Index | Award Winners
Award Winners 1988 – 2015 IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary 2015 Don Juan, Jerzy Sladkowski, Sweden/Finland, 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
Of Men and War, Laurent Bécue-Renard, France/Switzerland, 2014 Song from the Forest, Michael Obert, Germany, 2013 First Cousin Once Removed, Alan Berliner, United States, 2012 Planet of Snail, Seung-Jun Yi, South Korea, 2011 Position Among the Stars, Leonard Retel Helmrich, The Netherlands, 2010 Last Train Home, Lixin Fan, China/Canada, 2009 Burma VJ – Reporting from a Closed Country, Anders Østergaard, Denmark/ Sweden/United Kingdom/Norway, 2008 S tranded, Gonzalo Arijon, France, 2007 The Monastery – Mr. Vig & the Nun, Pernille Rose Grønkjær, Denmark, 2006 My Grandmother’s House, Adán Aliaga, Spain, 2005 Shape of the Moon, Leonard Retel Helmrich, The Netherlands, 2004 Checkpoint, Yoav Shamir, Israel, 2003 Stevie, Steve James, United States, 2002 Family, Phie Ambo & Sami Saif, Denmark, 2001 The Sea That Thinks, Gert de Graaff, The Netherlands, 2000 André Hazes – She Believes in Me, John Appel, The Netherlands, 1999 Photographer, Dariusz Jablonski, Poland, 1998 Wasteland, Andrei Schwartz, Germany, 1997 Atman, Pirjo Honkasalo, Finland/Germany, 1996 Délits flagrants, Raymond Depardon, France, 1994 Solo, the Law of the Favela, Jos de Putter, The Netherlands, 1994 The Belovs, Victor Kossakovsky, Russia, 1993 La memoria del agua, Héctor Fáver, Spain, 1992 Dreams and Silence, Omar Al-Qattan, Belgium, 1991 Christo in Paris, Albert & David Maysles, United States, 1990 The Crossroad, Ivars Seleckis, Latvia, 1988 Birthplace Unknown, Karin Junger, The Netherlands, 1988 and Island, Ruben Gevorkyants, USSR, 1988
Special Jury Award
2015 2014 2013 2011
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988
Ukrainian Sheriffs, Roman Bondarchuk, Ukraine/Latvia/Germany, 2015 Something Better to Come, Hanna Polak, Denmark/Poland, 2014 A Letter to Nelson Mandela, Khalo Matabane, South Africa/Germany, 2013 5 Broken Cameras, Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi, Palestine/Israel/Netherlands/ France, 2011 You Don’t Like the Truth – 4 Days Inside Guantánamo, Luc Coté & Patricio Henriquez, Canada, 2010 The Most Dangerous Man in America, Judith Ehrlich & Rick Goldsmith, United States, 2009 Forgetting Dad, Rick Minnich & Matthew Sweetwood, Germany, 2008 Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, Kim Longinotto, United Kingdom, 2007 T ender’s Heat. Wild Wild Beach, Alexander Rastorguev, Russia, 2006 Our Daily Bread, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria, 2005 Liberia: An Uncivil War, Jonathan Stack & James Brabazon, United States, 2004 The Corporation, Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott, Canada, 2003 On Hitler’s Highway, Lech Kowalski, France, 2002 Elsewhere, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria, 2001 Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, Laurie Gwen Shapiro & David Shapiro, United States, 2000 A Cry from the Grave, Leslie Woodhead, United Kingdom, 1999 Pavel and Lyalya – A Jerusalem Romance, Victor Kossakovsky, Russia, 1998 Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Werner Herzog, Germany, 1997 T he Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, Adam Simon, United Kingdom, 1996 P icasso Would Have Made a Glorious Waiter, Jonathan Schell, United States, 1994 Choice and Destiny, Tsipi Reibenbach, Israel, 1993 Losses to Be Expected, Ulrich Seidl, Austria, 1992 Black Harvest, Robin Anderson & Bob Connolly, Australia, 1992 Djembéfola, Laurent Chevallier, France, 1991 The Collector, Erik Strömdahl, Sweden, 1989 The Power of Solovki, Marina Goldovskaya, USSR, 1988 Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, Marcel Ophüls, France/ United States, 1988
Members of the Jury
