The organisations also presents an annual award for the Best European Documentary Feature Film. Each of the participating festivals nominates one film for the shortlist. The competition films are primarily creative documentary debuts by emerging filmmakers. The festivals also nominate representatives to the jury of experts, chosen from film critics from the festival countries. Since 2015 the award has been presented at an official ceremony at the
Locarno Film Festival. As well as a commemorative plaque, the film director also receives a prize of 5,000 Euro to support their further projects.
2015 • Winner:
Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) – director:
Abbas Fahdel •
Doel – Director: Frederik Sølberg •
Granny Project – Director: Bálint Révész •
The Limits of Work – Director: Apolena Rychlíková •
Inside – Director: Camila Rodríguez Triana •
Instant Dreams – Director:
Willem Baptist •
Southern Belle – Directed by: Nicolas Peduzzi
2021 •
A Black Jesus – Director: Lucca Lucchesi •
The Blunder of Love – Director: Rocco Di Mento •
Gabi, Between Ages of 8-13 – Director: Engeli Broberg •
Looking for Horses – Director: Stefan Pavlović •
Native Rock – Director: Macià Florit Campins •
Traces of a Landsacpe – Director: Petr Záruba •
Zaho Zay – Directed by: Maéva Ranaïvojaona, Georg Tiller ==References==