European Film Award for Best Documentary

The European Film Award for Best Documentary or Prix Arte has been awarded annually since 1989 by the European Film Academy.

European Film Award
Prix Arte
Awarded forBest Documentary
Country Europe
Presented byEuropean Film Academy
First awarded1989
Currently held byBergman: A Year in a Life (2018)
Websitewww.europeanfilmawards.eu

Criteria

Documentary films taken into consideration must have a minimum length of 70 minutes. They must have either had a theatrical release in at least one European country, at a European competitive feature film festival accredited by FIAPF or been screened at one of the following documentary festivals:

1989

Year Result English title Original title Director(s) Country
1989
(2nd)
WinnerRecsk 1950-1953: The Story Of A Secret Concentration Camp In Communist HungaryRecsk 1950-1953, egy titkos kényszermunkatábor történeteGéza Böszörményi, Lívia GyarmathyHungary
Jury Special AwardA Story of the WindEen verhaal van de windJoris Ivens & Marceline LoridanNetherlands
Special MentionsThe Road to God Knows Where-Alan GilsenanIreland
Pictures of the Old WorldObrazy starého svetaDušan HanákCzechoslovakia

1990s

Year Result English title Original title Director(s) Country
1990
(3rd)
WinnerThe CrossroadŠķērsielaIvars SeleckisLatvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Special MentionsStep Across the Border-Nicholas Humbert & Werner PenzelSwitzerland
1991
(4th)
WinnerHear My CryUsłyszcie mój krzykMaciej DrygasPoland
Special MentionsCrimes and passions - the scarCrimes et passions - la cicatriceMireille DumasFrance
The WallDie MauerJürgen BöttcherGermany
1992
(5th)
WinnerEarth of the BlindNeregiu zemeAudrius StonysCzech Republic
Special MentionsDostoyevsky’s TravelsPaweł PawlikowskiUnited Kingdom
Lovers on TrialLes amants d'assisesManu BonmariageBelgium
1993
(6th)
WinnerMisfits To YuppiesDet sociala arvetStefan JarlSweden
Special MentionsThe Man Who Loves Gary Lineker-Ylli Hasani, Steve SklairUnited Kingdom
89mm from Europe89 mm od EuropyMarcel ŁozińskiPoland
1994
(7th)
WinnerAngels of SarajevoAnđeli u SarajevuSaga-Group SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
no other nominees
1995
(8th)
WinnerViva Stalin-Jens MeurerGermany
no other nominees
1996
(9th)
WinnerVendetta - Blood Revenge in AlbaniaVendetta - Blutrache in AlbanienJerzy Sladkowski, Stanislav KrzeminskiGermany
no other nominees
1997
(10th)
WinnerGigi, Monica... and BiancaGigi, Monica... et BiancaYasmina Abdellaoui, Benoît DervauxBelgium, Romania
no other nominees
1998
(11th)
WinnerTable with fallsTableau avec chutesClaudio PazienzaBelgium, France
no other nominees
1999
(12th)
WinnerBuena Vista Social Club[1]-Wim WendersGermany, United States, United Kingdom, Cuba, France
NominationsMr Zwilling und Mrs ZuckermannHerr Zwilling und Frau ZuckermannVolker KoeppGermany
Bach in AuschwitzLa chaconne d'AuschwitzMichel DaeronFrance
The Truth CommissionLa commission de la véritéAndré van InBelgium
My Best FiendMein liebster Feind - Klaus KinskiWerner HerzogGermany
Mobutu, king of ZaireMobutu, roi du ZaïreThierry MichelBelgium
Pripyat-Nikolaus GeyrhalterAustria

