The Netherlands’ Movies that Matter Festival has just announced its winners.

The international film festival on #human rights# held 30 national and international premieres and a wide range of in-depth programmes. Later in 2021, the festival will organise screenings in satellite cities across The Netherlands.

Movies that Matter 2021 winners

• Grand Jury Fiction Award: Quo Vadis, Aida? (dir. Jasmila Žbanić) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Grand Jury Documentary Award: Watch Over Me (dir. Farida Pacha) – Switzerland
  • Special Mentions: Dying to Divorce (dir. Chloe Fairweater) – Norway, UK & Petite Fille (dir. Sébastien Lifshitz) – France
• Activist Documentary Award: Fly So Far (dir. Celina Escher) – El Salvador, Sweden
  • Special Mention: A Thousand Cuts (dir. Ramona S. Diaz) – Philippines, USA
• Camera Justitia Award: Night of the Kings (dir. Philippe Lacôte)
  • Special Mention: Quo Vadis, Aida? (dir. Jasmila Žbanić) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dutch Movies Matter Award: Shadow Games (dir. Eefje Blankevoort, Els van Driel) – Netherlands
  • Special Mention: Here We Move Here We Groove (dir. Sergej Kreso) – Netherlands & I Don’t Wanna Dance (dir. Flynn Von Kleist) – Netherlands
• Students’ Choice Award: Gagarine (dir. Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh) – France