Columbus winner of Ljubljana film fest's Kingfisher prize

Ljubljana, 19 November - Columbus, a US film by video essayist Kogonada, was declared on Saturday the best film of the competition section at the 28th Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe). The festival, which featured 97 feature-length and 17 short films from 43 countries, saw another successful year, with 43,000 tickets sold and 44 screenings sold out.

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Closing ceremony of Ljubljana Film Festival.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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