International awards

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Culture.si lists a selection of significant international awards. Please let us know about important awards we might have overlooked.


2021

2021
2nd Place at the Chopin Competition and the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a sonata

The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw, Poland

Category: Music

2021
Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes

UNESCO-Greece

Category: Heritage

2021
Mirjam Korbar and Peter Musevski

for Zastroj [Deadlock] (actors)

Mostar Festival of Film Acting – Young Tree Award

, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Category: Film

2021
Movievalley 2021 – Vittorio Gassman Award for the Best Acting

, Bologna, Italy

Category: Film

2021
Anja Mugerli

for Čebelja družina (roman) [Bee Family (a novel)]

European Union Prize for Literature

European Union

Category: Literature

2021
Katarina Rešek - KUKLA

for Sestre [Sisters] (director, screenwriter, film score composer)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – Grand Prix

, Clermont-Ferrant, France

Category: Film

2021
Nataša Matjašec Rošker

for Immaculata [Immaculate] (actress)

Mittelfest 2020 Festival – Adelaide Ristori Award for Best Actress

, Cividale del Friuli, Italy

Category: Theatre

2020

2020
Branko Završan

for Il confine e un bosco (film actor)

Roma Film Corto – Colosseo d’Argento

, Rome, Italy

Category: Film


2020
2nd Award for the Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism (Industrial Heritage)

European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Brussels, Belgium

Category: Cultural heritage


2020
Gregor Božič

for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods] (film director)

CinEast, Central and Eastern European Film Festival – Critics’ Prize

, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Category: Film

2020
Goran Vojnović

for Jugoslavija, moja dežela, translated into Polish by Joanna Pomorska [Yugoslavia, My Fatherland] (author)

Angelus Central European Literature Award

the City of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland

Category: Literature

2020
Ven Jemeršič

for Stoletje sanj [A Century of Dreams] (film director)

Inca Imperial International Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature (International Competition)

, Lima, Peru

Category: Film


2020
Katja Colja

for Igor in Rosa [Igor and Rosa] (film director)

California Women’s Film Festival – Best Foreign-Language Film Award

, Tarzana, USA

Category: Film


2020
Gregor Božič

for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods] (film director)

Nara International Film Festival – Jury’s Prize (International Competition)

, Nara, Japan

Category: Film

2020
Matjaž Ivanišin

for Oroslan (film director)

Leskovac International Film Festival (LIFFE) – Best Director Award (Independent Film section)

, Leskovac, Serbia

Category: Film


2020
Jana Bauer

for literary opus, including Groznovilca v Hudi hosti [Grozovilca in the Terrible Forest] (author)

Another Story (Druga Prikazna) Literary Festival – Grand Prize (Young Adults and Children Literature)

, Skopje, North Macedonia

Category: Literature

2020
Metod Pevec

for Jaz sem Frenk [Everything Is Different] (film director)

Pula Film Festival – Golden Arena for Best Director, the Minority Co-Productions Section

, Pula, Croatia

Category: Film


2020
Drago Jančar

for life-time achievements [11 novels, including And Love Itself / Wenn die Liebe ruht] (author)

Austrian State Prize for European Literature

Federal Chancellery of Austria, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature


2020
Ema Kugler

for Človek s senco [Man with the Shadow] (video artist and film director)

Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) – Best Experimental Film, Best Narrative Feature

, Los Angeles, USA

Category: Film

2019

2019
Ema Kugler

for Človek s senco [Man with the Shadow] (video artist and film director)

European Cinematography Awards – Best Experimental Film

, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Category: Film


2019
Štefan Vevar

for Austrian literature tranlations into Slovenian (translator)

Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation

Austrian Government, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature


2019
Miha Mazzini

for Izbrisana [Erased] (author)

Raindance Film Festival – Best Screenplay Award

, London, United Kingdom

Category: Film


2019
Best Programming Award 2019

Europa Cinemas, Paris, France

Category: Film


2019
Milena Zupančič

for her contribution to the Slovenian and Yugoslavian film (actress)

