Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - Awards 2012

Awards 2012

Best Canadian Feature

• THE WORLD BEFORE HER (D: Nisha Pahuja; P: Cornelia Principe, Nisha Pahuja, Ed Barreveld)

Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature

• PEACE OUT (D: Charles Wilkinson; P: Tina Schliessler)

Inspirit Foundation Pluralism Prize

• THE BOXING GIRLS OF KABUL (D: Ariel J. Nasr; P: Annette Clark)

Best International Feature

• CALL ME KUCHU (D: Malika Zouhali-Worrall, Katherine Fairfax Wright; P: Malika Zouhali-Worrall; USA)

Special Jury Prize – International Feature

• THE LAW IN THESE PARTS (D: Ra’anan Alexandrowicz; P: Liran Atzmor, B.Z. Goldberg; Israel)

Best Mid-Length Documentary

• MY THAI BRIDE (D/P: David Tucker; Australia)
• The Shorts and Mid-Length Jury also gave an honourable mention to NESSA (D: Loghman Khaledi; P: Katayoon Shahabi; Iran)

Best Short Documentary

• FIVE FRAGMENTS OF THE EXTINCT EMPATHY (D: Anna Nykyri; P: Joonas Berghäll; Finland)
• The Shorts and Mid-Length Jury also gave an honourable mention to FAMILY NIGHTMARE (D/P: Dustin Guy Defa; USA)

HBO Documentary Films Emerging Artist Award (tie)

• Bill Ross and Turner Ross for the film TCHOUPITOULAS (P: Bill Ross, Turner Ross; USA)
• Benjamin Kahlmeyer for the film MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI (P: Boris Frank; Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award

• Michel Brault

documentary’s Don Haig Award

• Mia Donovan (INSIDE LARA ROXX, Hot Docs 2011 Official Selection)
• Director Charles Officer (MIGHTY JEROME, Hot Docs 2011 Official Selection) received an honourable mention

People's Choice Award

• CHASING ICE (D: Jeff Orlowski, USA)