Awards Winners

IDFFN 2024 & 2025
International Documentary Film Festival

Global Documentary Awards 2024 & 2025

Celebrating cinematic excellence from filmmakers across 30+ countries

36 Categories
60+ Winners
30+ Countries

Award Categories

Explore winners across all competition categories

Best Documentary 3
Best Direction 3
Cinematography 3
Best Editor 3
Best Sound 3
Jury Mention 3

Award Categories & Years

Explore winners across all competition categories and years

2025 Winners 17
2024 Winners 18

2025 Documentary Awards Winners

Celebrating outstanding documentary films from around the world

Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Rishikesh - Gateway of the Himalayas

Director Gaurav Berwal
Duration 12 minutes
Award Best Cinematography
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Living Green - Kagyi Nalanda Monastery

Directors Dr. Yellappa Reddy & Maya Chandra
Duration 9 minutes
Award Best Sound Recording
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Remembering the last Maharaja of Mysore

Director Maya Chandra
Duration 14 minutes
Award Best Direction
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Say NO to Drugs

Director Vaishnav Prabat Rao
Duration 6 minutes
Award Best Script Writing
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Movement of Life

Director Shrobana Mitra Das
Duration 12 minutes
Award Special Jury Mention
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2025

Raja Mahendra Pratap

Director Arvind Yadav
Duration 15 minutes
Award Best Editing & Graphics
15 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

AKSH

Director Aditya Awasthi
Duration 22 minutes
Award Best Sound Recording
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

BOJH

Director Ashish Kant Tatla
Duration 17 minutes
Award Best Direction
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

Kalinjar

Director Ramesh Misra
Duration 30 minutes
Award Best Script Writing
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

Butterfly within the Prison

Director Jyotirmay Deb
Duration 16 minutes
Award Special Jury Mention
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

Mic Drop

Director Kallol Mukharji
Duration Not specified
Award Best Editing & Graphics
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2025

Parisheya Parichaya

Director Naveen Kumar
Duration 23 minutes
Award Best Cinematography
30 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇻🇪 Venezuela
60 Min
2025

Kueka

Director Alfredo Caldera
Duration 1 hour 4 seconds
Award Special Jury Mention
60 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
60 Min
2025

God on the Edge

Director Ashok Patel
Duration 46 minutes
Award Best Direction
60 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
60 Min
2025

Rhythm of Heritage

Director Harsh Mohan Mishra
Duration 1 hour 6 minutes
Award Best Script Writing & Best Editing & Graphics
60 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇹 Italy
60 Min
2025

Ladakh High Altitude

Director Paolo Venturini
Duration 1 hour
Award Best Cinematography
60 Min Category - 2025
Winner
🇮🇳 India
60 Min
2025

Pata Lapata

Director Aditya Bhasin
Duration 40 minutes 16 seconds
Award Best Sound Recording
60 Min Category - 2025

2024 Documentary Awards Winners

Celebrating outstanding documentary films from around the world

Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2024

Paakhi

Director Aditya Awasthi
Duration 12:51 minutes
Award Best Documentary
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇨🇳 China
15 Min
2024

Porcelain Fate

Director Not specified
Duration 9:00 minutes
Award Best Script Writing
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2024

Tiranga

Director Naveenkumar Chikkabasuru
Duration 6:40 minutes
Award Best Cinematography
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🌍 International
15 Min
2024

Documentary on Umhang Lake

Director Cassandra Rimaia Pajat
Duration 14:19 minutes
Award Best Editing
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
15 Min
2024

Paakhi

Director Aditya Awasthi
Duration 12:51 minutes
Award Best Ideation
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🌍 International
15 Min
2024

Ancestral Andean Culture

Director Not specified
Duration 10:02 minutes
Award Special Jury Mention
15 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2024

The Krishna Cosmic Circle of Life

Directors Maya Chandra, Ajay Kumar, Naveenkumar Chikkabasuru
Duration 25 minutes
Award Best Documentary
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2024

PEACE NOTES: THE JOURNEY OF AN ORCHESTRA

Directors Maya Chandra, Akhil Menon
Duration 22:48 minutes
Award Best Script Writing
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
30 Min
2024

Shah_Fazyl

Director Not specified
Duration 26:46 minutes
Award Best Cinematography
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇱🇹 Lithuania
30 Min
2024

The Inimitable Baltic Way

Director Not specified
Duration 27:17 minutes
Award Best Editing
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇵🇸 Palestine
30 Min
2024

Another Nakba

Director Not specified
Duration 21:01 minutes
Award Best Ideation
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
30 Min
2024

Jainism-Ancient Religion, Modern Relevance

Director Maya Chandra
Duration 27.5 minutes
Award Special Jury Mention
30 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇸🇻 El Salvador
60 Min
2024

El Salvador Untamed

Director Not specified
Duration 50:58 minutes
Award Best Documentary
60 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
60 Min
2024

The Saga of a Braveheart

Directors Maya Chandra, Naveenkumar Chikkabasuru
Duration 49 minutes
Award Best Script Writing
60 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇸🇻 El Salvador
60 Min
2024

LAS PUPUSAS

Director Hector Mojica
Duration 33:22 minutes
Award Best Cinematography
60 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇨🇴 Colombia
60 Min
2024

Matarife The Movie

Line Producer Paula Pardo
Duration 1:59:26 minutes
Award Best Editing
60 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
60 Min
2024

The Legend of Khari Bulbul

Director Not specified
Duration 40:52 minutes
Award Best Ideation
60 Min Category - 2024
Winner
🇮🇳 India
60 Min
2024

Rakshak

Director Emad Shaikh
Duration 46:29 minutes
Award Special Jury Mention
60 Min Category - 2024

Global Recognition & Special Awards

Honoring exceptional achievements in documentary filmmaking worldwide

Jury Special Award

Exceptional films recognized by our international jury panel

5 Awards

Emerging Filmmaker

Recognizing breakthrough talent in documentary filmmaking

3 Awards

Sustainable Stories

Awards for documentaries promoting environmental awareness

4 Awards

Cultural Heritage

Preserving and showcasing cultural traditions globally

6 Awards

Global Participation

Documentary films from around the world

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United States
🇮🇳
India
🇨🇦
Canada
🇨🇳
China
🇦🇪
UAE
🇧🇷
Brazil
🇯🇵
Japan
🇦🇺
Australia
30+
Participating Countries
150+
Film Submissions
45+
Award Winners
18
Award Categories

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