South-East European Film Festival – SEE Actress 2019 Award

, Paris, France

Category: Film


2019
Gregor Božič and Marina Gumzi

for Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov [Stories from the Chestnut Woods] (film director and film producer)

Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) – Best Film Award (The First Feature Section)

, Tallinn, Estonia

Category: Film

2019
Bitef Festival – Best Play Award, Audience Award, Politika Award for Directing

, Belgrade, Serbia

Category: Theatre


2019
IOC IAKS Award Gold Winner

International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities, Cologne, Germany

Category: Architecture


2019
UNESCO award for best practice in underwater cultural heritage protection

UNESCO, Paris, France

Category: Cultural heritage


2019
Špela Petrič

for 'Confronting Vegetal Otherness – Skotopoiesis, Phytoteratology, Strange Encounters (new media artist)

Ars Electronica – Award of Distinction (Artificial Intelligence and Life Art Category)

, Linz, Austria

Category: New media art


2019
Andrej Goričar

for Mo(uve)ment musicaux (composer)

International Competition of Composition, Ensemble Serenissima Association – SEM prize

, Italy

Category: Music


2019
ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture (2019 Award theme Democracy Needs Imagination)

European Cultural Foundation, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs., Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Category: Other

2019
Petra Strahovnik

for Prana (2018) for symphony orchestra (composer)

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC winner (selected by 27 radio music producers)

, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

Category: Music

2019
Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Award (Conservation)

European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

2018

2018
Kolja Saksida

for Koyaa (film director)

Xiamen International Animation Festival – Best Animated Series, Silver

, Xiamen, China

Category: Film

2018
Dušan Kastelic

for Celica [The Box] (film director, scriptwriter, producer)

Russian Indie Film Festival (RUIFF) – Peter the Great Award

, St Petersburg, Russia

Category: Film

2018
Mateja Koležnik

for Ivanov (theatre director)

Nestroy, Theatre Award of Vienna

Stadt Wien, Vienna, Austria

Category: Theatre

2018
Dušan Kastelic

for Celica [The Box] (film director, scriptwriter, producer)

ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival   – Best European Independent Film  

, Paris, France

Category: Film


2018
Darko Štante, Temporama Film Society

for Posledice [Consequences] (film director, film production)

CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival – Adolf Zukor Prize, Festival’s Grand Prize

, Hungary

Category: Film

2017
Dušan Kastelic

for Celica [The Box] (film director, scriptwriter, producer)

Cortoons Festival Gandia – Cortoons

, Gandia, Spain

Category: Film


2017
Ven Jemeršič

for Stoletje sanj [A Century of Dreams] (film director)

Around Film Festival – Best Feature Documentary ARFF Globe

, Berlin Amsterdam Paris Barcelona

Category: Film


2018
Children in Museums Special Commendation

European Museum Academy and Hands on! International Association of Children in Museums, Valetta, Malta

Category: Cultural heritage

2018
European Heritage Days Grant Award (European Heritage Stories)

Council of Europe and the European Commission, Strasbourg, France

Category: Cultural heritage


2018
Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Award (Education, training and raising awareness)

European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage


2018
Florjan Lipuš

for literary opus (author)

Grand Austrian State Prize 

Austrian Ministry of Culture, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature


2018
Maruša Majer

for Ivan (actress)

Pula Film Festival – Golden Arena for Best Actress, the Minority Co-Productions Section

, Pula, Croatia

Category: Film


2018
Olmo Omerzu

for Všechno bude/Zimske muhe [Winter Flies] (film director)

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Director Award

, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Category: Film

2018
Andrej Makor
(composer)
London Ear Festival of Contemporary Music – 2nd prize at the Composers' Competition

, London, UK

Category: Music

2017

2017
MENT Ljubljana

for European Festival Awards

Best Small Festival, Best Indoor Festival

Yourope Association of European Festivals, Groningen, Eurosonic Noorderslag Showcase Festival, The Netherlands

Category: Music


2017
Jernej Lorenci

for theatre director

Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities

European Commission

Category: Theatre



2017
Dušan Kastelic

for Celica [The Box] (film director, scriptwriter, producer)

