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ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
LocationParis, France
Founded2006
Awards receivedBest European Independent Film
Artistic directorScott Hillier
LanguageEnglish and French
Websitewww.ecufilmfestival.com

The European Independent Film Festival is an annual international film festival dedicated to independent cinema. Held in Paris, France, it was created in 2006 by Scott Hillier.

Quality, innovation, and creativity are judged in 14 categories, 7 of which are open to non-European filmmakers (from the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Asia), and compete for 25 awards. Jury members come from all around the globe and have a variety of backgrounds.

The founder and president of ÉCU, Scott Hillier, is a Paris-based Australian filmmaker. He gained international recognition[citation needed] from his cinematography, editing, writing producing and directing portfolio and served as Director of Photography on the documentary Twin Towers which won an Academy Award in 2003.

The 18th edition of ÉCU was held on April 14–16, 2023 in Paris, France.

As well as the film screenings, festival attendees can participate in a wide variety of workshops and events. Following each screening session, 'Meet-the-Directors' discussions are held in which audience members pose questions directly to the filmmakers. There is also a full program of live music[1] hosted by ÉCU's partner Access Film-Music at the festival after-parties.

Poster for ÉCU 2020, the confinement edition

Categories

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The festival comprises both European and non-European films.

European Categories

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  • Dramatic Feature
  • Dramatic Short
  • Documentary
  • Animated Film
  • Music Video
  • Experimental Film
  • Comedy Film

Non-European Categories

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  • Dramatic Feature
  • Dramatic Short
  • Documentary

Worldwide Categories

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  • Student Film
  • Much More than a Script Competition
  • Arab Special Selection

Workshops

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Workshops are held at every festival edition.

During the festival, workshops are available to all attendees and are conducted by professionals in the film making industry.

Music

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ÉCU is a strong supporter of musicians. Along the usual film festival activities, live music can be heard throughout the entirety of the weekend.

Q&A session

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After each screening, the audience has the opportunity to meet the directors and participate in a Question and Answer session. Where they will have the opportunity to directly ask questions to the filmmakers and to discuss in detail the difficulties and highlights of the process of film creation.

ÉCU-on-the-road

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[2] Every year, the festival travels around the world making sure the "Official Selection" directors and films are made known. All this has been possible through the help of over 50 (and quickly growing) partner festivals, cultural centers and film commissions around the globe. During these events, some of the "Official Selection" films are screened, which furthers the size of the directors audience.

