The film directed and edited by Maciej J. Drygas was a unanimous choice of the five-person jury.
The film shows us routes to the positive and negative consequences of modern industrial innovation.
Best Cinematography in the International Competition was awarded to Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz forThe Guest.
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There, Best Film went to the Cuban documentaryChronicles of the Absurddirected by Miguel Coyula.
The award is accompanied by a 15,000 cash prize.
The film masterfully reclaims archival footage, highlighting the overlooked presence of Arab Palestinians.
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Through its delicate editing, it transforms misrepresentation into presence, challenging historys omissions with quiet, evocative power.
The jury awarded a special mention in the Short Documentary toMama Micra, directed by Rebecca Blocher.
Lisa Schamle won the IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction forMe, a Depiction.
The award is accompanied by a 5,000 cash prize.
The DocLab Special Mention for Immersive Non-Fiction went toThe Liminalby Alaa Al Minawi.
The DocLab Special Mention for Digital Storytelling went toBurn from Absencedirected by Emeline Courcier.
A special mention in the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary (13+) went toSimply Divineby Melody Boulissiere.
A special mention in the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary (9-12) went toThe Invisible Onesby Martijn Blekendaal.
ADDITIONAL AWARDS:
The IDFA Award for Best First Feature went toCycleMaheshby Suhel Banerjee.
The award is accompanied by a 5,000 cash prize.
The IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film went to Luuk Bouwman forThe Propagandist.
The award is accompanied by a 5,000 cash prize.
The Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award went to Farahnaz Sharifi forMy Stolen Planet.
The award is accompanied by a 5,000 cash prize.
The FIPRESCI Award went toWriting Hawaby Najiba Noori.
IDFA, the largest documentary film festival in the world, wraps its 37thedition on Sunday.
