Established in 1999, the Juried Awards for Outstanding First Narrative Feature and Outstanding Documentary Feature have recognized exceptional films and filmmakers. In 2022, we introduced two juried awards for short films: Outstanding Narrative Short and Outstanding Documentary Short.

2023 First Narrative Feature: 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas)
             Honorable Mention: Big Boys
           Documentary Feature: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
             Honorable Mention: Every Body
            Narrative Short: The Cutest and Funniest Animals in the World (Os Animais Mais Fofos e Engraçados do Mundo)
            Documentary Short: Ob scene (Ob scena)

2022 First Narrative Feature: So Damn Easy Going (Så jävla easy going)
             Honorable Mention(s): Besties (Les meilleures) and Unidentified Objects
            Narrative Short: Tank Fairy (桶妝仙女)
             Honorable Mention: Monsieur Le Butch
            Documentary Short: Holding Moses
             Honorable Mention: I Just Wanna Dance

2021 First Narrative Feature: Milkwater
             Honorable Mention(s): Language Lessons and Firebird

2020 First Narrative Feature: Two of Us (Deux)

2019 First Narrative Feature: End of the Century (Fin de siglo)
             Honorable Mention: Zen in the Ice Rift (Zen sul ghiaccio sottile)
           Documentary: Vision Portraits 

2018 First Feature: Retablo
           Documentary: When the Beat Drops

2017 First Feature: The Wound (Inxeba)
           Documentary: Strong Island

2016 First Feature: Jonathan
           Documentary: Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

2015 First Feature: In the Grayscale (En la gama de los grises)
           Documentary: Alex & Ali

2014 First Feature: Something Must Break (Nånting måste gå sönder)
           Documentary: Kumu Hina

2013 First Feature: Out in the Dark (Alata)
           Documentary: Valentine Road

2012 First Feature: Facing Mirrors (Aynehaye Rooberoo)
           Documentary: The Invisible Men (Gvarim Bilti Nirim)

2011 First Feature: The Evening Dress (La robe du soir)
           Documentary: Wish Me Away

2010 First Feature: Undertow (Contracorriente)
           Documentary: Dzi Croquettes

2009  

2008  

2007 First Feature: Glue
           Documentary: Red Without Blue

2006 First Feature: Stray Cats (Mga pusang gala)
           Documentary: Cruel and Unusual

2005 First Feature: Gypo
           Documentary: Zero Degrees of Separation

2004 First Feature: Eating Out
           Documentary: Tying the Knot

2003 First Feature: The Child I Never Was (Ein Leben lang kurze Hosen tragen)
           Documentary: Straight Out (Hrein og bein) and Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

2002 First Feature: Guardian of the Frontier (Varuh meje)
           Documentary: Georgie Girl

2001 First Feature: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2000 First Feature: Urbania

1999 First Feature: Head On