2015 M aite Alberdi (Chile), Laurent Bécue-Renard (France), Hanna Polak (Poland), Jonathan Rosenbaum (U.S.), Barbara Visser (The Netherlands) 2014 Anne Aghion (France/United States), Talal Derki (Syria), Sandra den Hamer (The Netherlands), Joshua Oppenheimer (United States/Denmark), Alina Rudnitskaya (Russia) 2013 Jose Carlos Avellar (Brazil), Katerina Cizek (Canada), Nicole Guillemet (France), Chris McDonald (Canada), Jiska Rickels (The Netherlands) 2012 Susan Froemke (United States), Michael Glawogger (Austria), Maria Goos (The Netherlands), Jørgen Leth (Denmark), Kenneth Turan (United States) 2011 Moussa Sene Absa (Senegal), Sandy Lieberson (United States), Dennis Lim (United States), Laila Pakalniņa (Latvia), Suzanne Raes (The Netherlands) 2010 Lixin Fan (Canada), Orlando Bagwell (United States), Monique van de Ven (The Netherlands), Frederic Boyer (France), Vibeke Bryld (Denmark) 2009 Geoffrey Gilmore (United States), Anders Østergaard (Denmark), Jean-Marie Téno (Cameroon/France), Jenny Westergård (Finland), Willeke van Ammelrooy (The Netherlands) 2008 Christoph Jörg (Germany), Wouter Barendrecht (The Netherlands), Deepa Dhanraj (India), Bianca Stigter (The Netherlands), Sandra Ruch (United States) 2007 Diane Weyermann (United States), Jos Stelling (The Netherlands), Ilan de-Vries (Israel), Roberto Berliner (Brazil), Vidyarthy Chartterjee (India) 2006 Claire Aguilar (United States), Igor Blažević (Czech Republic), Jasmine Dellal (United Kingdom), Niek Koppen (The Netherlands), Gerald Peary (United States) 2005 Luke Holland (United Kingdom), Jehane Noujaim (United States), Leonard Retel Helmrich (The Netherlands), Carmen Cobos (The Netherlands), Tamara Trampe (Germany) 2004 John Anderson (United States), Karen Cooper (United States), Pieter van Huystee (The Netherlands), Pirjo Honkasalo (Finland), Yoav Shamir (Israel) 2003 Roberto Berliner (Brazil), Bob Connolly (Australia), Peter Mettler (Switzerland), Joyce Roodnat (The Netherlands), Monika Treut (Germany) 2002 Phie Ambo (Denmark), Maziar Bahari (Iran), Pieter van Huystee (The Netherlands), Dennis O’Rourke (Australia), Jonathan Stack (United States) 2001 Jane Balfour (United Kingdom), Amit Breuer (Israel), Peter Brosens (Belgium), Gert de Graaff (The Netherlands), Peter Wintonick (Canada) 2000 John Appel (The Netherlands), Les Blank (United States), Zita Carvalhosa (Brazil), Victor Kossakovsky (Russia), Rada Sesic (The Netherlands) 1999 Dariusz Jablonski (Poland), Mandy Jacobson (South Africa), Emiko Omori (United States), Pieter Verhoeff (The Netherlands), Paul Yule (United Kingdom) 1998 Erika de Hadeln (Germany), Ot Louw (The Netherlands), Tue Steen Müller (Denmark), Toni Venturi (Brazil), Diane Weyermann (United States) 1997 Arthur Dong (United States), Kerstin Hagrup (Denmark), Jørgen Leth (Denmark), Robby Müller (The Netherlands), Katsue Tomiyama (Japan) 1996 Nicholas Fraser (United Kingdom), Marina Goldovskaja (Russia/United States), Torben Skjodt Jensen (Denmark), Amir Labaki (Brazil), Anne Lordon (The Netherlands/France) 1995 Elaine Charnov (United States), Chris Haws (United Kingdom), Irina Knochenhauer (Russia/Germany), Jos de Putter (The Netherlands), Sibylle Schönemann (Germany) 1994 Erik Barnouw (United States), Andrzej Kolodinski (Poland), Sonja de Leeuw (The Netherlands), Norma Marcos (Palestine), Lionel N’Gakane (South Africa) 1993 Karl Gass (Germany), Heddy Honigmann (The Netherlands), Stephen Peet (United Kingdom) Dea Sudarman (Indonesia), William Uricchio (United States/ The Netherlands) 1992 Santiago Alvarez (Cuba), Rinki Bhattacharya (India), Lise Roos (Denmark), Jos Stelling (The Netherlands), Ilan de-Vries (Israel) 1991 Nouchka van Brakel (The Netherlands), Rafi Bukaee (Israel), Marion Mitchell (France), Helke Misselwitz (Germany), Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland) 1990 Ireen van Ditshuyzen (The Netherlands), Chris Hegedus (United States), K. Michel (The Netherlands), Juris Podniek (Latvia), Mick Hart Williams (United Kingdom) 1989 Johan Anthierens (Belgium), Robert Daudelin (Canada), Richard Kaplan (United States), Ellen Waller (The Netherlands), Marceline Loridan (France) 1988 Judy Irola (United States), Hedda van Gennep (The Netherlands), Mark-Toomas Soosaar (Estonia), Jan de Vaal (The Netherlands), Frederick Wiseman (United States)