ÉCU-on-the-road events

Place date
Balinale, Indonesia September 24–29, 2019
Special Screening in Toulon, France September 12&15, 2019
Arkadia Shortfest, Romania August 13–17, 2019
Cabriolet Film Festival in Beirut, Lebanon June 7–9, 2019
Special Screening in Grand Café Bataclan February 27, 2019
ÉCU-in-Istanbul December 24, 2018
So Independent Film Festival, Bulgaria October 26 - November 3, 2018
ÉCU in Russian Indie Film Festival October 6–7, 2018
Screening in Mumbai with Alliance Française de Bombay, India July 31, 2018
ÉCU in Avanca Film Festival, Portugal June 25–29, 2018
Mt. Fuji - Atami Film & VR Festival, Japan June 28 - July 1, 2018
ÉCU-in-Viseu, Portugal June 29–30, 2018
ÉCU-in-Cannes, France May 11–18, 2018
ÉCU-in-Riga, Latvia January 17–18, 2018
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK November 8–12, 2017
Super8000 Film Festival, Denmark October 27, 2017
ÉCU-in-Prague, Czech Republic October 12, 2017
Naperville Independent Film Festival, US September 23–30, 2017
The Smalls Film Festival, UK September 1–5, 2017
ÉCU-in-Athens, Greece August 30 - September 1, 2017
Arkadia Shortfest, Romania September 1–3, 2017
Rural Film Festival, Spain August 1–5, 2017
Aegean Film Festival, Greece July 25–30
Craft Film Nights, Spain July 27, 2017
Cabriolet Film Festival, Lebanon June 9–11, 2017
ÉCU-in-Viseu, Portugal June 7–9, 2017
ÉCU-in-Cannes, France May 21–27, 2017
Cabriolet Film Festival, Lebanon June 9–11, 2017
Naperville Independent Film Festival, United States September 23–30, 2017
ÉCU-in-Viseu June 7–9, 2017
Vault Film Festival, UK January 28–29, March 4–5, 2017
Cinema Jam November Session, UK November 21, 2016
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK November 3–6, 2016
American Film Market, US November 2– 9, 2016
Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival, Spain November 3–12, 2016
NDU International Film Festival, Lebanon November 6–11, 2016
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus October 15–21, 2016
Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland September 22–October 2, 2016
Arkadia ShortFest, Romania September 2–4, 2016
Naperville Independent Film Festival, US September 10–17, 2016
International Film Festival of Patmos, Greece July 21–27, 2016
Cabriolet Film Festival, Beirut, Lebanon June 3–5 13–15, 2016
NDU International Film Festival, Beirut November 15–22, 2015
Clare Valley Film Festival, Australia November 13–15, 2015
Qabila film festival, Egypt October 8–10, 2015
Tyrolean Independent Filmfestival/TyIFF, Austria September 18, 2015
Naperville Independent Film Festival, US September 12–19, 2015
ÉCU-in-Viseu, Portugal August 13–15, 2015
Arkadia Short Film Festival, Romania July 3–5, 2015
MashRome Film Festival, Italy July 1–3, 2015
ÉCU-in-Viseu, Portugal June, 2015
Clare Valley Film Festival, Australia May 30, 2015
Cabriolet Film Festival, Lebanon May 29–31, 2015
ÉCU-in-Cannes, France May 17–24, 2015
Vault Film Festival, London February 7;14;21;28, 2015
ÉCU-in-São Paulo, Brazil January 29 – February 4, 2015
ÉCU-in-Berlin, Germany January 14–15, 2015

Past Editions

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ÉCU 2024

The 19th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from 19 to 21 April 2024.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2024 Wild Summon, Karni Arieli & Saul Freed
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2024 Bus From Adana, Jochem de Vries
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2024 Alias Wolf, Oscar Spierenburg & Tobias Spierenburg
Best European Independent Documentary 2024 AYITI, a Haitian Story Clément Beauvois, Kevin Duval, Valentin Gaffie, Alexis Pautler
Best European Independent Animated Film 2024 Purga, Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė. & Antanas Skučas
Best European Independent Comedy 2024 KOEKOEK! - Jörgen Scholtens (Netherlands)
Best European Experimental Film 2024 Soma, Arturo Bandinelli
Best European Independent Music Video 2024 Ren – Money Game Part 3, Ren Gill & Samuel Perry-Falvey
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2024 It Turns Blue, Shadi Karamroudi
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2024 X Kills Me, Ding ZiJun
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2024 Grasshopper Republic, Daniel McCabe
Best Student Film 2024 Push, Anastasia Seregina
Best Feature Script 2024 The Prodigal, Written by Thomas O’Malley
Best Short Script 2024 Comment J’ai Perdu Mon Ongle De Pouce, Written by Siham Medjahed
Best Actor 2024 They Call Me Chino, Actor: Manel Llunell
Best Actress 2024 Breakfast Of Champions, Actress: Sabrina Robinson
Best Editing 2024 Exit, Editor: Reza Abiyat
Best Cinematography 2024 Through Gloom, Cinematographer: Milda Juodvalkytė
Best Director 2024 The Moon Rises, Gaspard Vignon
Special Jury Mention 2024 Dead Man Walking (DMW), Jacob Polat
Special Jury Mention 2024 I C U, Vincent Zhou
Audience Award 2024 John Adams. Get Up The Yard, Jose Ángel Catalán Ruiz
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2024 Saleh, Zaki Alabdullah
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking Seize the Summit, Arwa Damon & Binnur Karaevli
ÉCU prize 2019

