Awards

Opening film IDFA 2014

– Chrystal Film Award, the Netherlands 2014

– Lions Club Vlissingen Film Award

Officially selected for IDFA Competition for Feature-Length Documentary 2012
Officially selected for IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary 2012

Award:
MakeDox Macedonia Documentary Film Festival – 2013
– Union Award
– Special Moral Approach Award

Best Dutch Feature Documentary, Idfa 2009
Best Documentary Film at Film Forum Zadar Croatia 2010
Stimulans voor Succesprijzen over 2010

Nomination:
Best International Feature Documentary,
Idfa 2009 Best International Feature Documentary,
Shanghai TV Festival 2010

Mayor Price Yamagata Documentary Film Festival, Japan 2009
Special Jury Award Lima Film Festival 2009
Best Director Award, DOCNZ, International Festival New Zealand, 2009
The Eurodok Distribution Award, Eurodok Festival, Oslo 2009
Premio Radio Exterior de España, Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Cataluña, Lleida 2009
Premio Del Jurado Joven, Encuentros de Cine Sudamericano, Marseille, 2009
Crystal Film Award, The Netherlands, 2009
Fipresci award, 51st DOK, Leipzig, 2008
The Silver Dove, 51st DOK, Leipzig, 2008
The prize of the ecomenical Jury, 51st DOK, Leipzig, 2008
Stimulans, Price for Artistic Success NDL Film Fund 2008

Nominations:
Best Editor Category, DOCNZ, International Film Festival New Zealand, 2009
Best Editor Category, Banff ‘Social & Humanitarian Programs’ 2009

Dutch Film Award, Best Feature Documentary , Utrecht 2006
Critic’s Film Award, Utrecht 2006
The Ecumenical Jury Award Leipzig 2006
Crystal Film Award NDL (> 10.000 visitors) 2006
Lorenzo De’ Medici Prize, Festival Dei Popoli 2006
Punto de vista First Prize, International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra 2007
Full Frame Inspiration Award USA 2007
Johnnie Walker Audience Award for Best Feature Film, 4th IndieLisboa festival 2007

Award for best director, Infinity Festival 2004, Italy
Grand Prize for the Best film, 2004
Ismailia Film Festival Egypt Dutch Film Award, Best Editing, Utrecht 2004
Dutch Film Award, Best Camera, Utrecht 2004
Krasnogorski festival Grand-Prix 2004

Nominations:
Competition for the Joris Ivens Award, IDFA 2003
Dutch Film Award, Best Feature Documentary, Utrecht 2004
European Film Academy Documentary 2004 – Prix Arte

Dutch Academy Award, 2001

Nominations:
Official Dutch Entry Golden Rose Montreux 2001 Arts category

Short listed:
EBU ‘The Golden Link Award’ 2002

Grand Prize Banff Television Festival, 2000
Best History or Biography Programme Banff Television Festival, 2000
Amnesty International (USA) Television Documentary
Amnesty International Media Documentary Festival, 1999
Special Jury Award, Amsterdam International Film Festival, 1999
FIPA d’Argent French FIPA Festival Biarritz, 2000
Most Compelling Story One World 2000 Festival, Prague

Dutch Academy Award, 1999
Audience, Chicago Latin Film Festival, 1999
Holland film Award, 1999
Audience & Silver Spire Award, San Francisco Int. Film Fest. ‘98
Golden Plaque, Arts, Chicago Int. Film Festival 1998
Dutch Film Award, Special Jury Award, Utrecht 1998

Prix Italia 1999
Newport International Film Festival 1999
Special Mention San Francisco Film Festival 1998

Nominations:
VPRO/Joris Ivens Award, IDFA ’97
BAFTA Award 1998
Dutch Film Award, Utrecht 1998