The DOXA Short Documentary Award is an annual Canadian film award, presented to honour the best short 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.
Unlike feature documentaries, for which DOXA presents the separate Colin Low Award for Canadian documentaries and Feature Documentary Award for international documentaries, a single award is presented for short documentaries inclusive of both Canadian and international films.
Winners
Year Film Filmmaker(s) Ref 2013 18 kg Kacper Czubak Kevin Ritchie, "Fire in the Blood wins top prize at DOXA". Playback, May 17, 2013. 2014 Homo Ciris Jana Mináriková Craig Takeuchi, "Congo documentary Virunga tops DOXA 2014 awards". The Georgia Straight, May 12, 2014. The Governance of Love Adela Kaczmarek 2015 Island and Flight Dan Popa Manori Ravindran, "'Je suis le peuple,' 'Far Fur Country' win DOXA prizes". RealScreen, May 11, 2015. I Thought I Told You to Shut Up!! Charlie Tyrell 2016 50 Feet from Syria Skye Fitzgerald Daniele Alcinii, "'Cameraperson,' 'Twelve Landscapes' take DOXA prizes". RealScreen, May 16, 2016. La Laguna Aaron Schock 2017 Vers la tendresse Alice Diop Charlie Smith, "DOXA fest announces its 2017 award-winning films". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2017. Fixed! Cat Mills 2018 Crisanto Street Paloma Martinez Dannielle Piper, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2018 announces awards". The Georgia Straight, May 14, 2018. Nuuca Michelle Latimer 2019 Time Is Out of Joint Victory Arroyo Hina Imam, "Winners of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2019 revealed". The Georgia Straight, May 13, 2019. Haven Colin Askey 2020 Umbilical Danski Tang Craig Takeuchi, "DOXA 2020 awards go to films about Filipina domestic workers, father and daughter documentarians, and more". The Georgia Straight, June 30, 2020. Huntsville Station Jamie Meltzer, Chris Filippone 2021 Ain't No Time for Women (Y'a pas d'heure pour les femmes) Sarra El Abed 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 Galb’Echaouf Abdessamad El Montassir 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. Spirit Emulsion Siku Allooloo 2023 Tiny Ritchie Hemphill, Ryan Haché Gail Johnson, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces 2023 award winners". Stir, May 13, 2023. Zug Island Nicolas Lachapelle 2024 Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way Hao Zhou Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024. A Short Film About a Chair Ibrahim Handal 2025 Correct Me If I'm Wrong Hao Zhou Pat Mullen, "Saints and Warriors Leads DOXA Documentary Festival Winners". Point of View, May 12, 2025. From Paris to Pyongyang Helen Lee 2026 Intersecting Memory Shayma' Awawdeh Janet Smith, "Saigon Story, Namesake təm kʷaθ nan among winners at DOXA 2026 awards". Stir, May 10, 2026. Tuktuit (Caribou) Lindsay McIntyre
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