The crew of the film Philomena took the bow to the FEST audience before the screening of the film

Director Stephen Frears thanked the audience and invited his collaborators to join him on stage - actor and co-writer of the screenplay Steve Coogan (also appearing in the film) and the second writer Jeff Pope, who was (in Stephen's words) replacing Judi Dench, absent defending the British Empire in India. Frears also called on stage the producers Tracy Seaward and Gabrielle Tana. The latter is connected to Serbia, he said, "but I'm not really sure how." Tana, the daughter of the famous Dan Tana, wished a good evening to the audience in Serbia. Steve Coogan said it was a travesty the film didn't win an Oscar despite four nominations. "I'm really glad to be here with this film. We are proud of it and we are proud for Gaby, who has a strong personal connection to Serbia."