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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

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    Best Feature-Length Documentary

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    VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary

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      Winner

      Don Juan

      7.4 (239)
      Jerzy Sladkowski
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      Thy Father's Chair

      8.0 (84)
      Antonio Tibaldi
      Àlex Lora
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      Clear years

      6.1 (11)

    IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary

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      The Road

      7.7 (144)
      Zanbo Zhang
      aka The Road
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      Welcome to Leith

      6.9 (4.6K)
      Michael Beach Nichols
      Christopher K. Walker
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      Napolislam

      5.8 (33)
      Ernesto Pagano

    Special Jury Award

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    Feature-Length Documentary

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      Winner

      Ukrainian Sheriffs

      7.0 (452)
      Roman Bondarchuk(director)
      Uldis Cekulis(producer)
      VFS Films
      SOUTH
      Taskovski Films

    IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary

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      Winner

      A Family Affair

      7.1 (649)
      Tom Fassaert(director)

    Mid-Length Documentary

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      Winner

      The Fog of Srebrenica

      5.3 (63)
      Samir Mehanovic

    Student Documentary

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      Winner

      The Mute's House

      8.1 (20)
      Tamar Kay

    Best Mid-Length Documentary

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    IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary

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      Être cheval

      6.6 (27)
      Jérôme Clément-Wilz
      Kidam
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      Double Aliens

      7.8 (14)
      Ugis Olte(director)
      Uldis Cekulis(producer)
      VFS Films
      Sakdoc film
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      This Is Exile: Diaries of Child Refugees

      7.7 (16)
      Mani Benchelah
      MAKE Waves

    First Appearance Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      When the Earth Seems to Be Light

      7.4 (113)
      Salome Machaidze
      Tamuna Karumidze
      David Meskhi
      Zaza Rusadze
      Joerg Langkau
      Zazarfilm

    Best Student Documentary

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    • Winner

      My Aleppo

      Melissa Langer
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      Aida

      8.0 (7)
      Maysoon El Massry
      Rufy's Films

    DOC U! Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonita

      7.6 (905)
      Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

    Audience Award

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    IDFA Audience Award

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      Winner

      Sonita

      7.6 (905)
      Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
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      Human

      8.6 (9.1K)
      Yann Arthus-Bertrand
      2nd Place
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      Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

      7.5 (974)
      Tomer Heymann
      3rd Place
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      Nice People

      7.5 (1.5K)
      Anders Helgeson
      Karin af Klintberg
      4th Place
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      A Family Affair

      7.1 (649)
      Tom Fassaert
      5th Place
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      Boudewijn de Groot - Kom nader

      7.4 (50)
      Suzanne Raes
      6th Place
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      A Syrian Love Story

      7.2 (688)
      Sean McAllister
      7th Place
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      Patience, patience, t'iras au paradis!

      7.4 (14)
      Hadja Lahbib
      8th Place
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      Natural Disorder

      7.4 (83)
      Christian Sønderby Jepsen
      9th Place
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      Driving with Selvi

      7.5 (51)
      Elisa Paloschi
      10th Place
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      Presenting Princess Shaw

      6.9 (612)
      Ido Haar
      11th Place
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      Song of Lahore

      7.2 (228)
      Andy Schocken
      Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
      12th Place
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      Martha & Niki

      7.1 (221)
      Tora Mårtens
      13th Place
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      Racing Extinction

      8.2 (8.4K)
      Louie Psihoyos
      14th Place
    • [object Object]

      Miss Sharon Jones!

      7.3 (715)
      Barbara Kopple
      15th Place
    • [object Object]

      Strung Out

      8.3 (13)
      Nirit Aharoni
      16th Place
    • [object Object]

      How to Change the World

      7.5 (1.3K)
      Jerry Rothwell
      17th Place
    • [object Object]

      Snow Monkey

      7.6 (51)
      George Gittoes
      18th Place
    • [object Object]

      Cartel Land

      7.3 (19K)
      Matthew Heineman
      19th Place
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      Meru

      7.7 (20K)
      Jimmy Chin
      Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
      20th Place
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      Welcome to Leith

      6.9 (4.6K)
      Michael Beach Nichols
      Christopher K. Walker

    Oxfam Global Justice Award

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    Best Feature Documentary

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      Winner

      Walls

      7.7 (57)
      Arena Comunicación
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      Requiem for the American Dream

      8.0 (10K)
      Peter D. Hutchison(director)
      Kelly Nyks(director)
      Jared P. Scott(director)

    IDFA Award for Best Children's Documentary

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    Best Film

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      Winner

      Ninnoc

      7.1 (101)
      Niki Padidar
      Zuidenwind Filmproductions
      NTR
      A poetic, yet raw tale of a teenager's fight to hold on to her identity, confronted with the heavy assimilating machinery of the group and of society as a whole. Both imagery and editing build a disarmingly honest portrait of a young woman searching for that livable balance between the self and the others. For a film that we believe will resonate with young audiences, the IDFA Award for Best Children's Documentary goes to Niki Padidar's Ninnoc.

    Panorama

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    Panorama

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      Bird Skin

      6.3 (6)
      Clara Peltier(director)

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    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Event links

    • http://www.idfa.nl/

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