The Irish-British producer and European Film Academy chairman was presented with the prize at the opening of the festival by British film and theatre director Stephen Daldry

Kuba Mikurda has written a love letter to cinema, in which he evokes the atmosphere of filmmaking in 1970s Poland

Kuba Mikurda has written a love letter to cinema, in which he evokes the atmosphere of filmmaking in 1970s Poland

The black-and-white, experimental satire by first-time directors Dominik Krawiecki and Patrycja Płanik was among the discoveries in Oldenburg

The black-and-white, experimental satire by first-time directors Dominik Krawiecki and Patrycja Płanik was among the discoveries in Oldenburg

The end of filming is in sight for the filmmaker’s second feature, a Domino Films production sold by Charades and led by Ramzy Bedia, Noémie Lvovsky and Vimala Pons

The end of filming is in sight for the filmmaker’s second feature, a Domino Films production sold by Charades and led by Ramzy Bedia, Noémie Lvovsky and Vimala Pons

Young Colombian director Carlos Lesmes’ documentary A Loss of Something Ever Felt has scooped the Awards for Best Documentary and Best Editing

Young Colombian director Carlos Lesmes’ documentary A Loss of Something Ever Felt has scooped the Awards for Best Documentary and Best Editing

The pride of an Ankara zoo goes missing, but who will take the rap, asks Turkish filmmaker Emre Kayis in his debut feature