Motivation of the jury: "A uniquely complete film. Shattering, to the point, poetic, believable, delicate, humorous. The sensitive interaction between the two main actors has resulted in the most touching portrayal of friendship we've seen in film. Only someone hard-hearted could fail to love this film."

Motivation of the jury: "This award goes to a director who is in complete control of his chosen mode of expression. The film succeeds at being at the same time both epic and personal. All too often a director can overshadow their own film, but here is someone whose presence doesn't force itself onto the film, but which still shines through in each editorial choice he has made. Quite apart from the beautiful craftsmanship, this film is uniquely courageous. The unexpected duration of certain close-ups never feels self-serving, as each shot contributes to the film as a whole creating the unique feeling and aura of 12 Years a Slave."

Motivation of the jury: "With an impressive attention to detail and an easy, unaffected storytelling, Calin Peter Nezer describes how maternal love's darker sides and a son's hopelessly failed emancipation are amplified by a terrible tragedy. With a delicate hand he highlights the characters and lets them grow into three dimensional portraits in a sincere and genuine drama where the the turning point is allowed to take place inside the viewer as much as on the silver screen."

Motivation of the jury: "For evocative and compelling photographic portraits that move through time and space, combining the countryside's innocence with the feeling of an ominous external world. With an enigmatic and highly personal narrative, the director recurs to the subjectivity of the memory in a society destined for change. 1 km film 2013 goes to John Skoog."

Motivation of the jury: "For an an ambitious, challenging and brave project without compromise. The honorable mention goes to Carl Olsson."

Motivation of the jury: "The film's photography lifts the story at the same time undermining both the landscape and the events taking place guiding the viewer along previously unexplored paths. The camera forces us to visit places we have never been, and which we maybe wish we had been spared. However, provocative the images are they achieve an unexpected beauty, and come together to create a shattering and comprehensive film."

Motivation of the jury: "Hans Zimmer has mastered the style of classic musical storytelling. He combines the almost frighteningly epic with the sensitively delicate: from hand claps to symphony. He is daring, and it pays off!"

Motivation of the jury: "Sparse, precise, engaging. A relentless story about a family's disintegration is depicted with complete lack of sentimentality. This script is very exact - following the story is like opening a watch and marveling at the delicate mechanics within. All aspects of the story work together to drive this moving and unusual story forward."