ÉCU 2019



The 15th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from 23 to 26 April 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the festival took place online, with the films being screened on the festival's website, followed by the recorded Q&A sessions with the directors.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2020 THE MANCHADOR - Kaveh Tehrani (Norway)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2020 GEORGE THE DOG, REFUGEE - Tomasz Wiński (Czech Republic)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2020 SHIBIL - Nikola Bozadzhiev (Bulgaria)
Best European Independent Documentary 2020 SHADOWS OF LIGHT - Walter Fanninger (Austria)
Best European Independent Animated Film 2020 MIND MY MIND - Floor Adams (Netherlands)
Best European Independent Comedy 2020 KOEKOEK! - Jörgen Scholtens (Netherlands)
Best European Experimental Film 2020 THEM - Robin Lochmann (Germany)
Best European Independent Music Video 2020 ADAGIO FOR STRINGS AND STORM - Ivan Yudin (Russian Federation)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2020 FUNFAIR - Kaveh Mazaheri (Iran)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2020 The Journey of a Murder - Jun Wang (China)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2020 AMAZING GRACE - Lynn Montgomery (US)
Best Student Film 2020 MY CAT AS SOCRATES - Villő Krisztics (Hungary)
Best Feature Script 2020 BRIDGE BY THE EARTHEN HOUSE - Paul Hunt (UK)
Best Short Script 2020 TIME MUSEUM - Gahee Lee (US)
Best Actor 2020 Chis Schultz in DORRIS 85 by Grace Philips (US)
Best Actress 2020 Fatou Mbemgue in LA GITA by Salvatore Allocca (Italy)
Best Editing 2020 Liu Kai Qi - BATHHOUSE DRUMMER; directed by Treey Liu (China)
Best Cinematography 2020 Daniel Lindholm - ELECTRIC LITANY - SEALIGHT; directed by Sakari Lerkkanen (UK)
Best Director 2020 Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette - ANACRONTE (Argentina)
Special Jury Mention 2020 CALIFORNIA ON FIRE - Jeff Frost (US)
Special Jury Mention 2020 NO, I DON'T WANT TO DANCE - Andrea Vinciguerra (UK)
Audience Award 2020 THE CALL CENTRE - Louisa Connolly-Burnham (UK)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2020 MANARA - Zayn Alexander (Lebanon)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking THE WALKING FISH - Thessa Meijer (Netherlands)
ÉCU prize 2019

ÉCU 2019

The 14th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from 5–7 April 2019 at Cinema Les 7 Parnassiens in Paris. The participants of the festival enjoyed the screening of 79 independent films, workshops dedicated to the filmmaking industry together with #sheshoots, a discussion panel focused on women filmmakers and actresses. In addition, there was the possibility to meet the directors and asked them everything about their film. Afterparties and live music performances were organised to close every day of the festival.

ÉCU 2019 poster

The winners of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 2019:

