for Documentary Films and Videos/Long Metrage (longer than 45 min)
Golden Dove
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Vodka Factory by Jerzey Sladkowski (Sweden)
The film waives a complex and deep story of human condition where hope and despair live together. read more
for Documentary Films and Videos/Long Metrage (longer than 45 min)
Silver Dove
Miesten vuoro (Steam of Life) by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen (Finland, Sweden)
The film deliberately set in an original Finnish situation – a sauna, opens a door into the intimate and hidden world of men's fragility and vulnerability, … read more
for Documentary Films and Videos/Long Metrage (longer than 45 min)
Honorary Mention
Goodnight Nobody by Jacqueline Zünd
The film waives a complex and deep story of human condition where hope and despair live together. read more
for an outstanding german documentary
Golden Dove
How to Make a Book with Steidl by Gereon Wetzel and Jörg Adolph (Germany)
The publisher Gerhard Steidl says about himself he makes books for the artists and himself, but not for the readers. The film shows the original analogue art in the age of digitization. read more
for a german documentary film
Honorary Mention
Kleinstheim (The Home) von Chris Wright und Stefan Kolbe (Deutschland)
The Honorary Mention is given to the film "Kleinstheim". The rough and coarse film impresses the audience by its intensively observed and dense scenes. read more
for an extraordinary documentary film talent
Talent Dove of the Media Foundation of the Sparkasse Leipzig
Terra deu, terra come (The Earth Giveth, the Earth Taketh) by Rodrigo Siqueira (Brazil)
The winning film drew the judges into a completely unknown (and evidently nearly forgotten) world. read more
for an extraordinary documentary film talent
Honorary Mention
El edificio de los chilenos (The Chilean Building) von Macarena Aguiló (Chili, France, Cuba)
A film that takes the viewer into a landscape of memories, into a childhood of our world. read more
for Documentary Films and Videos/Short Metrage (to 45 min)
Golden Dove
Kawałek lata (A Piece of Summer) by Marta Minorowicz (Poland)
In nature all things pass but with the finest work of cinema some things fortunately remain forever. read more
for Documentary Films and Videos/Short Metrage (to 45 min)
Honorary Mention
Natascha (Natasha) von Anja Strelets (Deutschland)
The Jury gives the Honorary Mention to this extraordinary work which leaves a haunting impression. read more
for Animated Films and Videos
Golden Dove
Logorama by François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy und Ludovic Houplain (France)
Not only was the production value of this film exceptional, but its over-arching theme about the ubiquitous power of brands was both extremely timely and brilliantly executed. read more
for Animated Films and Videos
Silver Dove
Babioles von Matray (Frankreich)
The Jury acknowledges that it's difficult to write comedy at the best of times, especially well-paced, clever comedy. read more
Award for the best German Animated Film
Apollo by Felix Gönnert (Germany)
A film about the runaway dreams and fantasies of a young boy, told imaginatively and competently. read more
for Animated Film
Honorary Mention
Sinna mann (Angry Man) by Anita Killi (Norway)
This film managed to accurately and empathically convey the experience of domestic violence from a child's perspective whilst also avoiding sentimentality and cliché. read more
for Animated Film
Honorary Mention
Anna Blume by Vessela Dantcheva (Germany, Bulgaria)
Using a unique personal style this film takes a man's story and tells it from a woman's perspective. read more
for the best documentary film about the subject of work
Healthy Workplaces Film Award
Mlčeti zlato (All That Glitters) by Tomás Kudrna (Czech Republic)
With honesty, humor, empathy and respect to the protagonists the director takes us to a working side that had and could have again fatal consequences for human and nature. read more
for the best documentary film about the subject of democracy
Filmpreis „Leipziger Ring“
There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho by Briar March (New Zealand, USA)
Nukuta is an atoll in the South Seas and belongs to the state of Papua-New Guinea. The existence of this paradisiacal island is acutely threatened by the rising sea level. read more
for an excellent Eastern European documentary film
MDR Film Prize
Mlčeti zlato (All That Glitters) by Tomás Kudrna (Czech Republic)
Tomás Kudrna takes us with large and beautiful images as well as perfect people to a booming Canadian gold mining enterprise in the midst of the Kirghiz countryside, only to confront us with his ironic comments little by little but persistently to the company's shadier sides. read more
for an outstanding German documentary film
DEFA-Sponsoring
9 Leben (9 Lives) von Maria Speth (Deutschland)
In her long-term documentation Maria Speth brings nine young people from the streets into the studio. Abuse and neglect have made them leave their parental homes and accept a life of homelessness. read more
The Jury of the Department of Media and Arts in the Trade Union ver.di awards
Prize of the Trade Union ver.di
Na północ od Kalabrii (The North of Calabria) by Marcin Sauter (Poland)
The film captivates the audience by its dynamics, freshness and, above all, by its loving closeness to the inhabitants of this little Polish town. read more
The Ecumenical Jury awards
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Na północ od Kalabrii (The North of Calabria) by Marcin Sauter (Poland)
The congregation in a small Polish town prepares its summer festival. The "North of Calabria" tells the viewer, elegantly interwoven, something about the mood of the time, rather casually and with great empathy for the persons introduced. read more
The FIPRESCI Jury awards
Award of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique
48 by Susana de Sousa Dias (Portugal)
„48“ finds an effective form – the sound design deserves a particular mention – for describing the centuries of fascist dictatorship in a European country (Portugal). read more
The Youth Jury of the Filmschule Leipzig e. V. awards the
Prize of the Youth Jury
Das Schiff des Torjägers (The Goalgetter's Ship) by Heidi Specogna (Germany, Switzerland)
The film deals with the subject of child trade which is still highly topical. It raises the question, whether the me-dia tell us the full truth. read more
mephisto 97.6
Audience Award
Audience Award
Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary) by Bastien Dubois (France)
for an outstanding animated film of the PINK elephants programme
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PINK PEANUT
Videogioco – A Loop Experiment (Videogame – A Loop Experiment) by Donato Sansone (Italy)