

Other awards

Alice Award
"Sounds of Sand" / "Si le vent soulève les sables", Belgium/France
Director: Marion Hänsel

Audience Award
"The Band's Visit" / "Bikur hatizmoret", Israel/France
Director: Eran Kolirin

Honorary Award
Kim Fupz Aakeson (screenplay-writer)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Per Holst (producer, Denmark)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay-writer, France)

For further information:
Copengen International Film Festival