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2019 PIGGY - Carlota Martínez Pereda (Spain)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2019 SYDNEY - Paul Wyett (UK)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2019 RWANDA - Riccardo Salvetti (Italy)
Best European Independent Documentary 2019 THE QUIET REBEL - Carole Cassier (France)
Best European Independent Animated Film 2019 AUGENBLICKE - A BLINK OF AN EYE - Kiana Naghshineh (Germany)
Best European Independent Comedy 2019 PATER FAMILIAS - Giacomo Boeri (Italy)
Best European Experimental Film 2019 EL HOR - Diane Lucille Campbell (UK)
Best European Independent Music Video 2019 BIRTHPLACE - Jorik Dozy, Sil van der Woerd (Netherlands, Indonesia)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2019 THE MOUSE - Liat Akta (Israel)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2019 IN GOD I TRUST - Maja Zdanowski (Canada)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2019 WOMEN OF THE GULAG - Marianna Yarovskaya (US)
Best Student Film 2019 REVERIE - Philip Louis Piaget Rodriguez (Denmark)
Best Feature Script 2019 COURTESY OF THE KAISER - Mark Larson (US)
Best Short Script 2019 CLEMENT - German Perugorria Pans (Uruguay)
Best Actor 2019 Mark Weinman in SEX ED by Alice Seabright (UK)
Best Actress 2019 Sylvie Le Clanche in LE MAL BLEU (SICK BIRDS) by Anaïs Tellenne and Zoran Boukherma (France)
Best Editing 2019 SUBMISSIO] - by Gary Coogan (Director: Savvas Stavrou) (UK)
Best Cinematography 2019 THIRD KIN] - Yannis Kanakis (Director: Yorgos Zois) (Croatia, Greece)
Best Director 2019 PIG HEAR] - Artjom Baranov (Germany)
Special Jury Mention 2019 SKIN - Guy Nattiv (US)
Special Jury Mention 2019 SALA] - Claire Fowler (UK)
Special Jury Mention 2019 I LOVE MY MU] - Alberto Sciamma (UK)
Audience Award 2019 EVERYTHING YOU DIDN'T SA] - Charlie Reader (UK)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2019 FACES IN THE SU] - Farah Shaer (Lebanon, US)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking JOC - Andreea Valean (Romania)

ÉCU 2018

The 13th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from May 4–6 at Cinema Les 7 Parnassiens in Paris. 81 films from 37 countries were screened during the 3-day festival.

During the festival weekend, international audiences were exposed to film and their filmmakers from across a spectrum of experiences, cultures, and genres. The Director Q&A sessions provided a setting for discussion between the audience and the directors on filmmaking, while after-parties throughout Paris extended these conversations into the fueled early morning hours. ÉCU endeavours to provide a cultural platform not only for entertainment but also for active networking across the independent film world. Here are the winners of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 2018:

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2018 The Box - Dusan Kastelic (Slovenia)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2018 Wren Boys - Harry Lighton (UK)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2018 Merrick - Benjamin Diouris (France)
Best European Independent Documentary 2018 Rezo - Leo Gabriadze (Georgia, Russian Federation)
Best European Independent Animated Film 2018 Planet Tobler - Aran Quinn (Ireland, US)
Best Experimental Film 2018 Plasma Vista - Harriet Fleuriot, Sara Faulker, Sarah Cockings (UK)
Best European Independent Music Video 2018 The End - Loïc Andrieu (France)
Best European Independent Comedy 2018 Punchline - Christophe M. Saber (Switzerland)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2018 Passion Gap - Jason Donald, Matt Portman (South Africa)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2018 Kafou - Bruno Mourral (Haiti)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2018 Grind - Yuri Alves (US)
Best Student Film 2018 Facing Mecca - Jan-Eric Mack (Switzerland)
Best Short Script 2018 Too much Bupkis - Tom Brown & Dave Jay (US)
Best Feature Script 2018 The Forgotten Patron - Louise Deschamps (Canada)
Best Actor 2018 Wave - TJ O'Grady Peyton (Ireland)
Best Actress 2018 all For Dreams - Mami Shimazaki (Israel)
Best Editing 2018 The Third Breath - Jonathan Mandel (France)
Best Cinematography 2018 Mobius Bond - Narvydas Naujalis (Lithuania)
Best Director 2018 #TAGGED - Martjin Winkler (Netherlands)
Special Jury Mention 2018 Aquathlon - Alexey Shabarov (Russian Federation)
Special Jury Mention 2018 Les Misérables - Ladi Ly (France)
Special Jury Mention 2018 She'eriot - Yael Arad Zafir (Israel)
Special Jury Mention 2018 Too Much Info Clouding Over My Head - Vasilis Christofilakis (Greece)
Audience Award 2018 Béa - José Esteban Pavlovich Salido (Mexico)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2018 Wasati - Ali Kalthami (Saudi Arabia)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking The Elephant - Suraya Raja (UK)

ÉCU 2017

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The 12th ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from 21st to 23 April 2017 at Cinema Les 7 Parnassiens in Paris. 73 films from 28 countries were screened during the 3 day festival. In addition, the audience attended '#SheShoots - Female Filmmakers in Conversation' discussion panel.

