BIAFF 2012 International Feature Film Competition
International Feature Film Competition Jury of Batumi International Art-house Film Festival– Eldar Shengelaia (Georgia) – Chairman, Sergei Lavrentiev (Russia), Nick Holdsworth (UK), Gyorgy Palf (Hungary), Ryszard Brylski (Poland) have awarded the BIAFF prizes in the following nominations:
- Grand Prix - In Darkness, Agnieszka Holland, Poland, 2011
- Best Film Director – Emin Alper for film - Beyond the Hill, Turkey, 2012
- Best Actor – Alireza Aghakkhani - The Last Step, Ali Mosaffa, Iran, 2012
- Best Actress – Golshifteh Farahani - Chicken with Plums, Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, France/Belgium/Germany, 2011
- Jury Special Prize - House with Turret, Eva Neyman, Ukraine, 2012
BIAFF 2012 International Doc Film Competition
International Doc Film Competition Jury of Batumi International Art-house Film Festival – Radosław Piwowarski (Poland) - Chairman, Fardin Sahebzamani (Iran), Guner Guler (Turkey), Sergey Bukovsky (Ukraine), Nino Orjonikidze (Georgia) have awarded the BIAFF prizes in the following nominations:
- Best Doc Film - Argentinian Lessons, Wojciech Staron, Poland, 2011
- Jury Special Prize - Reluctant Revolutionary, Sean McAllister, UK/Ireland, 2012
BIAFF 2012 International Short Film Competition Section
International Short Film Competition Jury of Batumi International Art-house Film Festival – Sitora Alieva (Russia)- Chairman, Krzysztof Kopczynski (Poland), Irina Romanchenko (Ukraine), Michal Klimkiewicz (Poland), Dato Janelidze (Georgia) have awarded the BIAFF prizes in the following nominations:
- Best Short Film - Watermelon, Tato Kotetishvili, Georgia, 2012
- Jury Special Prize – Three days of Freedom, Lukasz Borowski, Poland, 2011
BIAFF lifetime achievement award was granted to:
- Eldar Shengelaya - Famous Georgian film director
- Bela Tarr - Famous Hungarian film director
BIAFF organizational committe's special prize for outstanding visual expression in cinema was granted to:
- Nuri Bilge Ceyaln - Famous Turkish Film Maker
