Awards

DOCU/WORLD is the international competition of feature- and medium-length documentaries which are longer than 30 minutes. It presents creative documentaries that reveal human rights, ethic and social issues with unique artistic vision. 

 

The jury of the DOCU/WORLD international competition of feature-length and medium-length films includes Iryna Tsilyk, a Ukrainian filmmaker, screenwriter and writer; Marek Hovorka, the director of the Ji.hlava IDFF; and Emma Davie, a filmmaker and tutor.

 

MAIN PRIZE

 

Taming the Garden / Salomé Jashi / Switzerland, Germany, Georgia / 2021, 90’

 

Elegant and impressive, this film talks about those who disturb the spirit of the forest and its ancient creatures with all its roots, stories, silent cries and whispers. With imagery which will burn in the mind long after viewing, the film follows the effects of the absurdist megalomania of one man’s desire to conquer nature. The prize for the best documentary film in DOCU/WORLD competition goes to Taming the Garden and its Princess Mononoke, the director Salomé Jashi, who stands on guard for both trees and human beings. 

 

SPECIAL MENTION

 

There Will Be No More Night / Éléonore Weber / France / 2020 / 76’

 

An urgent, terse film which is uncomfortable and essential. With an economical use of imagery and resonant reflections on the devastating POV we are witnessing, the film explores how the human act of seeing has been weaponised by the war technology which pilots use to kill using thermal technology. The film is a profound witness to a new stage of warfare with its distant, chillingly controlled and indiscriminate violence.

 

The DOCU/WORLD international feature-length competition included: 

 
Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
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Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Year
2020
Country
Venezuela, UK, Brazil, Austria
Duration
99’
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This Rain Will Never Stop
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This Rain Will Never Stop
Year
2020
Country
Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, Qatar
Duration
103’
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Children
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Children
Year
2020
Country
Israel
Duration
110’
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Petit Tom
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Petit Tom
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Duration
100’
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A Colombian Family
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A Colombian Family
Year
2020
Country
Denmark
Duration
80’
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There Will Be No More Night
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There Will Be No More Night
Year
2020
Country
France
Duration
76’
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Petit Samedi
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Petit Samedi
Year
2020
Country
Belgium
Duration
75’
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Taming the Garden
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Taming the Garden
Year
2021
Country
Switzerland, Germany, Georgia
Duration
90’
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Solitaire Dance
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Solitaire Dance
Year
2021
Country
Finland
Duration
58’
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Love & Stuff
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Love & Stuff
Year
2020
Country
USA
Duration
79’
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