Here are the winners of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival 2017:

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2017 Cubs - Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (Iceland)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2017 Emily Must Wait - Christian Wittmoser (Germany)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2017 Rage - Michał Wegrzyn (Poland)
Best European Independent Documentary 2017 Refugee Blues - Stephan Bookas, Tristan Daws (United Kingdom/ Germany)
Best European Independent Animation 2017 Late Season - Daniela Leitner (Austria)
Best Experimental Film 2017 Rhythm of Being - Giada Ghiringhelli (United Kingdom)
Best European Independent Music Video 2017 I Got Myself A Finish (Tom Rosenthal) - Thomas Vernay (France)
Best European Independent Comedy 2017 Le Chat Doré - Nata Moreno (Spain)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2017 A Beautiful Day - Phedon Papamichael (US)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2017 Selling Isobel - Rudolf Buitendach (US)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2017 El Buzo - Esteban Arrangoiz (Mexico)
Best Student Film 2017 Forest of Echoes - Luz Olivares Capelle (Austria)
Best Short Script 2017 Going Home - Nir Shelter (Australia)
Best Feature Script 2017 Hunters Pointe - Scott Liapis (US)
Best Actor 2017 Eho - Selman Jusufi (Germany)
Best Actress 2017 Y - Marie Petiot (France)
Best Editing 2017 Three Rooms - Andrés Klimek (Mexico)
Best Cinematography 2017 Son - Leif Thomas (Germany)
Best Director 2017 Ce Qui Echappe (The Elusive) - Ely Chevillot (Belgium)
Special Jury Mention 2017 The Dog and the Elephant - Mike Sharpe (United Kingdom)
Special Jury Mention 2017 The Bridge Over the River - Jadwiga Kowalska (Switzerland)
Special Jury Mention 2017 My Last Summer - Claude Demers (Canada)
Audience Award 2017 Night-Shift - Hisham Sharafeddine (Lebanon)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2017 Sing For Me - Sama Waham (Canada)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking Standby - Charlotte Regan (United Kingdom)

ÉCU 2016

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The 11th Annual ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival took place from April 8 to 10 at Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 75014 Paris. 77 films from 31 countries were screened over 3 days. Films competed across 14 categories and were judged according to their quality, creativity, and independent spirit in both form and content.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2016 The Chicken - Una Gunjak (Croatia/Germany)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2016 Horseface - Marc Martinez Jordán (Spain)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2016 Vanitas - Oscar Spierenburg (Belgium)
Best European Independent Documentary 2016 I Women in Sin] - Iris Zaki (United Kingdom/ Israel)
Best European Independent Animation 2016 The Old Man and the Bird - Dennis Stein-Schomburg (Germany)
Best European Independent Experimental Film 2016 Refugees - Eduardo Hernandez Perez & Hans Jaap Melissen (The Netherlands)
Best European Independent Music Video 2016 Circles - Helen Takkin (Estonia)
Best Independent Comedy 2016 Discipline - Christophe M. Saber (Switzerland)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2016 Thunder Road - Jim Cummings (US)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2016 Kidnap Capital - Felipe Rodriguez (Canada)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2016 Life on the Border - Basmeh Soleiman, Delovan Kekha, Diar Omar, Hazem Khodeideh, Mahmod Ahmad, Ronahi Ezaddin, Sami Hossein, & Zohour Saeid (Syrian Arab Iraq/Syria)
Best Student Film 2016 The Van Boomel Brothers - Laurens Jans (Belgium)
Best Short Script 2016 6 September - Ionut Gaga (Romania)
Best Feature Script 2016 As an Actress - Maria Hinterkörner (Austria)
Best Actor 2016 Patrick's Day - Moe Dunford (Ireland)
Best Actress 2016 Love/Me/Do - Rebecca Calder (United Kingdom)
Best Editing 2016 The Way of Tea - Coban Beutelstetter (France)
Best Cinematography 2016 The Seed - Kassim Olivier Ahmed (Belgium)
Best Director 2016 The Man of my Life - Mélanie Delloye (France)
Special Jury Mention 2016 Semiliberi - Matteo Gentiloni (Italy)
Special Jury Mention 2016 Balcony - Toby Fell-Holden (United Kingdom)
Special Jury Mention 2016 Welcome - Javier Fesser (Spain)
Audience Award 2016 While You Were Away - Ben Mallaby (United Kingdom)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2016 Little Gandhi - Sam Kadi (Turkey/US/Syria)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking Until 20 - Jamila Paksima & Geraldine Moriba (US)

