Awards

DOXA award winners are selected on the basis of three major criteria: success and innovation in the realization of the project’s concept; originality and relevance of subject matter and approach; and overall artistic and technical proficiency.

DOXA Feature Documentary Award

Winner: Chemo by Paweł Łoziński, Poland, 58 minutes
“What do patients at a Warsaw chemotherapy clinic discuss? Life, death and how to solve today’s
crossword puzzle. Such a simple concept, but what a powerful, moving and inspirational film; a film that speaks to every one of us and to those we love. You must see Pawel Lozinski’s Chemo, DOXA’s Best Feature Film of 2010.”

Honourable Mention: Enemies of the People by Rob Lemkin & Thet Sambath, UK/Cambodia, 93 minutes
“For seeking out, questioning and daring to give a human voice to those who committed atrocities in the killing fields of Cambodia, we are proud to announce a Jury Honourable Mention to Rob Lemkin and Thet Samath’s Enemies of the People.”

Films considered for this award:
A Mountain Musical by Eve Eckert (Austria)
Chemo by Pawel Lozinski (Poland)
Disco and Atomic War by Jaak Kilmi (Estonia)
Dreamland by Þorfinnur Guðnason & Andri Snær Magnason (Iceland)
Enemies of the People by Thet Sambeth and Rob Lemkin (UK)
My Asian Heart by David Bradbury (Australia)
Nemesis by Erlend E. Mo (Norway)
Osadné by Marko Skop (Slovakia)
The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island by Suzanne Raes (The Netherlands)
Terra Madre by Ermanno Olmi (Italy)

Jurors

		Murray Battle Murray Battle is the Director of Independent Production and Presentation at Knowledge. He has been a filmmaker for over 30 years. From 2000 to 2007 he produced, directed and programmed TVO’s Saturday Night At The Movies.
		Tracey Friesen Tracey Friesen joined the NFB as producer in spring 2001 and became executive producer at the Pacific & Yukon Centre in 2007, recently relocated to the landmark Woodward’s redevelopment. Tracey has credits so far on over 20 documentaries, including Carts of Darkness and the recently launched Finding Farley. Before the NFB, Tracey was with Rainmaker and worked as an offline editor, plus she recently completed an MBA at SFU.
		Vic Sarin Director, cinematographer and writer Vic Sarin is one of Canada’s most celebrated filmmakers. His work on feature films such as Margaret’s Museum, Whale Music, Bye Bye Blues, Dancing in the Dark and On My Own earned him world renown as one of Canada’s premier cinematographers. As a director, Vic has won recognition for films such as Cold Comfort, which garnered 5 Genie Award nominations including Best Picture. Partition was Vic’s first feature screenplay shot and directed in India and Canada and released theatrically in 2007. Recently, Vic co-wrote, shot and directed the family feature film, A Shine of Rainbows.

DOXA Short Documentary Award

Winner: 52 Percent by Rafal Skalski, Poland, 20 minutes
“In awarding the top prize, the jury agreed there was one documentary that stood out for its precise cinematography, its firm sense of story, its critical eye, and its very close empathy with the main character. We found ourselves rooting for her in every scene, and feeling the almost claustrophobic focus of this wildly dedicated little girl. The award for short documentary film goes to 52 Percent by Rafal Skalski.”

Honourable Mention: Tying Your Own Shoes by Shira Avni, Canada, 16 minutes
“Honourable mention goes to a documentary that breaks new ground; a film that empowers its characters in ways that surprised this jury. Congratulations to Shira Avni and her collaborative group of artists, for Tying Your Own Shoes.”

