The 23rd edition of Docaviv announced its winners during the official awards ceremony on Wednesday 7 July. Summer Nights [+lire aussi :
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In the International Competition, Hogir Hirori's Sundance title Sabaya [+lire aussi :
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Tomer Heymann received the ILS 25,000 (around €4,400) Yossi Kaufman Award for Best Director in the Israeli Competition for I Am Not [+lire aussi :
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The Special Jury Award, worth ILS 10,000 (around €2,500), was handed to Zvi Landsman for The Therapy, while Shir Newman bagged the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo Award for Best Debut Film for How to Say Silence, worth ILS 30,000 (around €7,700). 

The Best Editing Award went to Sagi Bornstein and Udi Nir for Viral [+lire aussi :
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The Beyond the Screen Award in honour of Docaviv founder Ilana Tsur went to the Nelson G Navarette and Maxx Caicedo's A la calle (USA), which follows Venezuelans protesting against dictator Nicolás Maduro. The film world-premiered at DOC NYC.

The Belgian production By the Throat [+lire aussi :
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The festival started on 1 July in a hybrid format, screening films in local cinemas, online on its website and at events all around the city of Tel Aviv, and was set to run until the 10th. However, due to the high demand for online screenings, the festival has extended its digital programme until 31 July.

Docaviv is one of the Academy Award-qualifying documentary film festivals, meaning that the winners of the International Competition, Israeli Competition and Short Film Competition are eligible for the Oscars. The winner of Best Israeli Film is also eligible for an ILS 100,000 (€25,900) marketing grant for an Academy Award campaign.

Here is the full list of Docaviv 2021 award winners:

Israeli Competition

Best Film
Summer Nights [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Tomer Heymann - I Am Not [+lire aussi :
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Special Jury Award
The Therapy - Zvi Landsman (Israel)

Best Debut Film
How to Say Silence - Shir Newman (Israel)

Best Cinematography
Oren Levy, Itai Raziel - I Am Not

Best Editing
Sagi Bornstein, Udi Nir - Viral [+lire aussi :
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Research Award
Lily Yudinski, Michael Weits, Lee Rotbart - Blue Box [+lire aussi :
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International Competition

Best Film
Sabaya [+lire aussi :
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Honorable Mention
President [+lire aussi :
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Beyond the Screen Award
A la calle - Nelson G Navarette, Maxx Caicedo (USA)

Honorable Mention
Imad's Childhood [+lire aussi :
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Artistic Vision Award
By the Throat [+lire aussi :
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Honorable Mention
A Man and a Camera [+lire aussi :
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Best Short Film
Listen to the Beat of Our Images - Maxime Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Jean-Baptiste (French Guiana/France)

Honorable Mention
My Uncle Tudor - Olga Lucovnicova (Belgium/Portugal/Hungary/Moldova)