“Invisible” (Spain) by by Javier Vargas became the first Spanish and the first LGBTQ film to win a Film Olympiad Grand Prix. It totalled 6 Gold and 3 Silver Medals in 9 nominations, including awards in the categories of Best Student Film, Screenplay, Idea, Leading Actor.

It was the first time in Film Olympiad history to date, where both Finals and the semifinals were so tightly contested. “Do you feel a tingle?” by Lucia Valverde came as close second winning the Silver Medal. However, Lucia Valverde became the first woman director to win the Gold Medal in the director category. Her film was the first Luxembourgish film to win a Film Olympiad medal.

The Bronze medal final was won by “One Twenty, Twelve Hundred” (Iran) by Saeid Zarei. This made Iran the third country after the UK and USA to win multiple medals in the Best Film category.