IFFR Pro awards
Awards are given to outstanding projects presented at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.
IFFR Pro Awards winners 2026
The winners of the IFFR Pro Awards 2026 presented to projects across CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour.
4DR Studio Awards
4DR Studios is a volumetric video capture studio based in Eindhoven that facilitates the possibility of capturing every detail of human movements and emotions for interactive stories like games, augmented reality and VR. 4DR Studios presents awards to outstanding immersive projects in both CineMart and Darkroom, which receives an in-kind studio or workshop prize.
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Winners 2026
4DR Studios Award for Best Immersive Project in development
WINNER: Chemin des Bâtards by Leon Rogissart, produced by BNA-BBOT, UpscaleXR and Muziektheater Transparant (Belgium, Netherlands)
4DR Studios Award for Best Immersive work-in-progress project in Lightroom
WINNER: Cléo by Coco Chen, produced by Digital Art Foundation, National Performing Arts Center- National Taichung Theater (Taiwan), Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-LAB)
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Past winners
2025
CineMart: Strata by Lilian Hess, Luxembourg, produced by: a_BAHN
Darkroom: The Great Orator by Daniel Ernst, Netherlands, produced by: K.O Productions & The Shoebox Diorama2024
The World Came Flooding In by Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine (Australia)
2023
Anti-Muse by Baloji (Belgium)
2022
First prize: Confident by Jérôme Blanquet & Bertrand Jeandel (France)
Second prize: Duchampiana VR by Lilian Hess (France/Germany)
ArteKino International Award
The ArteKino International Award is a prize of €6,000 for the producer of a standout project to support its development, sponsored by the European culture channel ARTE’s foundation for the promotion of arthouse cinema.
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Winners 2026
WINNER: The Poet’s Son by Nicolas Graux, produced by Tarantula, Yellow Blackbird, Petit à Petit Production, Clin d’Œil Films (Belgium, France, Germany)
Jury statement: “The ArteKino International Award goes to a first feature project that brings humanity and poetry into a place of darkness in this perilous moment in time. Told by a convincing filmmaker, it is a personal, intimate story that transcends its actuality.”
The jury gave a special shoutout to Worse Together by Luis De Filippis, praising “a group of filmmakers whose endeavour transcends a mere film project – they’re fighting for an entire community in a way that is inspiring, relevant and full of energy. Their work reminds us that we may be better together, not worse. As such, they almost embody the spirit of our independent filmmaking community at IFFR and at CineMart.”
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Past winners
2025
Inbetween Worlds by Diana Cam Van Nguyen (Czech Republic/Slovakia)
2024
A Distant House Smokes on the Horizon by Shengze Zhu (China/United States)
2023
Consider Vera by Marina Stepanska (Ukraine)
2022
Sorella di Clausura by Ivana Mladenovi (Romania/Serbia)
2021
A Dutiful Wife by Haolu Wang (China)
2020
Sleepwalkers by Radu Jude (Romania)
2019
La fiebre by Mateo Bendesky (Argentina)
2018
A White, White Day by Hlynur Pálmason (Iceland/Denmark)
2017
Martin Eden by Pietro Marcello (Italy/France)
2016
Birds of Passage by Ciro Guerra (Colombia)
2015
Luxembourg by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (Ukraine/Germany)
2014
Happy Time Will Come Soon by Alessandro Comodin (Italy/France)
2013
The Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos (United Kingdom)
2012
Duncharon by Athina Rachel Tsangari (Greece/France/Germany)
2011
Touch Me Not by Adina Pintilie (Romania/France)
2010
Layla Fourie by Pia Marais (Germany/South Africa/The Netherlands)
2009
HIM by Lance Weiler (US)
2008
The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology by Sophie Fiennes (UK/The Netherlands)
2007
A Rational Solution by Jörgen Bergmark (Sweden)
Pieds nus sur les limagces by Fabienne Berthaud (France)2006
A Mexican Story by Arturo Aristakisian (Mexico/Russia)
Hei tie de ri zi by Wang Bing (China)2005
Five Worlds by Sobhi al-Zobaidi, U-Wei bin Hajisaari, Kamal Tabrizi, Homayoun Paiz, and Garin Nugroho (Ireland)
Daratt by Mahamat Saleh Haroun (France)
Eurimages New Lab Awards
Eurimages is the cultural fund of the Council of Europe dedicated to supporting independent filmmaking. Eurimages offers two awards: an Outreach Award for Darkroom & Lightroom work-in-progress projects (€30,000) and an Innovation Award for CineMart & Lightroom projects in development (€20,000).
