Overview
- Dongnan Chen’s Whispers in May won the DOX:AWARD in Copenhagen, qualifying the film for Oscar consideration and securing a €10,000 prize.
- Everything Is Red and Grey, directed by Shourideh C. Molavi and Shrouq Alaila, took the Al Jazeera co‑production award and an ARTE award for consultations.
- Kathryn Ferguson’s Matrescence received the $25,000 Sandbox Films Science Pitch Prize for its science‑driven exploration of motherhood.
- Asmae El Moudir’s Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me won the €30,000 Eurimages New Lab Outreach Award, while Véréna Paravel’s Cosmofonia earned the €20,000 Innovation Award.
- The industry strand distributed more than €110,000 in support, with additional honors including MDAG’s award to My School Is Seized, as panels examined AI’s effects on truth and the role of journalism in documentary.