ÉCU 2015

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The 10th Annual European Independent Film Festival took place from April 10 to 12 at Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 75014 Paris. During the 3 days screening, it showed 84 films from 32 countries and then came up with the award-winning list. This year's "ÉCU-on-the-Road", ÉCU went to São Paulo, Brazil, from January 29 to February 4; and Berlin, Germany, from January 14 to 15. Each event showcased more than 20 independent films.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2015 Here Lies - Duncan Ward (United Kingdom)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2015 The Anklet - Guillaume Levil (France)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2015 Roseville - Martin Makariev (Bulgaria)
Best European Independent Documentary 2015 Gazi to Gezi – A Stones Throw Away - Ross Domoney (United Kingdom)
Best European Independent Animation 2015 Mend And Make Do - Bexie Bush (United Kingdom)
Best European Independent Experimental Film 2015 Out of Reach (Rain Night) - Pablo Diartinez (Belgium)
Best European Independent Music Video 2015 Entomophobia - Robin Rippmann (United Kingdom)
Best Independent Comedy 2015 De Smet - Thomas Baerten & Wim Geudens (Belgium / Netherlands)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2015 Catching Fireflies - Lee Whittaker (US)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2015 Flytrap] - Stephen David Brooks (US)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary 2015 Trip Along Exodus - Hind Shoufani (Syrian Arab Republic/Lebanon)
Best Student Film 2015 Exit Neverland - Chadi Abdul-Karim (Denmark)
Best Short Script 2015 Long Road Home - Richard Flynn (United Kingdom)
Best Feature Script 2015 The Competitors - Ruth Greenberg (United Kingdom)
Best Actor 2015 Roseville - Kalin Vrachanski (Bulgaria)
Best Actress 2015 Sophie at the Races - Siobhán O'Kelly (Ireland)
Best Editing 2015 Being an Angel - Luigi Abanto Varese (Spain)
Best Cinematography 2015 127 - Leigh Elford (New Zealand)
Best Director 2015 Before the Bomb - Tannaz Hazemi (US)
Special Jury Mention 2015 Oh! My Princess - Heewook SA (Republic of Korea)
Special Jury Mention 2015 The Barbiers Blade - Hakan Can (Germany)
Special Jury Mention 2015 Touch - Andrew Richardson (United Kingdom)
Audience Award 2015 1 The Dandelion - Sophie-Clémentine Dubois (Belgium)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 2015 Amongst - Mohammed Alsalman (Saudi Arabia)
Excellence in Women's Filmmaking Final Stroke - Anne Chlosta (Germany)

