PRESS RELEASE 54th International Theater Festival MESS GRAND-‐PRIX FOR «KOŠTANA», DIRECTED BY ANDRÁS URBÁN (SARAJEVO, October 12, 2014) The Main Jury of the Festival consisting of President Nataša Matjašec-‐Rošker, Slovenian actress, Carmen Mehnert-‐Havekost, dramaturg and program manager of the production house and festival Hellerau in Dresden and Nermin Hamzagić, theater director from Sarajevo has announced the winners of 54th International Theater Festival MESS. Grand Prix – Golden Laurel Wreath for Best Performance «Koštana», directed by András Urbán, produced by Narodno pozorište Subotica, Serbia Golden Laurel Wreath for Best Director Luk Perceval for the performance «Front» by Thalia Theater and NT Gent, Germany/Belgium Golden Laurel Wreath for Best Actor/ress Suzana Vuković for the role of the Mother in «Koštana», directed by András Urbán, produced by Narodno pozorište Subotica, Serbia Ermin Bravo for the role of Danilo in «This Grave is Too Small for Me», directed by Dino Mustafić, produced by Heartefakt Fond, BITEF, Kamerni teatar 55, Kazalište Ulysses, Testament films, Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia David Espinosa for «My Great Work (An Ambitious Project)», directed by David Espinosa, produced by EL Local E.C., C.A.E.T., Spain Golden Laurel Wreath for Best Text in Balkan (Con)Text Biljana Srbljanović for «This Grave is Too Small for Me», directed by Dino Mustafić, produced by Heartefakt Fond, BITEF, Kamerni teatar 55, Kazalište Ulysses, Testament films, Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia „Jurislav Korenić“ Award for Best Young Theater Director Francesca Pennini for «age», produced by Colletivo Cinetico, Italy “Rejhan Demirdžić” for Best Young Actor/ress Dina Mušanović for the role of Mirjana in «The Play about Mirjana and Those around Her», produced by Akademija scenskih umjetnosti Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Special Mention of the Main Jury: «The Assembly», directed by Selma Spahić, produced by Narodno pozorište Sarajevo/Sarajevski ratni teatar/Kamerni teatar 55, Bosnia and Herzegovina «Battlefield Memory», directed by Hans-‐Werner Kroesinger, produced by HAU Berlin, CZKD Beograd, Sarajevski ratni teatar, Goethe Institut Children audience has decided upon the Golden Laurel Wreath for the Best Performance for Children which went to «Juri Muri Dances in Africa», directed by Ivana Djilas in the production of Plesni teatar Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Golden Laurel Wreath of the Audience goes to «My Great Work (An Ambitious Project)», directed by David Espinosa, produced by EL Local E.C., C.A.E.T, Spain. The IATC (International Association of Theater Critics) consisting of Žiri Međunarodne Kristina Ljevak, journalist and critic from Sarajevo, Igor Burić, theater critic from Novi Sad, and redovni
Monica Andronescu, theater critic from Bucharest decided to give their prize for best performance to «Koštana», directed by András Urbán, produced by Narodno pozorište Subotica, Serbia. The winners of awards of our media partners are as follows: • «Oslobođenje» – Zlatna maska – «Koštana», directed by András Urbán, produced by Narodno pozorište Subotica, Serbia • Magazine «Dani» – “Brave New World” – «The Wizard», directed by Boris Liješević, produced by Narodno pozorište Sombor • Radio Sarajevo – «Sound of MESS» – «Just for Sarajevo (Time Between Two Mistakes)», directed by Jan Lauwers, produced by Needcompany, Belgium MESS Festival Direction has awarded Paolo Magelli and Jan Lauwers with its highest prize the Golden Laurel Wreath for Lifetime Achievement. The Award “Marko Kovačević“ for theater critics went to Mladen Bićanić. MESS Festival Critics Team consisting of young theater critics from the region has given the Award for Best Performance to David Espinosa for «My Great Work (An Ambitious Project)», directed by David Espinosa, produced by EL Local E.C., C.A.E.T, Spain. # # # k r a j # # # Kontakt: Una Bejtović, PR manager, +387 61 190 110, press@mess.ba, www.mess.ba