www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/2011/07/festival-de-cinema-de-avanca-2011/ Since its debut in 1997, the “International Meetings in Cinema, Television, Vídeo and Multimédia – AVANCA ’11″ festival has steadily grown in audience turnout and its number of film submissions. Avanca has also succeeded in becoming the largest audiovisuals workshop space in Europe in the past 15 years. This year, Avanca invited ÉCU Festival Manager Kädi Lokk to the festival to serve on its jury board! Renowned for serving as an international meeting ground for cinema, television, video and multimedia, Kädi is eager to see the film talent that awaits her in Avanca, Portugal! Day 1 Numerous awards were handed out to the winners of the 2010 festival at Avanca’s opening night soirée, July 20th. Feature Film Prize: Altiplano, by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (Belgium) Special Mention Feature: Moja Crew by Marcin Wrona (Poland) ; When the Lemons turned Yellow, by Mohammadreza Vatandoust (Iran) Short Film Prize: Don’t be Afraid of the Dark Room, by Kuba Czekaj (Poland) Video Prize: Holobomo, by Owen Eric Wood (Canada) To see the full list of Avanca 2010 winners, click here: www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/2011/07/winners-of-avanca-2010/