ÉCU 2014

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The 9th Annual European Independent Film Festival took place from April 4 to 6 at Cinéma Les 7 Parnassiens, 75014 Paris. As well as the film screenings, festival attendees had the opportunity to participate in an array of workshops as well as a series of 'Meet the Directors' panel discussions, in which the audience pose questions directly to the filmmakers. There was also a full program of live music hosted by ÉCU's partner Access Film-Music.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film 2014 216 Months - Valentin and Fréderic Potier (France)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 2014 Blind Squad - Vlad Fenesan (Romania)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature 2014 The Enemy Within - Yorgos Tsemberopoulos (Greece)
Best European Independent Documentary 2014 Sickfuchpeople - Juri Rechinsky (Austria)
Best European Independent Animation Drag Me - Nikos Kellis (Greece)
Best European Independent Experimental Film Second Wind - Sergey Tsyss (Russia)
Best European Independent Music Video Sandra Kolstad – Run Away - Yenni Lee (Norway)
Best European Independent Comedy Great - Andreas Henn (Germany)
Best non-European Independent Dramatic Short 2014 Humor - Tal Zagreba (Israel)
Best non-European Independent Dramatic Feature 2014 The Preacher's Daughter - Michelle Mower (US)
Best non-European Independent Documentary 2014 Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution - Matthew VanDyke (US)
Best Student Film Deserted (Israel) - Yoav Hornung (Israel)
Best Short Script Before The Bomb - Tannaz Hazemi and James Grimaldi (Iran)
Best Feature Script Yellow Dragon and the Red Fox - Anthony Etherington (UK)
Best Actor Say Nothing - Ed Stoppard (UK)
Best Actress Chains of Love - Lotta Doll (Germany)
Best Editing My Past Life - Sebastian Lindblad (Sweden)
Best Cinematography Portraits of Mistresses - Jean-François Hensgens (France)
Best Director 2014 Jiminy - Arthur Molard (France)
Special Jury Mention Still Got Lives - Jan-Gerrit Seyler (Germany)
Special Jury Mention Closed Box - Riccardo Salvetti, Gianfranco Boattini (Italy)
Special Jury Mention You Can't Write a Letter - Guillaume Levil (France)
Audience Award Battlecock! - Ben Mallaby (UK)
The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking 7 Hours - Farah Alhashim (Lebanon)

ÉCU 2013

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ÉCU 2013- The 8th Annual European Independent Film Festival took place from March 29 to March 31 and showcased 109 films from 35 countries. The festival was located at the principal cinema Les 7 Parnassiens; film screenings and professional workshops about screenwriting, directing, editing, acting, and sound mixing were held at Cinéma Action Christine. The Arab Section was held at Cinéma Lincoln.

Category Winner
Best European Independent Film Othello - Hammudi Al-Rahmoun Font (Spain)
Best Independent Experimental Film Kore - Eric Dinkian (France)
Best European Independent Comedy Film Island Queen - Ben Mallaby (UK)
Best Student Film Martha Must Fly - Ma'ayan Rypp (Israel)
Best Independent Music Video I've Only Just Begun - Elias Koskimies (Finland)
Best Independent Animation I am Tom Moody - Ainslie Henderson (UK)
Best European Independent Documentary Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit - Jean-Bernard Andro, Patrice Regnier (France // US)
Best European Independent Dramatic Short 82 - Calum Macdiarmid (UK)
Best European Independent Dramatic Feature Girl Shaped Love Drug - Simon Powell (UK)
Best Non-European Independent Documentary Cavedigger - Jeffrey Karoff (USA)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Feature Motivational Growth - Don Thacker (US)
Best Non-European Independent Dramatic Short Buzkashi Boys - Sam French (Afghanistan // US)
Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking A Tempo: The 3rd Act - Maria Abdel Karim (Lebanon)
Best Short Script This Vehicle Has Been Checked for Sleeping Children - John Burdeaux (US)
Best Feature Script The Last Waltz of Vienna - Brian Weakland (US)
The European Youth Excellence Award in Filmmaking A Mile In Our Shoes - MFC Study Support Centre (UK)
Best Editing Voices - Hussain Al-Riffaei (Bahrain)
Best Cinematography The Cart - Natasha Novik (Russia)
Best Actor HIOB - Uwe Preuss
Best Actress Othello - Ann M. Perelló
Special Jury Mentions MYRA - Caroline Burns Cooke
Best Director Good Night - Muriel d'Ansembourg
Audience Award I Am Eleven - Genevieve Bailey (Australia)
Special Jury Mentions We Are Not Slaves - Ainur Askarov (Russia)
Special Jury Mentions EAT - Moritz Krämer (Germany)
Special Jury Mentions Were you the last man to see Hitler? - Caroline von der Tann (Germany // Italy)

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