Wouter Barendrecht Award

This prize of €5,000 is awarded in partnership with the Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation in honour of the late founder and co-chairman of Fortissimo Films, IFFR programmer and former head of CineMart, Wouter Barendrecht. Eligible for the award are projects with a director under 40 who has not directed more than three films. The award is given three times a year, at the festivals in Rotterdam, Jerusalem and Hong Kong.

Past winners

2024

Cherub by Barbara Rupik (Poland)

2023

Eldorado by Alaa Eddine Aljem (Morocco, France)

2022

Mother of Gold by Madiano Marcheti (Brazil)

2021

De Maalstroom by Teddy Cherim (The Netherlands)

2020

The Station by Sara Ishaq (Yemen/Jordan)

2019

La hija de todas las rabias by Laura Baumeister (Nicaragua/France)

2018

Disco Afrika by Luck Razanajaona (France/Madagascar)

2017

Ningdu by Lei Lei (United States)

2016

The Strange Ones by Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein (United States)

2015

Santa y Delfín by Carlos Lechuga (Cuba)