Mr. Landsbergis, a film by Sergei Loznitsa

IDFA 2021: The complete winners

The 34th edition #IDFA announced the winners of the competition programs during the IDFA 2021 Awards Ceremony. The ceremony took place in Amsterdam’s Compagnietheater, in addition to being live-streamed. IDFA 2021 winner Best Film: Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands) by Sergei Loznitsa Best Directing in the International Competition: Diem Ha Le for Children of the Mist (Vietnam) Best Editing: Danielius Kokanauskis for Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands) IDFA Award for Best Cinematography: Where Are We Headed (Belarus, Russia), filmed and directed by Ruslan Fedotow. Best Film in Envision Competition: Octopus (Lebanon, Qatar, United States). Best Directing in the Envision Competition: Pim Zwier…

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The 34th edition #IDFA announced the winners of the competition programs during the IDFA 2021 Awards Ceremony. The ceremony took place in Amsterdam’s Compagnietheater, in addition to being live-streamed.

IDFA 2021 winner

  • Best Film: Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands) by Sergei Loznitsa
  • Best Directing in the International Competition: Diem Ha Le for Children of the Mist (Vietnam)
  • Best Editing: Danielius Kokanauskis for Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands)
  • IDFA Award for Best Cinematography: Where Are We Headed (Belarus, Russia), filmed and directed by Ruslan Fedotow.
  • Best Film in Envision Competition: Octopus (Lebanon, Qatar, United States).
  • Best Directing in the Envision Competition: Pim Zwier for O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times (Netherlands)
  • Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Lindiwe Matshikiza for One Take Grace (South Africa).
  • Envision Special Mention: Skin (Brazil) by Marcos Pimentel.
  • IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction: Museum of Austerity (United Kingdom).
  • Special Jury Award for Creative Technology: Symbiosis (Netherlands).
  • IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storytelling: Un(re)solved (United States, Netherlands).
  • The Special Jury Award for Creative Technology: Ravi and Emma (Australia) by Kylie Boltin, Ella Rubeli, Ravi Vasavan, and Emma Anderson.
  • IDFA Competition for Short Documentary: Handbook (Germany, Belarus) by Pavel Mozhar
  • Special Mention: Wolf Whispers (France) by Chloé Belloc.
  • Best Youth Film: Shamira Raphaëla for Shabu (Netherlands, Belgium).
  • Special Mention in the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary: Water, Wind, Dust, Bread (Iran) by Mahdi Zamanpoor Kiasari.
  • Best First Feature: Where Are We Headed (Belarus, Russia), directed by Ruslan Fedotow.
  • Special Mention: Children of the Mist (Vietnam) by Diem Ha Le.
  • Best Dutch Film: Maasja Ooms for Jason (Netherlands).
  • Special Mention: Housewitz (Netherlands) by Oeke Hoogendijk.
  • FIPRESCI Award: Jafar Najafi for Makeup Artist (Iran).
  • Beeld en Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award for Best Creative Use of Archive: Robin Hunzinger for Ultraviolette and the Blood-Spitters Gang (France).
  • Special Mention: Sergei Loznitsa for Babi Yar. Context (Netherlands, Ukraine)

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