AWARDS & JURIES

THE GRAND PRIX

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY

Grand Prix For International Documentary

The Grand Prix for International Documentary crowns the best international film never released in France.
The €5,000 prize is endowed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

FRENCH DOCUMENTARY

Grand Prix For French Documentary

The Grand Prix for French Documentary recognises the director of the best French film. It is endowed by the City of Biarritz with €5,000.

MUSICAL DOCUMENTARY

Grand Prix For Musical Documentary

The Grand Prix for Musical Documentary crowns a film which best features music through one of its main characters. It is endowed with €5,000.

IMPACT DOCUMENTARY

The Grand Prix Impact Documentary crowns an inspiring film in the fields of social justice, the human rights, the defense of the environment. It is doubly endowed by:

CINÉMATHÈQUE DU DOCUMENTAIRE – IMAGES DE LA CULTURE

A €5,000 license fee toward the Images de la culture catalogue.

THE INDARRA ENDOWMENT FUND

A €5,000 prize endowed by the Indarra Endowment Fund for the director.

INA madelen AUDIENCE AWARD

The Audience Award, crowns by an audience vote a film in the Panorama of French Speaking Creation selection.
The €5,000 prize is endowed by INA madelen.

Smart recognises the best digital documentary experience for its originality and coherence between its subject matter and technological resources. It is endowed by the Department Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) with €3,000.

SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY AWARD

The Short Film Award recognises the director of the best international film with a maximum length of 20 minutes. It is endowed with €3,000.

CINÉ+ AWARD

The Ciné+ Award crowns a cinema feature film across the selections: International Documentary, National Documentary, Musical Documentary, Impact.
It is endowed by Ciné+ with €15,000 in rights purchase.

ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD

The Sacem Award for Original Score recognises the composer for a film in the French Documentary category. It is endowed by Sacem with €3,000.

YOUNG EUROPEANS AWARD

The Young Europeans Award crowns a film from the European Stories competition.
It is endowed with €3,000 by the ERASMUS+ France Agency / Education Formation.

NEW TALENT AWARD

Awarded to the best film in the New Talent Selection, with €3,000 in prize money from the Fipadoc.

POUR LES FEMMES DANS LES MÉDIAS AWARD

This Award crowns the best french female filmmaker across the selections International Documentary, French Documentary, Musical Documentary, Impact and Francophone Panorama. The €1,000 prize is endowed by Pour les femmes dans les médias association.

TËNK AWARD

The Tënk Prize is awarded to the best documentary of the New Talent competition. The director of the winning film will receive €500 in prize money and his or her film will be streamed on the platform.

MICHEL MITRANI DISCOVERY AWARD

The Mitrani Award crowns a first or second film across the selections: International, National, Musical, Impact and Francophone Panorama.
The €3,000 prize and a broadcast is endowed by France Télévisions. The jury is made up of representatives from professional guilds and from France Televisions.

COUP DE CŒUR DANS LES MURS AWARD

The prize is awarded by a jury of inmates from the Bayonne house of detention, it rewards a film in the Panorama of French speaking creation.
The prize is a new initiative set up in 2023 by the Fipadoc.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN MOTION AWARD

The Human Rights in Motion Award honours the director of the film which best promotes human rights or the fight for democratic values. It is chosen by the Impact Documentary Jury and is endowed with €5,000 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe..