Ozer Kiziltan's Takva - A Man's Fear Of God was named best film at the 11th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

The Turkish film about a man's struggle to balance religious devotion withsuccess in asecular world won the$15,000 EurAsia competition.

The most honours went to Estonian homegrown favourite, Veiko Ounpuu's Autumn Ball, which has beenpicking up awards around the festival circuit.

Its six awards includedbest actress for Maaraja Jakobson,

Italso won theScottish Leader competition for best domestic film.

The best director award went to Russian Aleksander Sokurov for Alexandra.

The awards were presentedat the festival's closing ceremony in Tallinn's Vene Teater.

The international EurAsia jury was Chung Sung-woo (South Korea), François da Silva (France), Jaak Kilmi (Estonia), Ilkka Matila (Finland) and Juliette Sichel (Czech Republic).

AWARDS IN FULL


Official Competition EurAsia Jury Awards

GRAND PRIX FOR BEST EURASIAN FILM
Takva - A Man's Fear Of God (Ozer Kiziltan. Turkey / Germany)

JURY PRIZE FOR THE BEST DIRECTOR
Aleksander Sokurov (Alexandra. Russia)

JURY PRIZE FOR THE BEST ACTOR
Zdenek Sverak (Empties. Czech Republic / UK)

JURY PRIZE FOR THE BEST ACTRESS
Maaraja Jakobson (Autumn Ball. Estonia)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
AutumnBall (Veiko Ounpuu. Estonia)

SPECIAL MENTION
Crossing The Dust(Parinawa La Ghobar)(Shawkat Amin Korki, Iraqi Kurdistan)

SPECIAL MENTION
Frozen(Shivajee Chandrabhushan. India)

Scottish Leader Estonian Feature Film Competition


BEST FILM
AutumnBall (Veiko Ounpuu. Estonia)

SPECIAL MENTION
The Class (Klass) (Ilmar Raag, Estonia)

FICC JURY AWARD - DON QUIXOTE AWARDAutumnBall (Veiko Ounpuu. Estonia)
NETPAC JURY AWARD
The Mourning Forest (Mogari No Mori) (Naomi Kawase. Japan)

ESTONIAN FILM CRITICS' AWARD
AutumnBall (Veiko Ounpuu. Estonia)

PRIZE OF THE POSTIMEES JURY
AutumnBall (Veiko Ounpuu. Estonia)

AUDIENCE AWARD
2 Days In Paris(Julie Delpy. France / Germany)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Heino Pars(Director, Estonia)

ESTONIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD
Chankit Chamnivikaipong (DOP, Ploy)

ESTONIAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD (Domestic)
Sulev Keedus (Cinematographer. Jonathan From Australia. Estonia)