We present the winners of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
The festival took place between the 10th and the 15th in the city of Yamagata, far north of Tokyo. This biennially festival is considered Asia´s first international documentary film festival. It first edition was held in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city. Since then it is considered one of the most important film festivals from Japan.
International Competition
Grand Prize (Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize)
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| Hose Money by Pedro Acosta – Portugal | 2014 – 104 minutes |
The Mayor´s Prize
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| The Pearl Button by Patricio Guzmán France, Chile, Spain | 2014 – 82 minutes |
Awards of Excellence
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| Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) by Abbas Fahdel Iraq, France | 2014 – 334 minutes |
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| Silvered Water, Syria Self-portrait by O.Mohammed, W.S. Bedirxan France, Syria | 2014 – 92 minutes |
Special Prize
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| Us women, them women by Julia Pasce – Argentina | 2015 – 65 minutes |
New Asian Currents Awards
Ogawa Shinsuke Prize
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| Standing Man by Maya Abdul-Malak France, Lebanon | 2015 – 55 minutes |
Awards of Excellence
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| Snakeskin by Daniel Hui – Singapore, Portugal | 2014 – 105 minutes |
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| Each Story by Okuma Katsuya – India, Japan | 2014 – 40 minutes |
Special Mention
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| Glittering Hands by Lee-Kil Bora – South Korea | 2014 – 80 minutes |
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| A Report about Mina by Kaveh Mazaheri – Iran | 2014 – 54 minutes |
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| ARAGANE by Oda Kaori Bosnia and Herzegovina, Japan | 2015 – 68 minutes |
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| I am yet to see Delhi by Humaira Bilkis Bangladesh, India | 2014 – 19 minutes |
Citizens’ Prize
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| Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) by Abbas Fahdel Iraq, France | 2014 – 334 minutes |
Directors Guild of Japan Award
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| My No-Mercy Home by Aori – South Korea | 2013 – 75 minutes |
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