45 films from 21 countries participate in the 3rd Film Olympiad Grand Prix.
The films are initially divided in 9 groups of 5 films each, seeded according to the Jury’s initial evaluation ratings.
32 of them qualified to the knock – out stage. With only 5 knock-out wins, a film, becomes the Film Olympiad Grand Prix Gold Medalist.
“An Evening’s Trail” from the Czech Republic, became the 3rd ever Film Olympiad Grand Prix Gold Medalist. It received a 92,4/100 score in the final against the Swedish comedy “A Man who wouldn’t Cry” which received 90,2.
Qualification to knock – out stage:
a) Best three films from each group (27 films) b) Best rated 4th placed films (5 films)
Knock – out stage:
Films are seeded according to their group stage position and ratings to the knock – out bracket. There are 5 rounds (Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals) and in each round films are re-evaluated.