2000s

Year Result English title Original title Director(s) Country
2000
(12th)
WinnerThe Gleaners and I[2]Les glaneurs et la glaneuseAgnès VardaFrance
NominationsCalle 54Fernando TruebaSpain
GulagGoulagIossif Pasternak, Hélène ChâtelainFrance
Home GameHeimspielPepe DanquartGermany
One Day in September±-Kevin MacdonaldUnited Kingdom
Working Women of the WorldOuvrières du mondeMarie-France CollardFrance
2001
(13th)
WinnerBlack Box BRD-Andres VeielGermany
no other nominees
2002
(14th)
WinnerTo Be and to HaveÊtre et avoirNicolas PhilibertFrance
no other nominees
2003
(16th)
WinnerS21: The Khmer Rouge Death MachineS-21, la machine de mort Khmère rougeRithy PanhFrance, Camboida
NominationsThe Five ObstructionsDe fem benspændLars Von Trier, Jørgen Leth, Belgium, , France
Whose Is This Song?Chia e tazi pesen?Adela Peeva, Belgium
Eat, Sleep, No WomenEssen, schlafen, keine FrauenHeiner StadlerGermany
A Species' OdysseyL'odyssée de l'espèceJacques Malaterre, Javier G. SalanovaFrance, Canada, Italy, , Belgium
The Day I Will Never ForgetKim LonginottoUnited Kingdom
The Story of the Weeping CamelDie Geschichte vom weinenden KamelByambasuren Davaa, Luigi FalorniGermany, Mongolia
Hush!Tishe!Victor Kossakovsky
2004
(17th)
WinnerDarwin's Nightmare[3]Hubert Sauper, France, Belgium
NominationsAileen: Life and Death of a Serial KillerNick Broomfield, Joan ChurchillUnited Kingdom
Addicted to ActingDie SpielwütigenAndres VeielGermany
Basque Ball, Skin Against StoneLa pelota vasca, la piel contra la piedraJulio MedemSpain
The World According to BushLe monde selon BushWilliam KarelFrance
CheckpointMahssomimYoav ShamirIsrael
The Last VictoryJohn Appel
Touch the SoundThomas RiedelsheimerGermany, United Kingdom, Finland
2005
(18th)
WinnerThe Pipeline Next DoorUn dragon dans les eauxNino KirtadzéFrance
NominationsStrokeAm seidenen FadenKatarina PetersGermany
The Devil's MinerBerg des TeufelsRichard Ladkani, Kief DavidsonGermany
DreamlandLeiputrijaLaila Pakalnina, Germany
MelodiasFrançois BovySwitzerland
Before Flying Back to the EarthPries parskrendant i zemeArunas Matelis, Germany
RehearsalsRepetitionerMichal Leszczylowsky, Gunnar KällströmSweden
The SwenkasJeppe Rønde, Sweden
Raw YouthUngdommens råskapMargreth OlinNorway,
Viva Zapatero!Sabina GuzzantiItaly,
Workingman's DeathMichael GlawoggerAustria, Germany
2006
(19th)
WinnerInto Great SilenceDie Grosse StilePhilip GröningGermany
Nominations37 Uses for a Dead SheepBen HopkinsUnited Kingdom
Dreaming by NumbersAnna Bucchetti
Grandmother's HouseLa casa de mi abuelaAdan AllagaSpain
Maradona, the Golden KidMaradona, un gamin en orJean-Christophe RoséFrance
The Cemetery ClubMoadon beit hakvarotTali ShemeshIsrael
The Fisherman and the Dancing GirlRybak i tantsovshitsaValeriy SolominRussia
Our Daily BreadUnser täglich BrotNikolaus GeyrhalterAustria
2007
(20th)
WinnerPaper Cannot Wrap Up EmbersLe papier ne peut pas envelopper la braiseRithy PanhFrance
NominationsTo the LimitAm LimitPepe DanquartGermany, Austria
Belarusian WaltzAndrzej Fidyk
ForeverHeddy Honigmann
Echoes of HomeHeimatklängeStefan SchwietertSwitzerland, Germany
9 Star HotelMalon 9 KochavimIdo HaarIsrael
The Champagne SpyMeragel HashampaniyaNadav SchirmanIsrael, Germany
The MonasteryPernille Rose Grønkjær
Where is the Love in the Palmgrove?Où est l'amour dans la palmeraie?Jérôme Le MaireBelgium
Divorce Albanian StyleRazvod Po AlbanskiAdela PeevaBulgaria
2008
(21st)
WinnerRenéHelena Trestikova
NominationsDurakovo – Village of FoolsDurakovo – Le village des fousNino KirtadzéFrance
FadosCarlos Saura,
Children. As Time Flies.Kinder. Wie Zeit vergeht.Thomas HeiseGermany
The MotherLa mèreAntoine Cattin, Pavel KostomarovSwitzerland
Man on Wire±James MarshUnited Kingdom, United States
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the MountainsNaufragés des AndesGonzalo ArijónFrance
Citizen HavelObcan Václav HavelPavel Koutecký, Miroslav Janek
Shadow of the Holy BookPyhän kirjan varjoArto Halonen
The Dictator HunterKlaartje Quirijns
2009
(22nd)
WinnerThe Sound of Insects – Records of a MummyDas Summen der Insekten – Bericht einer MumiePeter LiechtiSwitzerland
NominationsCooking HistoryAko sa varia dejinyPeter Kerekes, ,
Below Sea LevelGianfranco RosiItaly, United States
Burma VJAnders Østergaard
The Damned of the SeaLes damnes de la merJawad RhalibBelgium
DefamationYoav Shamir, Austria, Israel,
The Woman with the 5 ElephantsDie Frau mit den 5 ElefantenVadim JendreykoSwitzerland, Germany
The Heart of JeninDas Herz von JeninLeon Geller, Marcus VetterGermany
PianomaniaLilian Franck, Robert CibisGermany, Austria
The Beaches of AgnèsLes plages d'AgnèsAgnès VardaFrance