MIFF - The Méliès International Festivals Federation – Melies d'Argent for the Best Film

, France

Category: Film

2017
European Heritage Label

European Union

Category: Cultural heritage


2017
PIF International Puppet Festival – Special Jury Prize for Puppetry and New Technologies

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2017
Maja Smrekar

for K-9_topology (new media artist)

Ars Electronica – Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica in Hybrid Art Section

, Linz, Austria

Category: New media art


2017
Gašper Malej

for translations from Italian (Dario Fo, Cesare Pavesi, Pasolini, etc)

National Prize for Translation

Italian Ministry of Culture and Sport, Rome, Italy

Category: Literature


2017
Eurovision Choir of the Year Competition – Eurovision Choir of the Year

European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Riga, Latvia

Category: Music

2016

2016
Emil Kozole

for Nočno življenje [Nightlife] (film director)

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Best Director Award

, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Category: Film

2013
Evgen Angel Bavčar
(author, photographer)
European Citizens' Prize

European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:

2016
Matic Zorman

for Waiting to Register

The World Press Photo Contest – People - First Prize Singles

The World Press Photo Foundation

Category: Visual arts

2016
Matjaž Krivic

for Digging for Future

The World Press Photo Contest – People - Second Prize Singles

The World Press Photo Foundation

Category: Visual arts

2016
Srdjan Živulović

for Migrants make their way on foot on the outskirts of Brezice, Slovenia (Photography Staff of Reuters)

Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography

Columbia University, New York, USA

Category: Visual arts


2016
Claudio Abbado Kompositionspreis

Orchester-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker

Category: Music


2016
Carmina Slovenica

for When the Mountain changed its clothing

Golden Mask Prize for The Best Foreign Production Presented in Russia in 2015

Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Category: Music

2016
Jasmin B. Frelih

for Na/pol (roman) [In/Half (novel)]

European Union Prize for Literature

European Union

Category: Literature

2016
Marek Bečka, Zala Dobovšek and Mini Teater

for Sneguljčica [Snow White]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Adaptation and Dramaturgy

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2016
Marek Bečka, Zala Dobovšek and Mini Teater

for Sneguljčica [Snow White]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Milan Čečuk Grand Prix for the Best Overall Production

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2016
Žiga Lebar and Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

for Jutri je zabava [Tomorrow's Party]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Puppet's Technology

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2016
Metka Jurc and Maribor Puppet Theatre

for Spake [Freaks] (actress / animator)

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for the role of Hans

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2016
PIF International Puppet Festival – Special Prize of the Jury for for the design and realisation of artistic, educational and interactive project-performance

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015

2015
Drago Jančar
(author)
European Citizens' Prize

European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:


2015
Matej Bonin

for Cancro (2015) for symphony orchestra (composer)

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Winner in the category of composers under 30 years of age

, Tallin, Latvia

Category: Music

2015
Vito Žuraj

for Runaround (composer)

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Recommended Work

, Tallin, Latvia

Category: Music


2015
Olmo Omerzu and Arsmedia

for Družinski film [Family Film] (film director)

Tokyo International Film Festival – Award for Best Artistic Conrtribution

, Tokyo, Japan

Category: Film


2015
Bitef Festival – Audience Award

, Belgrade, Serbia

Category: Theatre


2015
Gustav Film

for Zenit [The High Sun] (coproducer)

Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard

, Cannes, France

Category: Film

2015
Jan Cvitkovič and Perfo Production

for Šiška Deluxe (film director)

FilmFestival Cottbus – Audience Award

, Cottbus, Germany

Category: Film

2015
Cultural Heritage Protection Award

Italian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (FICLU), Foligno, Italy

Category: Cultural heritage

2015
Miha Golob and Maribor Puppet Theatre

for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow] (theatre director)

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Direction and Prize for Technology

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015
Miha Bezeljak, Anže Zevnik and Maribor Puppet Theatre

for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Animation

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015
Maribor Puppet Theatre

for Mali modri in mali rumeni [Little Blue and Little Yellow]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Tibor Sekelj Prize for the production with the most humane message

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2015
Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar and Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip] (composer)