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Winners 2026
Innovation Award
WINNER: Daughters of the Sea by Martika Ramirez Escobar, produced by This Side Up / Arkeofilms, Alba Sotorra Cinema Productions (Philippines, Spain)
Jury statement: “For daring to rethink the conventions of filmmaking for the sake of artistic integrity and authentic cross-cultural storytelling, the innovation award goes to Daughters of the Sea by Martika Ramirez Escobar.”
Outreach Award
WINNER: LFD Hope by Joshua Loftin, produced by Gallivant Film, Sea Fox Films, Lorenz Films, Good Kids productions (United Kingdom, Hungary)
Jury statement: “For the audacity to treat fragility as a way to strengthen communities and paving a clear path towards inclusive dialogues on topics silenced by conformity.”
Jury: Stefan Prohorov (Bulgarian National Film Center), Frédéric Boyer (Tribeca Festival), Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska (Madants)
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Past winners
2025
Eurimages New Lab Award – Innovation: One Charming Night by Robin Coops (Netherlands)
Eurimages New Lab Award – Outreach: Bloques erráticos by Thomas Woodroffe (Chile/France/Argentina)2024
Eurimages New Lab Award – Innovation: Cherub by Barbara Rupik (Poland)
Eurimages New Lab Award – Outreach: Duchampiana by Lilian Hess (France/Germany)2023
Eurimages Co-production Development Award: Testa o croce? by Alessio Rigo de Righi & Matteo Zoppis (Italy/France)
Special Co-production Development Award: Consider Vera by Marina Stepanska (Ukraine)2022
Leave the Door Open by Judita Gamulin (Croatia)
Special mention: Love #NoFilter by Mikael Bundsen (Sweden)2021
Cora by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece)
2020
Infanta by Natalia Garagiola (Argentina)
2019
Stillborn by Olga Chajdas (Poland)
2018
Mitra by Kaweh Modiri (The Netherlands)
2017
Jumpman by Ivan I. Tverdovsky (Russia/Lithuania/Ireland/France)
2016
Berlin Alexanderplatz by Burhan Qurbani (Germany)
2015
Tonic Immobilty by Nathalie Teirlinck (Belgium)
2014
Tabija by Igor Drljaca (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2013
The Giant by Johannes Nyholm (Denmark/Sweden)
2012
Humidity by Nikola Ljuca (Serbia/Germany)
2011
Kid by Fien Troch (Belgium/The Netherlands)
Filmmore Awards
Amsterdam-based Filmmore, a leading full-service post-production, editing and visual effects facility, offers two awards: a Filmmore Post-production Award (€7,500) to be used for visual effects and post-production for a CineMart project, and a Filmmore Work-in-progress Post-production Award (€5,000) for a Darkroom project.
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Winners 2026
Filmmore Work-in-progress Post-production Award
WINNER: The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs by Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi, produced by Shipibo Conibo Center (Peru, United States, Spain, Chile)
Jury statement: “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs captivated us with its scope and commitment – a film that transcends storytelling to become an act of purpose. We are honoured to support a work that feels less like a project and more like a calling.”
Jury: Igor Riabchuk (Filmmore), Gabor Greiner (Films Boutique)
Filmmore Post-Production Award
WINNER: Pale Faces by Chantel Clark, produced by BALDR Film, Cadence (Netherlands, South Africa)
Jury statement: “The Filmmore Award goes to a daring new co-production pushing the envelope of genre, relevance and historic conscience. The filmmakers ambitiously weave a rich tapestry of myth and research, folklore and colonialism.”
