Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers awards announced

Several short films have continued their 2005 success with awards at Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers (Angers First Film Festival): Peter Mackie's Milk, Bálint Kenyeres' Before Dawn and Alex Pastor's The Natural Route (La Ruta Natural) in the European First Short Films category, and Katell Quillévéré's With All My Might (A Bras Le Corps) in the French First Short Films category.

The awarded short films are:

European First Short Films

• Grand Jury Prize
  Retraite
  Director: François Pirot, Belgium
• Public Prize
  Elukka
  Director: Tatu Pohjavirta, Finland
• Special Jury Prize
  Milk
  Director: Peter Mackie Burns, UK
• Arte Prize
  Before Dawn
  Director: Balint Kenyeres, Hungary
• Musical Creation Award
  Elukka
  Director: Tatu Pohjavirta, Finland
  Composer: Alamaaiman Vasarat

French First Short Films

• Grand Jury Prize
  Manmuswak
  Directors: Olive Martin, Patrick Bernier
• Public Prize
  With All My Might (A Bras Le Corps)
  Director: Katell Quillévéré
• CCAS Prize
  With All My Might (A Bras Le Corps)
  Director: Katell Quillévéré
• Librarians Prize
  With All My Might (A Bras Le Corps)
  Director: Katell Quillévéré

European Student Films

• Grand Jury Prize
  La Plaine
  Director: Roland Edzard, France
• Special Jury Prize
  Loop
  Director: Milan Balog, Slovakia
• Special Jury Mention
  Vdvoyom (A Deux)
  Director: Nikolaï Khomeriki, France
• Public Prize
  The Natural Route (La Ruta Natural)
  Director: Alex Pastor, Spain
• Prix UIP - Best European Short Film
  Pistache
  Director: Valérie Pirson, France
• Cinecinema Prize
  Haru Ichiban
  Director: Aya Domenig, Switzerland
• Junior Jury Prize
  Tir
  Director: Radoy Nikolov, Bulgaria