Award Selections 2004
| Best Film (by Jury) |
| . Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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| Honorable Mention (in order): |
| . The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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| Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK) |
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| Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA)
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| Use of Animation (by Jury) |
| . Best Use of Animation: Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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| Honorable Mention (in order): |
| . The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA) |
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| Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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| Ephesus–Metropolis of the Ancient World (Interspot; distributed by Oesterreichischer Rundfunk [ORF]; Austria) |
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Time Team–Garden Secrets (Videotext Communications; distributed by Channel 4 TV; UK)
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| Audience Favorite Competiton (by Festival audience) |
| . Audience Favorite: Sastun: My Apprenticeship with a Maya Healer (Guido Verweyen and Eva Langsdorff; distributed by Documentary Educational Resources; USA) |
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| Honorable Mention (in order): |
| . The Mummies of Taklamakan (Gedeon Programmes; distributed by Terranoa; France) |
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| Sagalassos, the Forgotten City (Philippe Axell; distributed by Axell Communication; Belgium) |
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| Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human (JWM Productions; distributed by WNET/PBS/Ch4; USA) |
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| The Mystery of Chaco Canyon (Anna Sofaer, The Solstice Project; distributed by Bullfrog Films; USA) |