Jury: Bero Beyer (Augustus Film), Gilles Duval (ARTE France Cinéma), Anton Scholten (Filmmore)
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Past winners
2025
Filmmore Post-production Award: The March of the Sunflowers by Erik Ricco (Brazil)
Filmmore Work-in-progress Post-production Award: Wild Dogs Don’t Bite by Rati Oneli (Georgia/Luxembourg)2024
Les Diplomates by Andreas Fontana (Switzerland/United Kingdom)
2023
Redoubt by John Skoog (Sweden)
2022
Nightsong by Maya Da-Rin (Brazil/France)
2021
No Good Men (formerly Kabul Jan) by Shahrbanoo Sadat (Germany)
2020
A Shadow Creeps in Silver Trees by John Trengove (South Africa)
2019
A House in Jerusalem by Muayad Alayan (Palestine)
2018
Electrocute by Gastón Solnicki (Argentina)
2017
Martyr’s Lane by Ruth Platt (United Kingdom)
HBF Empowerment Award
Thanks to a private donor, the Hubert Bals Fund is granting for the first time the HBF Empowerment Award, worth €10,000, to a Darkroom project to empower filmmakers who come from politically challenging contexts or whose work addresses themes such as freedom of expression, displacement, human rights and/or underrepresented communities.
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Winners 2026
WINNER: Marina by Laís Santos Araújo and Pethrus Tibúrcio, produced by ColorBird Inc. (Brazil)
Jury statement: “We were seduced by this film from its first images – the main character’s emotion, motivation and doubts were all there. The jury unanimously decided to award this local story from an underrepresented region, made by underrepresented filmmakers but with global appeal.”
Jury: Juliette Duret (BOZAR), Gabrielle Rozing (Imagine Filmdistributie), Jonas Chadarevian (São Paulo International Film Festival, MOSTRA)
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Past winners
WINNER: Tear Gas by Uta Beria, Georgia, France, Germany
HBF x PUBLIKUM Audience Outreach Award
The HBF x PUBLIKUM Audience Outreach Award (€9,000) is presented to a HBF-supported film project in development that demonstrates strong potential to engage a clearly defined or underserved audience. The award offers tailored consultancy from PUBLIKUM, supporting the project at a critical stage of development where audience insight can meaningfully inform creative choices, positioning and communication strategies. By strengthening the project’s audience awareness and impact readiness, the award helps filmmakers translate artistic vision into clear audience connection and market presence.
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Winner 2026
WINNER: Coumba by Mamadou Dia, produced by Maayo Productions, Les Films du Bilboquet (Senegal, France)
Jury: Rikke Flodin (PUBLIKUM.io), Danielle Guirguis (Smarthouse Creative Impact Studio)
New Impulse Award
Thanks to the generosity of a private donor, the New Impulse Award (€2,500) is given to one of the newly presented Safe Harbour projects. For the pilot edition of Safe Harbour, four early-stage projects by writers, directors and artists who are at risk and/or stateless were presented during CineMart. Safe Harbour has been developed in collaboration with the International Emerging Film Talent Fund (IEFTF), the Athens-based philanthropic organisation dedicated to strengthening film ecosystems across the Global South. For Safe Harbour they led global outreach and contributed to the selection process following extensive research and interviews with more than 30 filmmakers.
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Winner 2026
WINNER: Hidden Journey by Noura Adil, produced by: Weika Production Ltd. (Sudan)
Jury: Jannie Langbroek, Frank Peijnenburg
VIPO Award
The Visual Industry Promotion Organization dedicated to supporting Japan’s content industry internationally offers an award, worth €3,000, to an outstanding project with budgets where the award can make the most impact.
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Winner 2026
WINNER: Neon Phantom by Leonardo Martinelli, produced by Duas Mariola Filmes (Brazil)
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Past winners
2025
Four Seasons in Java by Kamila Andini (Indonesia/Singapore)
2024
Alumbre by Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf (Spain)
2023
When the Kids Sing the Hits by Mina Djukic (Serbia/Montenegro)