awards 2019

The audience, and the separate juries, have spoken

First, the jury awards. There were three separate juries for shorts, documentary films, and feature films. You can find all the nominees here

JURY AWARDS:

Best Short Film

Marguerite

Marianne Farley, Canada

Jury:

Emilio Moreno
Nadia Leijdesdorff
Sandra 'Polly' Polchow

Best Documentary

Until Porn Do Us Part

Jorge Pelicano, Portugal

This jury also awarded a Special Mention to:

OF LOVE AND LAW

Hikaru Toda, Japan

Jury:

Jan-Dirk Bouw
Mark Robinson
Robin Vogel

Best Feature

KANARIE

Christiaan Olwagen, South Africa

Jury:

Audrey Biche
Jan Berkvens
Siri Farstad

Next up, two special awards.

The Hivos "FREE TO BE ME" Award has been awarded for the second year. It highlights a film that strongly contributes to the acceptance of LGBT people in a country where this is not self-evident.

Second of all, the Iris Prize. We are proud to be one of the 25 nominating festivals for this prestigious award, and can send in a Dutch LGBTQ short film to Cardiff (Wales) where the overall winner can take home £ 30.000 to make a new film.

Hivos