Discover the 48th edition award list
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Stefano Canapa et Natacha Muslera présentent Un chant aveugle (c) Léa Rener
THE FEATURE FILM JURY AWARDS
Cinéma du réel Grand Prix 2026
Funded by the Bibliothèque publique d’information (€ 5,000) and the Procirep (€ 3,000).
London by Sebastian Brameshuber
Cinéma du réel International Award 2026
Funded by the association Les Amis du Cinéma du réel (5,000€).
Levers by Rhayne Vermette
Cnap Award for French films 2026
Funded by the Centre national des arts plastiques (5,000€).
A Blind Song by Stefano Canapa and Natacha Muslera
Sacem Award 2026
Funded by La Sacem (1 000 €) and awarded to the composer of the original music of a feature film from the Competition.
A Blind Song by Stefano Canapa and Natacha Muslera
Music by Lionel Marchetti and Natacha Muslera
Special Mention of the feature film jury 2026
The Rib of the Greater Bay Area by Zhou Tao
THE SHORT FILM AND FIRST FILM JURY AWARDS
First Film Loridan-Ivens Award 2026
Funded by Capi Films (€ 3,500).
Award: An Incomplete Calendar by Sanaz Sohrabi
Mention: The Cow’s Complaint by Mahdy Abo Bahat and Abdo Zin Eldin
Short Film Award 2026
Funded by the Bibliothèque publique d’information (€ 2,500).
Local Sensations by Tulapop Saenjaroen
Tënk Short Film Award 2026
Funded by Tënk (500 € and acquisition of SVOD broadcasting rights on the platform Tënk).
Once Again by Skander Mestiri
THE YOUNG JURY AWARDS
GNCR – Young Jury Award 2026
Supported by the GNCR – Groupement national des cinémas de recherche, and awarded to a feature film from the competition, it guarantees that the film will get the support of GNCR as its theatricla release on condition that a distributor acquires it and that the film gets an exhibition visa.
Award: An Incomplete Calendar by Sanaz Sohrabi
Mention: The Cow’s Complaint by Mahdy Abo Bahat and Abdo Zin Eldin
THE LIBRARY JURY AWARDS
Library Award 2026
Funded by the DRAC Île-de-France (€ 2,500) and awarded to a film of more than 50 minutes from the International Competition. The awarded film is purchased by the Bibliothèque publique d’information for inclusion in the library’s Catalogue national – Les Yeux Doc
London by Sebastian Brameshuber
THE DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES PATRIMOINES ET DE L’ARCHITECTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AWARDS
Cultural Intangible Heritage Award 2026
Awarded and funded by the Direction générale des patrimoines et de l’architecture of the Ministry of Culture (€ 2,500) to a film from the Competition.
A Blind Song by Stefano Canapa and Natacha Muslera
THE BOIS-D’ARCY INMATES JURY AWARDS
Inmate Award 2026
Endowed by the Fondation Sophie Rochas Desfosse (1,000 €).
Hasta mañana si Dios quiere by Alejandro Egido
THE CLARENS FOUNDATION FOR HUMANISM AWARDS
Clarens Award for Humanist Documentary Filmmaking 2026
Endowed by the Clarens Foundation for Humanism (€4,000) and awarded to a feature film from any of the festival’s categories.
Award: Relicto by Guillermo Quintero
Mention: The Vanishing Point by Bani Khoshnoudi
MEDIAPART INTERNET USERS AND THE AUDIENCE JURY AWARDS
First Window Audience Award 2026
This award is funded by the CNC (€2,000), who buys the rights from the author.
Award: Todas las manos que solté by Laura Charа́
Mention: Love Is by Liza Kozlova
PARISDOC AWARDS
Coup de cœur Orlando x Culori 2026
Award: L’Île by Sara Rastegar and Simone Pozzi
Mention: Dans la gueule de l’ombre by Mahsa Karampour
Route One/DOC Award 2026
Funded by the Cinémathèque du documentaire in the form of a contract with the project’s author (€2,000), corresponding to a pre-purchase of rights for its Images de la culture catalogue.
Le Roi déménage by Francesca Consonni