The FIPADOC 2024 Winners’ List stands as a testament to the diverse and powerful stories being told in the world of documentary filmmaking. Congratulations to all the winners for their exceptional achievements, pushing the boundaries of storytelling and enriching the global cinematic landscape.
GRAND PRIX
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
Anna Hints
(Estonia, France, Iceland)
The Grand Prix International Documentary crowns the best international film as yet unreleased in France. The 5,000€ prize is endowed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Région.
GRAND PRIX
FRENCH DOCUMENTARY
A SHEPHERD
Louis Hanquet
(France)
The Grand Prix French Documentary crowns the best French film never released in France. The 5,000€ prize is endowed by the city of Biarritz.
GRAND PRIX
MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
Lisa CORTÉS
(USA)
The Grand Prix Musical Documentary crowns a film which best features music as one of its main characters. It is endowed with 5,000€.
GRAND PRIX
IMPACT DOCUMENTARY
AGAINST THE TIDE
Sarvnik KAUR
(India, France)
The Grand Prix IMPACT Documentary crowns an inspiring film in the fields of social justice, the human rights, the defense of the environment. It is doubly endowed by the CNC – Images de la Culture, with €5,000 license fee for its catalogue; and by the Indarra Endowment Fund, with a €5,000 prize for the director.
INA madelen AUDIENCE AWARD
FORCED LABOUR, SOS FROM A CHINESE PRISONER
Laetitia MOREAU
(France)
The audience award, crowns by an audience vote a film in the Francophone Panorama. The €5,000 prize is endowed by INA madelen.
SMART AWARD
SPOTS OF LIGHT
Adam Weingrod
(Israël, Canada)
The SMART Award crowns the best for best digital experience documentary for its originality and adequacy between the applied technologies and storytelling. It is endowed with 3,000€.
SACEM ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD
A SHEPHERD
Louis Hanquet
Composer
Julien Ribot
(France)
The Sacem award for original score recognises the composer for a film in the French documentary category. It is endowed by Sacem with €3,000.
SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY AWARD
MADELEINE
Raquel Sancinetti
(Canada, France)
The Short Film Documentary Award crowns the best film, French or international, lasting less than 20 minutes. It is endowed with 3,000€.
NEW TALENT AWARD
FATMÉ
Diala Alhindawi
(France)
Awarded to the best film in the New Talent selection, with €3,000 in prize money from the FIPADOC.
TËNK AWARD
BASIA: THREE SHORT STORIES
Mateusz Pietrak
(Poland)
The Tënk Prize is awarded to the best film of the New talent competition. The director receives €500 the winning film will be streamed on the platform.
YOUNG EUROPEANS AWARD
BON VOYAGE
Karine Birgé
(Belgium)
The Young Europeans Award crowns a film from the European Stories competition. It is endowed with €3,000 by the Erasmus+ France Agency Éducation / Formation.
MITRANI AWARD
RIVERBOOM
Claude Baechtold
(Switzerland)
The Mitrani Award crowns a first or second film across the selections: international, national, musical, impact and francophone panorama. The €3,000 prize and a broadcast is endowed by France Télévisions. the jury is made up of representatives from professional guilds and from France Télévisions.
CINÉ + AWARD
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
Mstyslav Chernov
(Taïwan, France)
The Ciné+ Award crowns the best feature intended for cinema distribution across the competitions: International Documentary, National Documentary, Musical Documentary, IMPACT. It is endowed by Ciné+ with 15,000€ in license fee.
POUR LES FEMMES DANS LES MÉDIAS AWARD
HAWAR, OUR BANISHED CHILDREN
Pascale Bourgaux
(Belgium, France, Switzerland)
The Pour les Femmes Dans les Médias Award crowns the best French female filmmaker across the competitions International Documentary, French Documentary, Musical Documentary, IMPACT, European stories and Panorama of French speaking creation. The 1,000€ prize is endowed by Pour Les Femmes Dans Les Médias Association.
COUP DE COEUR DANS LES MURS AWARD
INVICIBLE SUMMER
Stéphanie Pillonca
(France, Japan)
The prize is awarded by a jury of inmates from the Bayonne house of detention. It crowns a film in the Panorama of French speaking creation. The Coup de Cœur dans les murs Award is a new initiative set up in 2023 by the Fipadoc.