Winners 2025
Best Documentary Under 60 Minutes
Unlikely Mermaid
Director Lorraine Portman
Best Documentary 1 Hour Plus
A Map of the World in Time
Director Georg Koszulinski
Best Student Documentary
Close Colonies
Director Jude Oliver Harris
Best Documentary Short
The Final Days of Ernest Larman
Theo Maximilian Goble
Best Community Documentary
Close Colonies
Director Jude Oliver Harris
Harrison Award
Close Colonies
Director Jude Oliver Harris
Winners 2024
Best Documentary Under 60 Minutes
Film: Blind and Primed
Director: Rose Mac
Best Documentary 1 Hour Plus
Film: SLAM
Director: Grogan Phillips
Best Student Documentary
Film: Saint Piran vs. The World
Director: Aman Cheung
Best Documentary Short
This Prison I Built You
Director: Jack Dixon
Best Director
Film: Nancy Joy
Director: Francesca Dean
Harrison Award
Film: The Tipping Point
Director: Jasbir Nangla
Organisers Choice
Film: Mushroom’s Quest
Director: Dave Johnson
Organisers Choice
Film: LIFE
Director: Kieran McCall
Winners 2023
Best Documentary Under 60 Minutes
Film: Flora Of The Fields
Director: Laurie York
Best Documentary 1 Hour Plus
Film: My Father’s Studio
Director: Kalliopi Legaki
Best Student Documentary
Film: It’s a Man’s Game
Director: Beth Ferry
Best Documentary Short
Film: Kambana
Director: Samuel Pastor
Best Director
Film: Letters For Purpose
Director: Almira Kho
Organisers Choice
Film: For The Better
Director: Jay Dixon
Organisers Choice
Film: Dawgz
Director: Erynn Pather
Winners 2022
Best Documentary Under 60 Minutes
Film: A Stage of Life
Director: Lorenzo Pomari
Best Documentary 1 Hour Plus
Film: Adapting To Dive
Director: David Marsh
Best Student Documentary
Film: The Bird Lady
Director: Carter Rostron
Best Documentary Short
Film: Now I Feel Alive
Director: Anya Bryan
Organisers Choice
Film: Ascent – The Climb Of My life
Director: John Baikie