The second installment of the Al Jazeera Documentary Industry Days @ AJB DOC culminated in the reveal of this year’s award winners. The celebrated event focuses on augmenting the growth of global documentaries and fusing pivotal decision-makers with riveting projects.
Main Awards
- MAIN PITCH $25,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Documentary Channel): THE RABBIS INTIFADA, Heather “Chana” Tenzer
- MAIN PITCH €8,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Balkans): THE SREBRENICA TAPE, Chiara Sambuchi
- WORK IN PROGRESS $15,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Documentary Channel): UNTIL THE BUZZING STOPS, Abd al-Kader Habak
- WORK IN PROGRESS €7,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Balkans): BITTER SUGAR, Ana Barjadze
- BALKAN STARS $10,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Documentary Channel): I DON’T WANT TO, Hanis Bagashov
- BALKAN STARS €5,000 (Presented by Al Jazeera Balkans): ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE WAR, FATHER & HOME, Damir Markovina
Partner Awards
- CROATIAN RADIOTELEVISION (HRT) – HRT TV AWARD $5,000: CORDON, Anton Mezulić
- FILM CENTRE OF MONTENEGRO BALKAN STAR AWARD €5,000: ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE WAR, FATHER & HOME, Damir Markovina
- BH TELECOM AWARD €2,500: THE SREBRENICA TAPE, Chiara Sambuchi
- SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC: SOLO, Amine Boukhris & BITTER SUGAR, Ana Barjadze
- CANNES DOC AWARD: MY MOTHER AND I, Dilpak Majeed & BITTER SUGAR, Ana Barjadze
- BELDOCS: REAR ADMIRAL, Mladen Ivanović
- PROGRESS FILM AWARD: MOSCOW NIGHTS, Irina Maldea
- RADIO AND TELEVISION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: PARTISAN NECROPOLIS, Chris Leslie
- THE INSTITUTE OF DOCUMENTARY (IDF) – EAST SILVER CARAVAN AWARD: DECEMBER, Grzegorz Paprzycki
- EURODOC AWARD: JANA, Maaria Sayed
- DOHA FILM INSTITUTE – DFI PRODUCERS LAB AWARD: SOLO, Amine Boukhris
- JCC: CARTHAGE FILM FESTIVAL – TAKMIL – CARTHAGE PRO AWARD: MY MOTHER AND I, Dilpak Majeed
- MIA, INTERNATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL MARKET – MIA AWARD: ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE WAR, FATHER & HOME, Damir Markovina
- MOVIES THAT MATTER IMPACT AWARD: BITTER SUGAR, Ana Barjadze
- SHEFFIELD DOCFEST AWARD: SOLO, Amine Boukhris
- THE AL JAZEERA DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY AWARD: DECEMBER, Grzegorz Paprzycki

