OFFICIAL AWARDS

• GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM to TURTLES CAN FLY by Bahman Ghobadi (Iran-Iraq)
• SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to SAN ZIMSKE NOCI (SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE INVIERNO) by Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia and Montenegro) For the way it evokes the tragic consequences of a civil conflict by means of the relationship between a survivor and an autistic girl
• SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR to Xu Jinglei. YI GENG MO SHENG NU REN DE LAI XIN (LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN) (China)
• SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS to Connie Nielsen BRØDRE (BROTHERS) (Denmark)
• SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTOR to Ulrich Thomsen BRØDRE (BROTHERS) (Denmark)
• JURY AWARD FOR BEST PHOTOGRAPHY to Marcel Zyskind. NINE SONGS (UK-USA)
• JURY AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to Guy Hibbert y Paul Greengrass OMAGH (UK-Ireland)
   

NON OFICIAl AWARDS

• ALTADIS-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD to the film: INNOCENCE, Lucile Hadzihalilovic (France)
  • A Mention to: KARPUZ KABUGUNDAN GEMILER YAPMAK (BOATS OUT OF WATERMELON RINDS), Ahmet Uluçay (Turkey) for its humour and the freshness of its approach to the language of Cinema.
• TCM-AUDIENDE AWARD to: DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA, by Walter Salles
• MERCEDES-BENZ YOUTH AWARD to: IN MY FATHER'S DEN by director Brad McGann
• HORIZONTES AWARD to: MALA LECHE by León Errazuriz (Chile)
  • Two special mentions to: FERNANDA MONTENEGRO and DAMIAN ALCAZAR for their sensitive performances in the films O OUTRO LADO DA RUA (Brazil) and CRÓNICAS (Ecuador)
• ARTE AWARD to: EL CIELITO, by María Victoria Menis (Argentina). 
• MONTBLANC AWARD FOR NEW SCREENWRITERS to: MARC GAUTRON and FANTA RÉGINA NACRO, for the screenplay of LA NUIT DE LA VÉRITÉ
• FILMS IN PROGRESS AWARD to:
  • Technical Industries Award to Film in Progress 6 and Signis Films in Progress 2004 Award: ILUMINADOS POR EL FUEGO, (Enlightened by Fire), Tristán Bauer
  • Casa de América Award to the post-production of the film: ALMA MATER, Alvaro Buela.
     

OTHER WARDS

• FIPRESCI: BOMBÓN, EL PERRO by Carlos Sorín
• SIGNIS
  • SAN ZIMSKE NOCI (SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE INVIERNO), by Goran Paskaljevic
  • The SIGNIS Commendation is awarded to A WAY OF LIFE, by Amma Asante
  • The SIGNIS FUTURE TALENT Prize is awarded to EL CIELITO, by María Victoria Menis
• CÍRCULO DE ESCRITORES CINEMATOGRÁFICOS (Screenwriters’ Guild): TURTLES CAN FLY, directed by Bahman Ghobadi.
• CICAE Award
  • CICAE Award – Art et Essai: EL CIELITO
  • CICAE Award – Best European Film: OMAGH
• Guipuzcoan Blood-Donors’ Association corresponding to the Solidarity Award / Elkartasun Saria: EL CIELITO by María Victoria Menis
• GEHITU, Gays, Lesbians and Transsexuals Association of the Basque Country. SEBASTIAN 2004 prize: BEAUTIFUL BOXER (Thai filmmaker: Ekachai UEKRONGTHAM)
   

DONOSTIA AWARD

• WOODY ALLEN
  
• ANNETTE BENING
• JEFF BRIDGES