10. 10. 2011.

Grand-prix of 51th MESS for "Radio Muezzin"

The winners of the 51th International theatre festival MESS. Jury members were Fernando de Ita (Mexico), Nurullah Tuncer (Turkey) and Gordana Boban (B&H).

Grand Prix – „Golden Laurel Wreath Award for Best Performance”

„Radio Muezzin“, Stefan Kaegi, Rimini Protokoll

Golden Laurel Wreath Award for Best Director 

Oliver Frljić, "When Father was Away on Business"

Golden Laurel Wreath Award for Best Actor/Actress 

Toni Servillo, „Sconcerto“

Hana Selimović, „When Father was Away on Business“

Silver Laurel Wreath Award for Best Performance in the World MESS category 

„Gardenia“, Alain Platel & Frank van Laecke, Les Ballet C de la B

Silver Laurel Wreath Award for Best Performance in the Mittel Europa category

„When Father was Away on Business", Atelje 212

Silver Laurel Wreath Award for Best Performance in the Future MESS category

Dies Irae – 5 episodes about the end of the species", Teatro Sotterraneo 

Silver Laurel Wreath Award for Best Performance in the Children MESS category 

„Book of Wandering“, Malo pozorište Duško Radović, Beograd

“Rejhan Demirdžić” Award for Best Young Actor

Enes Salković for roles in performances „In seasrch of the colour of chestnut" and „Letter from 1920"

„Jurislav Korenić“ Award for Best Young Actor

Anica Tomić za režiju predstave „Menažerija“, HKD Rijeka

The Special Jury Award goes to coreographer  Edward Clug for performance „Rosas for Anne Teresa/Football Stories“ and to composer Giorgio Battistelli for performance „Sconcerto“.

Apart from the official awards presented by the MESS Festival Jury, the following awards provided by the MESS Festival media sponsors were also given out:

Dnevni Avaz – “The Avaz Dragon Award” – "Gardenia"

The “Dani” Magazine – “Brave New World” Award – "Translunar paradise"

Radio Sarajevo – „Sound of MESS“ – "Radio Muezzin"

The “Key of the Tmača” Award, presented by the “Tmača Art” Magazine – "When I was Dead", Diego de Brea, SNG Drama Ljubljana 

According to the votes of the audience, the best play at this year's MESS was "Translunar Paradise" (9,69) and "Book of Wandering" (9,71) in Children MESS competition.

As a reminder, the MESS dedicated its most significant award, the “Golden Laurel Wreath Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Theatre” to Katarina Kocka, ballet dancer, Žarko Mijatović from Bosnian National Theatre Zenica and Yugoslav Drama Theatre from Belgrade. The “Marko Kovačević” Award for Theatre Criticism was presented to Gradimir Gojer. 

First time Festival had jury of International Asociation Theatre Critics (IATC)  with memebers Ian Herbert (UK), Randy Gener (USA), and Bojan Munjin (Croatia). IATC Jury awarded director Selma Spahić and ensamble of performance „Hypermnesia“, 

This year, Festival established new award, Golden Laurel Wreath for Support and Development of Performing Arts and awarded it to Edin Arslanagić, general manager of Bosnalijek, company that supports Festival MESS for 15 years, being third year in a row its general sponsor.