""Our main award recognises not only creative and conceptual daring, but a filmmaker with the humility to realise when the story outgrows its framework, and the confidence to follow where it, and its fantastically vivid characters lead. We live in a world of divisions, borders and locked gates. Coming like a conversation shouted through one of those locked gates, our winning film is a collective portrait of several proud, funny, resourceful individuals, who would be willing to die for their community but who choose each day the harder, braver and more hopeful option of living for it instead. The Dox:Award goes to Alessandra Celesia for the witty, multi-layered, profound and provocative 'The Flats'."

"To fall in love is a magical thing, but to stay in love is a miracle. Two people find each other in middle age, and build a beautiful later life together that is documented here with grace, humor and honesty. For a film that is so immaculately crafted that right from its stunning opening frame, it is like being cradled in the familiar but electric embrace of a longtime lover, the jury awards a dazzled special mention to the wonderful, warm and wise 'Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other' directed by Jacob Perlmutter & Manon Ouimet."

"Elevating us into sensory abstraction, this film also takes us down into the underbelly of disorder and chaos, as well as the destruction and violence unleashed by human desires for order and certainty. An elegy for a listening lost, an awakening call for the siren inside each one of us. Artistically sophisticated yet socio-politically grounded, the New:Vision Award goes to Preemptive Listening, by Aura Satz."

"A philosophical yet poetic exploration of becoming, which warps into mind and body, inside and outside, soil and territory, literature and history, and even into love. A visually daring and innovative film, the special mention goes to 'My Want of You Partakes of Me' by Sasha Litvintseva & Beny Wagner."

""In a world where a government is commiting environmental crimes against its citizens in the most corrupt cynical way, where communities are brutality neglected, an extraordinary courageous woman fights for justice against giant forces, where her life is at stake. She continues to imagine a society that puts people before profit, while being threatened by the totalitarian system. We were inspired by her strength and commitment for humanity. The director's sensitivity for the protagonist's safety and the intimate relationship they created greatly impressed us. The F-ACT award goes to Black Snow by Alina Simone."

"'The film we chose to award skilfully materialises the in-between and uncertain space of an ongoing custody battle in which the nine year old Melina is caught between her parents and the consequent disillusioning confrontation with the real, as well as the chasm between the separate realities of Melina, her mother, and her grandparents. The film finds its merit in this intersection, drawing attention to questions of motherhood, transformation, and the notion of belonging, indirectly interrogating the unequal position and rights of women in contemporary Iranian society. The film is ultimately a testament to the resilience of Melina and her grandparents, but also to the inherent imperfection and shortcomings of what it is to be human. The winner is: 'Grand Me'"

"With powerful cinematic language this film chronicles the fleeting nature of life while celebrating how fragments of memory make a lifetime. An emotional experience that transfers the filmmaker's legacy onto the audience. And the jury is proud to present the Nordic:Dox Award to Roja Pakari's 'The Son and the Moon'"

"We would like to give a special mention to a true DIY marble about belonging and the reframing of masculinity, made on raw willpower and inexpensive videocameras. It is a film that is continuously in the process of becoming as the director reassesses the past and reshapes the present: 'G - 21 scenes from Gottsunda.'"

"A new perspective that immediately plunges you into a specific social milieu with an insider's personal narrative. The filmmaker's unique vision and format are both easily digestible and emotionally potent. And the jury was unanimously impressed and awards a special mention to Loran Batti's 'G - 21 Scenes from Gottsunda.'"

"An extraordinary woman takes control of her narrative in a film that offers unique insight into an individual fight for womens' rights in a country, and a world, that stigmatizes and denies rights to the survivors of sexual assault. We are honoured to present the HUMAN:RIGHTS Award to 'Black Box Diaries' directed by Shiori Ito."

"Our special mention is a sensorily stunning piece that honors the relentless work, effort, and strength of women with respect, refuses to play into a simple narrative, and instead celebrates women as they build community and seek a better life for themselves and their families. We are honored to award a special mention to 'Marching in the Dark', directed by Kinshuk Surjan."