The Lorenzo Vecchio Award goes to Habibi, a co-production between Italy and Lebanon directed by Davide Del Degan. The special mention for Best Narrative Short Film goes to the French La Carte by Stefan Le Lay; Mille giorni di Vito, directed by the Italian Elisabetta Pandimiglio, wins the special mention for Best Documentary. Ex aequo for the two Best Animation: Teclòpolis, by the Argentinian Javier Mrad, and Il pianeta perfetto by the Italian Astutillo Smeriglia. Special mention for the Best Experimental film goes instead to the Croatian Plakatkino by Goran Trbuljak.

The festival opening night devotes a special tribute to the president of the jury, Roberto Perpignani, a 40-year-experienced editor (among others, Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece Ultimo Tango a Parigi, most of the film by the Taviani brothers, Il postino starring Massimo Troisi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta, David di Donatello winner for best Editing).

Taking part in the judging panel were also the producer Andrea De Micheli (President of Casta Diva Pictures, a leading international company in the field of audiovisual production), and the managing editor of the famous Rivista del Cinematografo, Marina Sanna.