The 26th Ji.hlava IDFF has announced its winners. The award for the most notable international documentary film was granted to 07:15 – Blackbird (dir. Judith Auffray), the best Czech documentary is Kapr Code (dir. Lucie Králová), while Testimonies section honours went to Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs Monsanto Company (dir. Jennifer Baichwal. See the complete list of Ji.hlava 2022 IDFF 2022 winner below.
Ji.hlava IDFF 2022 winners
Opus Bonum
- WINNER: 07:15 – Blackbird
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE: Deserters
- BEST EDITING: Over Our Hills
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: 07:15 – Blackbird
- BEST DOCUMENTARY DEBUT: Bloom
- AWARD FOR ORIGINAL APPROACH: Greater Gospel
- BEST SOUND DESIGN: Deserters
- STUDENT JURY AWARD: Over Our Hills
Testimonies
- WINNER: Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs Monsanto company
- SPECIAL MENTION: Rojek
- SPECIAL MENTION: Atlantic Ragagar
Czech Joy
- WINNER: Kapr Code
- SPECIAL MENTION: The Visitors
- BEST EDITING: a-B-C-D-e-F-G-H-i-JONESTOWN
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Found by the One She Seeks
- STUDENT JURY AWARD: Happily Ever After
Fascinations
- WINNER: The Sound of Time
- SPECIAL MENTION: Spectrum Restoration
- SPECIAL MENTION: The geometry of the hunter
Fascinations: Exprmntl.cz
- WINNER: Glasswork
- SPECIAL MENTION: Kambium 1492
- SPECIAL MENTION: The Landscape of Ashes
Audience Award
- WINNER: Happily Ever After
Short Joy
- WINNER: Blue Bed
Contribution to World Cinema Award
- Dušan Hanák
Silver Eye
- Winner: Love Is Not an Orange
- Special Mention: Plai. A Mountain Path
Best Festival Poster
- Festival Identity – DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival
- Audience Award: Taiwan International Documentary Festival
