Three provocative and moving films went head to head in a bid to claim the coveted prize, which finally went to the Belgian film, "Le Silence de Lorna", which triumphed over Hungarian film "Delta" and the Czech entry "Občan Havel".
"Balva atspoguļo Eiropas kultūru un valodu dažādību," balvu pasniedzot, viņš uzsvēra.