THE WINNERS 2026

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
PAIKAR by Dawood Hilmandi
(Netherlands, Afganistan, Iran)

SPECIAL PRIZE
For redefining the documentary form
PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani (Iran, Italy, Norway)

BEST DIRECTOR
SUN BAY by Ido Weisman (Israel)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
IT’S WINTER by Sajad Imani (France, Iran)

BEST EDITING
NO SIGN OF WEAKNESS by Rachid Khafague, Frederic Geffroy
Editing — Frederic Geffroy (France)

BEST SOUND
EVEN IF WE ARE ISLANDS by Cristina Rodriguez Paz
Sound — Sergio Fernández Borrás, José Tomé, Barto Alcaine (Spain)

SPECIAL MENTION
For a candid observation of the courageous protagonist
ON THE EDGE by Sergei Karandashov (Russia)

JURY:
Sergey Miroshnichenko (Russia)
Zippy Kimundu (Kenya)
Kyle Sandilands (Canada, Australia)

AUDIENCE AWARD
PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS by Morteza Ahmadvand, Firouzeh Khosrovani (Iran, Italy, Norway)


SHORT DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
SHIP OF FOOLS by Alia Haju (Germany, Lebanon)

SPECIAL MENTIONS:
BABLOOI by Mohammad Ehsani (Iran)
For transforming a local myth into a contemporary reflection

RECIFE HAS A HEART by Rodrigo Sena (Brazil)
For tenderness and love towards the protagonist

JURY:
Yaser Talebi (Iran)
Katerina Mikhaylova (Russia)
Manoj Nandwana (India)


DOKER ART
BEST DOCUMENTARY
QUADRO by Nataly Babkina, Elizaveta Bereznyak, Alisa Sokolova, Alexey Yurgaitis

SPECIAL MENTION
SUBTLE MEANINGS by Aleksandra Andronova, Anton Belousov
For a deeply humane approach supported by rich and powerful visuals

EXPERTS:
Olga Michi
Marco Dinelli
Sofia Bagdasarova

DOK STATION
AUDIENCE AWARD
ANGELIC HOSTS by Julia Bobkova