Films considered for this award:
52 Percent by Rafal Skalski (Poland)
Cedar and Bamboo by Diana Leung & Kamala Todd (Canada)
Covered by John Greyson (Canada)
The Delian Mode by Kara Blake (Canada)
Mum by Adelheid Roosen (The Netherlands)
My Uncle Bluey by Britt Arthur (Australia)
Tying Your Own Shoes by Shira Avni (Canada)
Volta by Ryan Mullins (Canada)
Where the Sun Doesn't Rush by Matej Bobrik (Poland)

Jurors

		Steve Chow Steve Chow is a Vancouver-based graphic designer. In addition to his work with arts groups, film institutes and directors, he’s the designer behind several Criterion titles, including Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le Fou, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman..., and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Doulos. His poster work can be seen in promotion of local arts events and at international film festivals. He’s been Pacific Cinémathèque’s Communications Manager since 2004.
		Jody Kramer Jody Kramer is an old school, pen-on-paper animator living in Vancouver, BC. Her short films have shown in Ottawa, in Annecy, in Vancouver, in Melbourne and in many other places. She works independently and also with the National Film Board, and sometimes makes hand-drawn documentary films.
		Claudia Morgado Escanilla Claudia Morgado Escanilla is an award winning Vancouver filmmaker. Her films have been screened at major film festivals such us Berlin, Sundance and Toronto. Her awards include the Berlin Teddy in 1996 for her docu/drama film Unbound. Claudia’s most recent film No Bikini has received over 18 awards worldwide. Claudia works in the film industry as a script supervisor. Her credits include The Twilight Sagas New Moon and Eclipse.

NFB Colin Low Award for most innovative Canadian Documentary

Prize: Filmmaker Assistance Fund (FAP), technical services (valued at $3,000)
Named for Colin Low, a tireless innovator and a pioneer of new techniques in filmmaking who has made extraordinary contributions to cinema in Canada and around the world. This award is presented by the NFB to the most innovative Canadian film at DOXA.

Winner: BAS! Beyond the Red Light by Wendy Champagne, Canada, 77 minutes
“Beautifully shot and edited with great use of music, BAS! Beyond the Red Light is a sensitive, brave and innovative treatment of a very difficult subject. It’s rare for people to hear the voices of the girls and young women who are featured in this film. BAS! provides a rare look inside a world that’s largely invisible and humanizes an issue that affects literally millions of girls and women around the world. In giving these forgotten girls names and faces, and an opportunity to tell their stories, BAS! makes this issue real for all of us.”

Honourable Mention: Six Miles Deep by Sara Roque, Canada, 45 minutes
“Six Miles Deep deals with an important, timely and complex issue – put into context and made understandable by the filmmaker. The foreground of the Iroquois women and their multiple voices is its innovation. In the long history of land disputes in Canada– some of which have been documented in films such as Alanis Obomsawin’s Kahnesetake – we haven’t seen this kind of treatment until now. The film’s point of view contrasts powerfully with how the mainstream media covered what occurred in Caledonia. Six Miles Deep is an eloquent and powerful depiction of the role and strength of indigenous women in their communities.”

Films considered for this award:
American Radical by David Ridgen & Nicolas Rossier
BAS! Beyond the Red Light by Wendy Champagne
Bloodied But Unbowed by Susanne Tabata
CBQM by Dennis Allen
Crude Sacrifice by Lawrence Carota
Journey's End (La Belle Visite) by Jean-François Caissy
The Experimental Eskimos by Barry Greenwald
The Mirror by David Christensen
Six Miles Deep by Sara Roque
Small Wonders by Tally Abecassis

Jurors

		Kevin Griffin Kevin Griffin is an arts and entertainment writer at The Vancouver Sun. He covers dance and visual art and writes a blog called Culture Scene. He’s also written about film, hockey and cycling. He doesn’t own a car, rides his bike wherever he can, and loves cooking with his partner Leon.
		Sharon McGowan Sharon McGowan is a documentary filmmaker and a producer of feature-length fiction films. McGowan has an MFA in Film Studies and is currently Associate Head of the UBC Department of Theatre and Film.
		Christine Welsh Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh has been producing, writing and directing films for more than thirty years. Her most recent film is Finding Dawn (2006), a feature-length NFB documentary on the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. In addition to her filmmaking, she is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria where she teaches courses in Indigenous Women’s Studies and Indigenous Cinema.