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The winners of the 15th Festival on Wheels have beenannounced.

Golden Bull goes to Police, Adjective

The jury named Politist, adj (Police, Adjective) best film on the basis that "the film combined the cinematographic and verbal power of language with subtle intelligence in conveying its message", and awarded Politist, adj the Golden Bull Award, worth 10,000 Euros.

The film was directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, a rising star of Eastern European cinema known in Turkey for his film 12:08, East of Bucharest., and deals with a police officer trapped between motivations of conscience and the responsibilities of his job as he implements the local drugs laws.

Siyad also shoots for Police, Adjective

The decision of the Siyad (Turkish Film Critics’ Association) jury, made up of Burcu Aykar Şirin, Gözde Onaran and Janet Barış, mirrored that of the main jury. And the Siyad Prize was awarded to Politist, adj. (Police, Adjective) for "shattering the conventions of the detective genre in its opposition of the straightforward logic and inflexibility of the bureaucracy and the unjustness of the police state, and presenting a viewing experience in which the reward is kept to the end".

On the Way to School also a favourite in Artvin

The jury gave the Silver Bull Award, a 5000 Euro award for the runner-up film, to On the Way to School, co-directed by Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Doğan. The decision was a unanimous vote in recognition of the narrative style used to illustrate a cultural reality that exists in contemporary Turkish society, said the jury, which also explained that the film was infused with a great sense of humanity and managed to create an unaffected atmosphere as it presented its serious but also humorous story through the central character of the teacher.

On the Way to School recounts the experiences of newly graduated Turkish teacher Emre Aydın, who is posted for his first job to a remote Kurdish village. In the film, the only documentary in the competition section, we follow Emre for a year as he copes with the village children, who are new to the classroom and unable to speak Turkish.

Best short of the Festival, Next Floor

Last but not least, the winner of the Short Film Audience Award was also announced during the awards ceremony. Determined by the votes of festival audiences, the 1000 Euro award went to Next Floor, a short film by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, whose feature Polytechnique has caused controversy at numerous festivals this.