17/08/2021 - Alice Diop's and Marija Zidar's films have won in the International and Balkan competitions, respectively, other laureates include Rampart, Our Memory Belongs to Us, White on White

Marija Zidar receiving her Balkan Dox Competition award for Reconciliation from Prizren mayor Mytaher Haskuka (© E. Arapi)

The jubilee, 20th edition of DokuFest in Prizren, which took place 6-14 August, wrapped with Alice Diop's Berlinale prizewinner We [+see also:
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Slovenian director Marija Zidar's CPH:DOX prizewinner Reconciliation [+see also:
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Serbian director Marko Grba Singh was dubbed Best Balkan Newcomer for Rampart [+see also:
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Rami Farah and Signe Byrge Sørensen's CPH:DOX entry Our Memory Belongs to Us triumphed in the Human Rights Dox section, while Viera Čákanyová's Jihlava winner White on White [+see also:
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In the Truth Dox Competition, the main award went to the Sundance Audience Award winner Writing with Fire by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.

The International Shorts Competition for fiction films, saw Criminals by Turkish-Kurdish director Serhat Karaaslan win the top honours, while The Rifleman by the American filmmaker Sierra Pettengill picked up Best International Short Dox Award.

In the National Competition, which consisted of 16 short films made in Kosovo and Albania, Bekim Gurri's A Child won, while Valter Lucaj's Driver was voted the audience favourite.

Full list of DokuFest awards is below:

International Dox Competition

We [+see also:
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International Short Dox Award

The Rifleman - Sierra Pettengill (USA)

Balkan Dox Competition

Main Award

Reconciliation [+see also:
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Best Balkan Newcomer

Rampart [+see also:
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Special Mention

Telenovela: Grey-Scale in Color [+see also:
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Human Rights Dox Competition

Our Memory Belongs to Us - Rami Farah, Signe Byrge Sørensen (Syria/Denmark/France/Palestine)

Green Dox Competition

White on White [+see also:
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Truth Dox Competition

Writing with Fire - Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh (India)

Special Mention

The Silence of the Mole - Anaïs Taracena (Guatemala)

National Film Competition

A Child - Bekim Gurri (Kosovo)

Special Mention

Mardhë - Flaka Kokolli (Kosovo)

Audience Award

Driver - Valter Lucaj (Kosovo)