2010s

Year Result English title Original title Director(s) Country
2010
(23rd)
WinnerNostalgia for the LightNostalgia de la luzPatricio GuzmánFrance, Germany, Chile
NominationArmadilloJanus MetzDenmark, Sweden
Steam of LifeMiesten vuoroJoonas Berghäll, Mika HotakainenFinland, Sweden
2011
(24th)
WinnerPina[4]Wim WendersGermany
NominationPosition Among the StarsStand van de sterrenLeonard Retel HelmrichNetherlands
¡Vivan las Antipodas!Victor KossakovskyGermany, Netherlands, ,
2012
(25th)
WinnerWinter NomadHiver NomadeManuel von StürlerSwitzerland
NominationLondon – The Modern BabylonJulien TempleUnited Kingdom
Tea or ElectricityLe thé ou l'électricitéJerome LemaireBelgium France
2013
(26th)
WinnerThe Act of Killing[5]JagalJoshua OppenheimerDenmark, Norway, United Kingdom
NominationStop-OverL'escaleKaveh BakhtiariSwitzerland, France
The Missing PictureL'image manquanteRithy PanhFrance
2014
(27th)
WinnerMaster of the Universe[6]Marc BauderGermany
NominationJust the Right Amount of ViolenceJon Bang CarlsenDenmark
Of Men and WarDes hommes et de la guerreLaurent Bécue-RenardFrance, Switzerland
Sacro GRAGianfranco RosiItaly, France
Waiting For AugustTeodora Ana MihaiBelgium, Romania
We Come as FriendsHubert SauperAustria, France
2015
(28th)
WinnerAmy±Asif KapadiaUnited Kingdom[7]
NominationDancing with MariaIvan GergoletItaly, Argentina, Slovenia
The Look of SilenceSenyapJoshua OppenheimerDenmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, United Kingdom
A Syrian Love StorySean McAllisterUnited Kingdom, France
Toto and His SistersAlexander NanauRomania
2016
(29th)
WinnerFire at Sea[8]FuocoammareGianfranco RosiItaly, France
Nomination21 x New York21 x Nowy JorkPiotr StasikPoland
A Family AffairTom FassaertrNetherlands, Belgium
Mr. GagaTomer HeymannIsrael, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands
S Is for StanleyTrent'anni dietro al volante per Stanley KubrickAlex InfascelliItaly
The Land of the EnlightenedPieter-Jan De PueBelgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany
SelectionA German LifeEin deutsches LebenChristian Krönes, Olaf S. Müller, Roland Schrotthofer & Florian Weigensamer
Becoming ZlatanDen unge ZlatanFredrik Gertten, Magnus GerttenSweden, Netherlands, Italy
Déjà vu-Jon Bang CarlsenDenmark
Europe, She Loves-Jan Gassmann Germany
Herr von Bohlen-André SchäferGermany
Lost and BeautifulBella e perdutaPietro MarcelloItaly
Mallory-Helena Třeštíková
The EventСобытиеSergei LoznitsaNetherlands, Belgium
The Longest RunΟ Πιο Μακρυς ΔρομοςMarianna EconomouGreece
We'll be alrightBref manuel de liberationAlexander KuznetsovFrance
2017
(30th)
WinnerCommunionKomuniaAnna ZameckaPoland
