LIDF2011 Awards
LIDF, the UK’s largest independent documentary festival, is proud to announce this year’s winning films. An almost impossible task given the outstanding programme. The results reflect the truly international scope of the festival.
Best Campaign Film
Our Generation; director, Sinem Saban; Australia
Audience Award
Special Mention
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel; director Brigitte Berman; Canada
The Desert of Forbidden Art; director, Tchavdor Georgiev, Amanda Pope; Russian Federation, United States, Uzbekistan
Timeless River; director, Anja Medved, Nadja Velušček; Italy, Slovenia
My Perestroika: director, Robin Hessman; United States
Winner
Europolis, the Town of the Delta; director, Kostadin Bonev; Austria, Bulgaria
Best Short Film
Special Mention
One Day in Smara; director, Fany de la Chica; Spain
Martin the Ghost; director, Aslak Danbolt; Norway
Vertical City; director, Avijit Mukul Kishore; India
Winner
Undertow Eyes; director, Petra Costa; Brazil
Best Film
Special Mention
I was Worth 50 Sheep; director, Nima Sarvestani; Sweden
In the Garden of Sounds; director, Nicola Bellucci; Italy
Winner
Grandma, A Thousand Times; director, Mahmoud Kaabour; UAE, Qatar, Lebanon