Berlinale Documentary Award
Festival photos from previous years
Brandon Kramer, Lance Kramer
In front of the Berlinale Palast.
Holding Liat · Forum · Berlinale Documentary Award · Feb 22, 2025
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra
Two of the four members of the Palestinian-Israeli director's collective accepted the Berlinale Documentary Award for their film No Other Land.
No Other Land · Panorama · Berlinale Documentary Award · Feb 24, 2024
Tatiana Huezo
Her film received two awards that evening.
El eco | The Echo | Das Echo · Encounters · Berlinale Documentary Award · Encounters Best Director · Feb 25, 2023
Corinne van Egeraat, Petr Lom
The producers accepted the Berlinale Documentary Award, also on behalf of the Myanmar Film Collective.
Myanmar Diaries · Panorama · Berlinale Documentary Award · Feb 16, 2022
Janna Ji Wonders, Albertina Carri, Orwa Nyrabia, Alice Diop
The jury awarding the Berlinale Documentary Award 2021.
Nous | We · Encounters · Berlinale Documentary Award · Freiluftkino Museumsinsel · Jun 13, 2021
Rithy Panh
The director showing his Berlinale Documentary Award.
Irradiés | Irradiated · Competition · Berlinale Documentary Award · Feb 29, 2020
Suliman Elnour, Ibrahim Shaddad, Suhaib Gasmelbari, Manar Al Hilo, Eltayeb Mahdi
The director with his protagonists.
Talking About Trees · Panorama · Closing Gala · Glashütte Original Documentary Award · Feb 16, 2019
Ruth Beckermann
Waldheims Walzer | The Waldheim Waltz · Forum · Glashütte Original Documentary Award · Feb 24, 2018
Raed Andoni, Wadee Hanani, Palmyre Badinier
The director, the protagonist and the producer hugging the jury.
Istiyad Ashbah | Ghost Hunting · Panorama · Glashütte Original Documentary Award · Feb 18, 2017
For many years now, the Berlin International Film Festival has been committed to the diversity of documentary forms. A distinct award for the best documentary film was launched in 2017.
The Berlinale Documentary Award is endowed with 40,000 euros in prize money. The prize money is split between the winning film’s director and producer. Winning the award also entitles a film to take part in the competition for the Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature.
Approximately 18 current documentary forms from the sections Competition, Panorama, Forum, Generation and Berlinale Special are nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Award.
Award Winners from earlier festival years are available in the archive.