On March 30, the East Doc Platform Partners’ Awards and the Closing Ceremony of One World & East Doc Platform recognized the outstanding achievements of filmmakers and producers. Meanwhile, at the One World Film Festival, two films supported by the Institute of Documentary Film were recognized for their excellence. We Will Not Fade Away received the International Competition Jury Award for Best Director and The Visitors won the Czech Competition Jury Award for Best Film. We Will Not Fade Away was also awarded the Silver Eye Award for Best Feature Documentary at the East Silver Market during the East Doc Platform 2023.
East Doc Platform 2023 Winners
- East Doc Platform Award: I Made a Mistake Coming Here (dir. Kseniya Halubovich, prod. Louis Beaudemont / Les Steppes Productions, co-prod. Current Time TV, France, USA)
- East Doc Platform Award Special Mention: May It Be a Girl (dir. Katerina Suvorova, prod. Aruan Anartaev, co-prod. Mischief Films, Kazakhstan, Austria)
- Current Time TV Director’s Award: The Soldier’s Journey (dir. Helena Maksyom, prod. Adrian Pirvu, Romania, Ukraine)
- Czech TV Co-production Award: Cuba&Alaska (dir. Yegor Troyanovsky, prod. Olga Beskhmelnytsina / 2Brave Productions, Christian Popp / Tag Film, Ukraine, France)
- HBO Max Award: The Soldier’s Journey (dir. Helena Maksyom, prod. Adrian Pirvu, Romania, Ukraine)
- Cut thru the Noise Award: May It Be a Girl (dir. Katerina Suvorova, prod. Aruan Anartaev, co-prod. Mischief Films, Kazakhstan, Austria)
- Ex Oriente Fine Cut Award: European Union Wolf (dir. Jadran Boban, prod. Dana Budisavljević, Hulahop, Croatia)
- The Golden Funnel: War on Women (dir. Maris Salumets, prod. Volia Chajkouskaya / Allfilm, Estonia)
- DocsBarcelona Award: One Day I Wish To See You Happy (dir. Maryna Nikolcheva, prod. Oleksandra Kravchenko, Ukraine)
- Docs Ireland Award: Cuba & Alaska (dir. Yegor Troyanovsky, prod. Olga Beskhmelnytsina, Ukraine)
- Sunny Side of the Doc Prize: Brothers in the Hunt (dir. Ieva Ozolina, Madara Melberga, Fa Filma, Latvia)
- DOK Lepzig Accelerator Award for DOK Co-Pro Market: War on Women (dir. Maris Salumets, prod. Volia Chajkouskaya / Allfilm, Estonia)
- DOK Lepzig Accelerator Award for DOK Preview Training: European Union Wolf (dir. Jadran Boban, prod. Dana Budisavljević / Hulahop, Croatia)
- Pitch the Doc Prize: World of Walls (dir. Lucia Kašová, prod. Matej Sotník, Wanda Kaprálová / Guča, co-prod. Claw AV, Slovakia, Czech Republic)
- DAE Pitch Talent Encouragement Prize: Insurance Against Meteorites (dir. Natalia Śliwowska, Jorik Galama, prod. Kasia Kuczyńska / Haka Films, Poland)
Featured Image: Adam Mráček
