The DOXA Feature Documentary Award is an annual Canadian film award, presented to honour the best international feature documentary film screened at that year's DOXA Documentary Film Festival. The award frequently, but not always, presents an honorable mention in addition to the overall winner.
A separate award, the Colin Low Award, is presented for Canadian feature documentaries.
Winners Year Film Filmmaker(s) Ref 2013 Fire in the Blood Dylan Mohan Gray Kevin Ritchie, "Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA". Playback, May 17, 2013. 2014 Virunga Orlando von Einsiedel Craig Takeuchi, "Congo documentary Virunga tops DOXA 2014 awards". The Georgia Straight, May 12, 2014. The Return to Homs Talal Derki 2015 I Am the People Anna Roussillon Manori Ravindran, "'Je suis le peuple,' 'Far Fur Country' win DOXA prizes". RealScreen, May 11, 2015. Cain's Children Marcell Gerö 2016 Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson Daniele Alcinii, "'Cameraperson,' 'Twelve Landscapes' take DOXA prizes". RealScreen, May 16, 2016. The Woods Dreams Are Made Of (Le Bois dont les rêves sont faits) Claire Simon 2017 Horse-Being (Être cheval) Jérôme Clément-Wilz Charlie Smith, "DOXA fest announces its 2017 award-winning films". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2017. Miss Kiet's Children Petra Lataster-Czisch, Peter Lataster 2018 The Creator of Universes Mercedes Dominioni Dannielle Piper, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018 announces awards". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2018. Distant Constellation Shevaun Mizrahi 2019 Greetings from Free Forests Ian Soroka Hina Imam, "Winners of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2019 revealed". The Georgia Straight, May 13, 2019. Midnight Traveler Hassan Fazili 2020 Overseas Sung-A Yoon Craig Takeuchi, "DOXA 2020 awards go to films about Filipina domestic workers, father and daughter documentarians, and more". The Georgia Straight, June 30, 2020. 2021 Father Deng Wei Charlie Smith, "Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers wins best Canadian director and Father wins best feature documentary at DOXA festival". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2021. 2022 Children of the Mist Diễm Hà Lệ Charlie Smith, "DOXA Fest: Awards go to films about child brides, queer youth, amnesia in the Sahara, and the overdose crisis". The Georgia Straight, May 16, 2022. We Don't Dance for Nothing Stefanos Tai 2023 Notes on Displacement Khaled Jarrar Gail Johnson, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners". Stir, May 13, 2023. The Golden Thread Nishtha Jain 2024 Bye Bye Tiberias Lina Soualem Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024. Kamay Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaraan The Stimming Pool Steven Eastwood, The Neurocultures Collective 2025 Sudan, Remember Us Hind Meddeb Pat Mullen, "Saints and Warriors Leads DOXA Documentary Festival Winners". Point of View, May 12, 2025. Mistress Dispeller Elizabeth Lo To Use a Mountain Casey Carter 2026 And the Fish Fly Above Our Heads Dima El-Horr Janet Smith, "Saigon Story, Namesake təm kʷaθ nan among winners at DOXA 2026 awards". Stir, May 10, 2026. Ça reste entre nous Maryam Shapoorian
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