UNICA Gold Medal for a work promoting cross-cultural understanding went to The Forest of Light by Karlos Alastruey & Miguel A Gonzalez from Spain. It tells of children escaping the Bosnian wars.

Imagine Bill and Ted in French - and funnier. The Sofa Principle is a whirlwind of imaginative cinematic jokes which plays with the audience as its two slacker heros tackle the world. Myke Guermyet and Samuel Hercule won the Best Experimental Award for making it.

The Public Vote prize went to Omega by Christian Gaigg, Österreich. An old man is dying but sticks to the routines he learned in the army.  They are Nazi routines.  His skin-head son visits occasionally.

This film divided the audience and led to great debate.

Shorties (movies too short for the main competition)

1. Koko, the Skiing Champion by Ivanusa Tincek, Slovakia

2. Indecision by Charles Barker, UK

3. Taps by Matthew Gravelle, UK

The picture IS the proper way up ... in Indecision the question is what the world is doing.

Special Diploma

Jan Zrzavy by Zdena Vostarkova, Czech Republic

Special Diploma

No Way by Hakan Haslamas, Germany