NominationAusterlitz-Sergei LoznitsaGermany
La Chana-Lucija StojevicSpain, Iceland, United States
Stranger in Paradise-Guido HendrikxNetherlands
The Good PostmanHyvä postimiesTonislav HristovFinland, Bulgaria
SelectionDead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas-Joakim DemmerSweden, Germany, Finland
How to Meet a Mermaid-Coco Schrijber, Denmark
Libera NosLiberamiFederica Di GiacomoItaly, France
Nothingwood-Sonia KronlundFrance, Germany
School LifeIn loco parentisNeasa Ní Chianáin & David RaneIreland, Spain
Taste of Cement-Ziad KalthoumGermany, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
The Venerable W.Le vénérable W.Federica Di GiacomoFrance, Switzerland
The War Show-Andreas Dalsgaard & Obaidah Zytoon, Syria, Finland
Ultra-Balazs SimonyiHungary
West of the Jordan RiverA l'ouest du JourdainAmos GitaiFrance
2018
(31st)
WinnerBergman: A Year in a Life[9]Bergman - ett år, ett livJane MagnussonSweden, Norway
NominationA Woman CapturedEgy nő fogságbanTuza-RitterRomania, Germany
Of Fathers and SonsKinder des KalifatsTalal DerkiGermany, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar
The Distant Barking of Dogs-Simon Lering WilmontDenmark, Finland, Sweden
The Silence of OthersEl silencio de otrosAlmudena Carracedo & Robert BaharSpain,
SelectionEnd of Life-Paweł Wojtasik & John Bruce,
MeteorsMeteorlarGürcan Keltek,
Samouni RoadLa strada dei SamouniStefano SavonaItaly, France
Srbenka-Nebojša Slijepčević
Tarzan's TesticlesOuale lui TarzanAlexandru SolomonRomania, France
The Dead NationȚara moartăRadu JudeRomania
The Lust for PowerMečiarTereza Nvotová,
The Other Side Of EverythingDruga strana svegaMila TurajlicSerbia, France
The Other Side of the WallAl otro lado del muroPau OrtizSpain, Mexico
The Poetess-Stefanie Brockhaus & Andreas WolffGermany, United Arab Emirates
2019
(32nd)[10]
SelectionAdvocateלאה צמל, עורכת דיןRachel Leah Jones, Philippe BellaicheIsrael, Canada, Switzerland
Aquarela-Victor KossakovskyGermany, United Kingdom, Denmark
Delphine and CaroleDelphine et Carole, insoumusesCallisto Mc NultyFrance, Switzerland
For Sama-Waad al-Kateab, Edward WatUnited Kingdom, United States
Heimat Is A Space in Time-Thomas HeiseGermany, Austria
HoneylandМедена земјаLjubomir Stefanov, Tamara KotevskaNorth Macedonia
M-Yolande ZaubermanFrance
Push-Fredrik GerttenSweden, Canada
Putin's Witnesses-Vitaly ManskyLatvia, Switzerland, Czech Republic
Scheme Birds-Ellen Fiske, Ellinor HalliSweden, United Kingdom
Selfie-Agostino FerrenteFrance, Italy
The Disappearance of my Mother-Beniamino BarreseItaly, United States

Notes

  • ± Oscar winner
  • ≠ Oscar nominee

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