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Award Selections

Best Film (by Jury)
 
Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

The Mummy Who Would Be King (Produced by Gemini Productions LLC for WGBH/Boston, with Channel Four, Spiegel TV GmbH, Sveriges Television and Zöe TV; distributed by WGBH Educational Foundation; USA)

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)

Unlocking Pharaoh’s Cellar (Produced by Laengengrad Filmproduktion GmbH; distributed by German United Distributors; Germany)

 
Special Mention (by Jury)
 
The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland); for combining the importance of cultural heritage with the context of current global politics.

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA); a fascinating and delicious story that links the past to the present.

 
Best Narration (by Jury)

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire
(Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)
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Honorable Mention (in order):

The Mummy Who Would Be King (Produced by Gemini Productions LLC for WGBH/Boston, with Channel Four, Spiegel TV GmbH, Sveriges Television and Zöe TV; distributed by WGBH Educational Foundation; USA)

The Wild West Uncovered: The Rise and Fall of Virginia City (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Pocahontas Revealed (Produced by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston; distributed by WGBH Educational Foundation; USA)

 
Best Animation (by Jury)
 

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Unlocking Pharaoh’s Cellar (Produced by Laengengrad Filmproduktion GmbH; distributed by German United Distributors; Germany)

The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland)

The Sign On the Stone: The Unknown Sahara of the Peoples With No Name (Produced by Studio Film TV; distributed by Studio Film TV; Italy)

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

 
Best Script (by Jury)
 

The Mummy Who Would Be King (Produced by Gemini Productions LLC for WGBH/Boston, with Channel Four, Spiegel TV GmbH, Sveriges Television and Zöe TV; distributed by WGBH Educational Foundation; USA)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)

Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland)

 
Best Cinematography (by Jury)
 

Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Honorable Mention (in order):

The Sign On the Stone: The Unknown Sahara of the Peoples With No Name (Produced by Studio Film TV; distributed by Studio Film TV; Italy)

Unlocking Pharaoh’s Cellar (Produced by Laengengrad Filmproduktion GmbH; distributed by German United Distributors; Germany)

The Wild West Uncovered: The Rise and Fall of Virginia City (Produced by Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France)

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

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Best Music (by Jury)
 

Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Hidden Worlds: Underground Rome (Produced by Vicki Dunakin; distributed by Off the Fence BV; USA)

The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland)

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)

Treasures of the Ashmolean Museum (Produced by Eye to Eye Television, Ltd.; distributed by Journeyman Pictures; UK)

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Most Inspirational (by Jury)
 
Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Honorable Mention (in order):

The Mummy Who Would Be King (Produced by Gemini Productions LLC for WGBH/Boston, with Channel Four, Spiegel TV GmbH, Sveriges Television and Zöe TV; distributed by WGBH Educational Foundation; USA)

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)

The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland)

 
Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience)
 

The Giant Buddhas (Produced by Christian Frei; distributed by Films Transit International; Switzerland)

Honorable Mention (in order):

Komi: A Journey Across the Arctic (Produced by Seppia/Barbara Etz Filmproduktion; distributed by ZED; France/Germany)

Yamana: Nomads of the Fire (Produced by GA&A Productions; distributed by GA&A Productions; Italy)

Unlocking Pharaoh’s Cellar (Produced by Laengengrad Filmproduktion GmbH; distributed by German United Distributors; Germany)

Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods (Produced by ArcheoProductions, Inc.; distributed by Solid Entertainment; USA)