Prize for Music

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015
Fabrizio Montecchi and Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip] (light designer)

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Lighting Design

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015
Polonca Kores, Asja Kahrimanović and Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Prize for Animation

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre


2015
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre

for Račka, Smrt in tulipan [Duck, Death and Tulip]

PIF International Puppet Festival – Milan Čečuk Grand Prix for the Best Overall Production

, Zagreb, Croatia

Category: Theatre

2015
Vito Žuraj

for Warm up (composer)

International Rostrum of Composers – IRC Recommended Work


Category: Music

Up to 2014 (a selection)

2014
Drago Jančar

for To noč sem jo videl [I Saw Her That Night / Cette nuit je l'ai vue] (author)

Prix du meilleur livre etranger for the best foreign book

Association of French critics and publishers, Paris, France

Category: Literature

2014
Alojz Rebula
(author)
European Citizens' Prize

European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:


2014
European Heritage Label

European Union

Category: Cultural heritage

2013
Rok Biček

for Razredni sovražnik [The Class Enemy] (film director)

International Film Festival Bratislava – Best Film Award. FIPRESCI Award

, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film

2013
Gabriela Babnik

for Sušna doba (roman) [Dry Season (a novel)]

European Union Prize for Literature

European Union

Category: Literature


2013
Boris Pahor
(author)
European Citizens' Prize

European Parliament, Strassbourg, France

Category:

2013
Igor Samobor

for Razredni sovražnik [The Class Enemy] (actor)

International Film Festival Bratislava – Best Actor Award

, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film



2012
Damjan Kozole
(film director)
MedFilm Festival – Premio alla Carriera Lifetime Achievements

, Rome, Italy

Category: Film

2012
[[Boris Podrecca, ATELIERarhitekti, Atelje Vozlič, Urbi, BB arhitekti, DANS Arhitekti, Trije Architects and Medprostor Architecture Studio]]

for Renovation of the banks of the River Ljubljanica in the section flowing through the old city centre

European Prize for Urban Public Space

European Union

Category: Architecture


2011
European Prize for Literature/Prix européen de littérature

L’Association Capitale Européenne des Littératures (EUROBABEL), Strassbourg, France

Category: Literature


2010
Nataša Kramberger

for Nebesa v robidah: roman v zgodbah [Heaven in a blackberry bush: novel in stories] (author)

European Union Prize for Literature

European Union

Category: Literature


2010
Best Young Audience Activities

Europa Cinemas, Paris, France

Category: Film


2007
Bevk Perović Arhitekti

for Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics Building in Ljubljana

Emerging Architect Special Mention, Mies van der Rohe Award

European Union

Category: Architecture


2006
Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Diploma (Conservation)

European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

2006
Vojteh Ravnikar

for achievements in the field of culture (architect)

Herder Prize

Jury of the German and Austrian universities, Vienna, Austria

Category: Architecture


2004
Peter Musevski

for Delo osvobaja [Labour Equals Freedom] (actor)

Sarajevo Film Festival – Heart of Sarajevo Best Actor Award

, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Category: Film

2004
Damjan Kozole, Vertigo

for Delo osvobaja [Labour Equals Freedom] (film director, producer)

Cinema del Mediterrani - Mostra de València – Golden Palm Best Film

, València, Spain

Category: Film


2003
Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Diploma (Conservation)

European Union, Berlin, Germany

Category: Cultural heritage

2003
Drago Jančar

for achievements in the field of culture (author)

Herder Prize

Jury of the German and Austrian universities, Vienna, Austria

Category: Literature

2001
Sašo Podgoršek, Arsmedia

for Sladke sanje [Sweet Dreams] (film director, film producer)

Cinema del Mediterrani - Mostra de València – Best Film Golden Palm

, València, Spain

Category: Film

2001
Peter Musevski

for Kruh in mleko [Bread and Milk] (actor)

Bratislava Film Festival – Best Actor Award

, Bratislava, Slovakia

Category: Film

2001
Jan Cvitkovič

for Kruh in mleko [Bread and Milk] (film director)

Venice Film Festival – Lion of the Future Award

, Venice, Italy

Category: Film

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