Luc Roeg: "This year's Sutherland Award presented a varied and interesting line-up of films from around the world but Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy's The Tribe distinguished itself as the most original and powerful of all the contenders. The young non-professional cast were all exceptional, but special mention must go to Yana Novikova. Slaboshpytskiy makes an audacious and highly accomplished debut as writer-director and has marked himself out as a true auteur. It's a pleasure and privilege to commend the work."
