Awards
The Movies that Matter Festival has various competitions in which an (international) jury presents an award to the winning film, director or activist.
Below you will find an overview of all award winners from the past festival editions.
Winners per festival edition
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Grand Jury Documentary Award
Theatre of Violence by Lukasz Konopa, Emil LangballeGrand Jury Fiction Award
Dalva by Emmanuelle NicotActivist Documentary Award
Seven Winters in Tehran by Steffi NiederzollCamera Justitia Award
Twice Colonized by Lin AllunaDutch Movies Matter Award
Mijn grote broer by Mercedes StalenhoefShorts Award
Haulout by Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim ArbugaevStudents’ Choice Award
The Kings of the World by Laura Mora OrtegaAudience Award
Aurora’s Sunrise by Inna Sahakyan -
Grand Jury Documentary Award
Writing With Fire by Rintu Thomas en Sushmit GhoshGrand Jury Fiction Award
Erasing Frank by Gábor FabriciusActivist Documentary Award
The Territory by Alex PritzCamera Justitia Award
Myanmar Diaries by Myanmar Film CollectiveDutch Movies Matter Award
Huda’s Salon by Hany Abu-AssadStudents’ Choice Award
Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege by Abdallah Al-KhatibShorts Award
My Uncle Tudor van Olga LucovnicovaPublieksprijs
Navalny by Daniel Roher -
Grand Jury Documentary Award
Watch Over Me by Farida PachaGrand Jury Fiction Award
Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila ZbanicActivist Documentary Award
Fly So Far by Celina EscherCamera Justitia Award
Night of the Kings by Philippe LacôteDutch Movies Matter Award
Shadow Game by Eefje Blankevoort & Els van DrielStudents’ Choice Award
Gagarine by Fanny Liatard & Jérémy Trouilh -
Activist Documentary Award
Ximei by Andy Cohen & Gaylen RossCamera Justitia Award
Collective by Alexander NanauDutch Movies Matter Award
Stop Filming Us by Joris PostemaStudents’ Choice Award
Atlantis by Valentyn Vasyanovych -
Activist Documentary Award
Ghost Fleet by Shannon Service & Jeffrey WaldronActivist Human Rights Award
Shakila Ibrahimkhail from Facing the DragonCamera Justitia Award
Cold Case Hammarskjöld by Mads BrüggerDutch Movies Matter Award
Dirty God by Sacha PolakBNNVARA Publieksprijs
Ghost Fleet by Shannon Service & Jeffrey WaldronStudents’ Choice Award
The Feeling of Being Watched by Assia Boundaoui -
Activist Documentary Award
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower by Joe PiscatellaActivist Human Rights Award
Jaha Dukureh from Jaha’s PromiseCamera Justitia Award
Armed to the Teeth by Alberto ArnautDutch Movies Matter Award
The Bastard by Floris-Jan van LuynBNNVARA Publieksprijs
City of Joy by Madeleine GavinStudents’ Choice Award
I Am Not a Witch by Rungano NyoniMovieZone MtM Award
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower by Joe Piscatella -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Hissein Habré, a Chadian Tragedy by Mahamat-Saleh HarounA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Saliha Ben from The Empty RoomCamera Justitia Award
Algo Mío – Argentina’s Stolen Children by Jenny Hellmann & Regina MennigBNNVARA Publieksprijs
Bram Fischer by Jean van de VeldeStudents’ Choice Award
The Citizen by Roland VranikMovieZone MtM Award
Stranger in Paradise by Guido Hendrikx -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Hooligan Sparrow by Nanfu WangA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Ye Haiyan from Hooligan SparrowCamera Justitia Award
Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr by Patrick Reed & Michelle ShephardVARA Publieksprijs
Frame by Frame by Alexandria Bombach & Mo ScarpelliStudents’ Choice Award
The Chosen Ones by David PablosMovieZone MtM Award
El Clan by Pablo Trapero -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
The Man Who Mends Women: The Wrath of Hippocrates by Thierry MichelA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Maryam en Zainab al-Khawaja from We Are The GiantCamera Justitia Award
Those Who Said No by Nima SarvestaniVARA Publieksprijs
The Look of Silence by Joshua OppenheimerStudents’ Choice Award
We Are the Giant by Greg BarkerMovieZone MtM Award
Toto and His Sisters by Alexander Nanau -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus by Madeleine SacklerA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Yves Yomb from Born This WayCamera Justitia Award
Miners Shot Down by Rehad DesaiVARA Publieksprijs
Sound of Torture by Keren ShayoStudents’ Choice Award
#chicagoGirl – The Social Network Takes on a Dictator by Joe PiscatellaMovieZone MtM Award
La jaula de oro by Diego Quemada-Díez -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Camp 14: Total Control Zone by Marc WieseA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Tep Vanny from Even a Bird Needs a NestCamera Justitia Award
Justice for My Sister by Kimberly BautistaVARA Publieksprijs
One Day After Peace by Erez Laufer & Miri LauferStudents’ Choice Award
Camp 14: Total Control Zone by Marc WieseMovieZone ALLRights Award
Wadjda by Haifaa Al-Mansour -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
5 Broken Cameras by Emad Burnat & Guy DavidiA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Geronimo Arevalos from Raising Resistance
Mnikelo Ndabankulu from Dear MandelaCamera Justitia Award
Love Crimes of Kabul by Tanaz EshaghianVARAgids Publieksprijs
Give Up Tomorrow by Michael CollinsStudents’ Choice Award
5 Broken Cameras by Emad Burnat & Guy DavidiMovieSquad ALLRights Award
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry by Alison Klayman -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Sarabah by Maria Luisa Gambale & Gloria BremerA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Ayed Morrar from BudrusCamera Justitia Award
Impunity by Juan José Lozano en Hollman MorrisVARAgids Publieksprijs
Min Dît – The Children of Diyarbakir by Miraz BezarStudents’ Choice Award
The Green Wave by Ali Samadi AhadiMovieSquad ALLRights Award
Neukölln Unlimited by Agostino Imondi & Dietmar Ratsch -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
To Shoot an Elephant by Alberto ArceA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Shadi Sadr from Women in ShroudCamera Justitia Award
Mugabe and the White African by Lucy BaileyVARAgids Publieksprijs
Tibet in Song by Ngawang ChoephelStudents’ Choice Award
Reporter by Eric Daniel MetzgarMovieSquad ALLRights Award
No One Knows About Persian Cats by Bahman Ghobadi -
A Matter of ACT Documentary Award
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country by Anders ØstergaardA Matter of ACT Human Rights Award
Etweda Cooper from Pray the Devil Back to HellCamera Justitia Award
The Judge and the General by Patricio LanfrancoVARAgids Publieksprijs
The Heart of Jenin by Leon Geller & Marcus VetterStudents’ Choice Award
Résolution 819 by Giacomo BattiatoMovieSquad ALLRights Award
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country by Anders Østergaard
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