"The Black Tulip award goes to A Sombra do pai - or The Father's Shadow - by Brazilian director Gabriela Amaral Almeida. Even though the movie has an element we've seen before - grief prompting someone to bring a dead family member back to the world of the living - Almeida manages to forge this idea into something totally unique. She took the bold decision to take the road of the slowburner: a film that unfolds like a good novel, page by page, slowly drawing you in until the final reels. It takes patience, but if you surrender to The Father's Shadow you will be rewarded with a beautiful dark fairytale. Almeida creates a gorgeous atmosphere with little means, hiding beauty in small, innovative details. The film is strong in its simplicity with an unforgettable lead performance by young talent Nina Medeiros, whose expressive face will still haunt you hours after you've seen the film."