Durban International Film Festival

Aria by Valerio D'Annunzio

Barefoot on the stage by Andrea Rovetta

Estomago by Marcos Jorge

The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli

Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone

Licu's vacation by Vittorio Moroni

Woman's Heart by Davide Sordella, Pablo Benedetti

Zulu meets Jazz by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani

Giffoni Film Festival

Zoè by Giuseppe Varlotta: Troubled Gaze

Globi d'Oro

A Bag-snatch by Alfonso Postiglione: Best Short

Fallen Heroes by Paolo Franchi: Best Director

The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli: Best First Feature Film; Best Screenplay (Sandro Petraglia)

Guido che sfidò le Brigate Rosse by Giuseppe Ferrara: Special Mention to Pino Donaggio for the Soundtrack

Hotel Meina by Carlo Lizzani: Special Mention; Best Music (Luis Enrique Bacalov)

Quiet chaos by Antonello Grimaldi: Special Prize (Alessandro Gassman)

Salvatore questa è la vita by Gian Paolo Cugno: Best Upcoming Director

Shelter Me by Marco Simon Puccioni: Best Upcoming Actress (Antonia Liskova); Best European Actress (Maria De Medeiros)

Sonetàula by Salvatore Mereu: Best Upcoming Actor (Francesco Falchetto); Foreign Press Gran Prix; Best Producer (Andrea Occhipinti e Gianluca Arcopinto)

Gli ultimi della classe by Luca Biglione: Best Upcoming Actress (Nathalie Rapti Gomez)

The Viceroys by Roberto Faenza: Best Actor (Lando Buzzanca); Best Cinematographer (Maurizio Calvesi)

A Whole Life Ahead by Paolo Virzì: Best Feature Film; Best Actress (Sabrina Ferilli)

Jerusalem International Film Festival

Il divo by Paolo Sorrentino: Panorama

Estomago by Marcos Jorge: Panorama

The Island of Roses, tragedy in paradise by Rebecca Samonà: The Jewish Experience

The Unknown by Giuseppe Tornatore: Panorama

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Days and Clouds by Silvio Soldini: Horizons

Il divo by Paolo Sorrentino: Open Eyes (The best of the recent Cannes festival)

Don't Touch The Axe by Jacques Rivette: Horizons

Don't wast your time Johnny! by Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Variety Critics' Choice

The early bird catches the worm by Francesco Patierno: in Competition

The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli: Horizons

Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: Open Eyes (The best of the recent Cannes festival)

Good morning heartache by Anna Negri: Forum of Independents

Sonetàula by Salvatore Mereu: Horizons

Motovun Film Festival

François by Iacopo Zanon, Dario Gorini: Motovun online

Giganti by Fabio Mollo: Motovun online

New Zealand International Film Festival

Gomorrah by Matteo Garrone: World of Difference

It's a Free World... by Ken Loach: World of Difference

One Hundred Nails by Ermanno Olmi

The Universe of Keith Haring by Christina Clausen

Taormina Film Fest

Un amore di Gide by Diego Ronsisvalle: Mediterranea Competition