The 2023 DocsBarcelona Industry awards were handed out May 25. Major winners were Firouzeh Khosrovani and Morteza Ahmadvand’s Past Future Continuous, and New Adam by Máté Takács and Declan McGrath. Every year DocsBarcelona Industry brings together producers and directors seeking financing or advice for their projects with financiers, commissioning editors and international sales agents.
Awards winners 2023
- DocsBarcelona Best Project Award: Past Future Continuous Direction by Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand. Production: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning. Production company: Antipode Films. Country: Norway
- HBO Max Best Pitch Award: Past Future Continuous Direction by Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand. Production: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning. Production company: Antipode Films. Country: Norway
- Music Library Award to the Best Rough-Cut Pitch: A Poem For Little People Direction: Ivan Sautkin. Production: Elena Saulich. Country: Ukraine
- Public Pitch Award by Antaviana Films: The Song Of Hands Direction: Maria Valverde. Production: Martí Font, Cristina Herera, Ana Pinós. Production company: Forty Entertainment. Country: Spain
- FipaDoc Award: New Adam Direction: Máté Takács, Declan McGrath. Production: Judit Sós, Lara Orsoni, Michael Mallie. Production company: Proton Cinema, Ladybirds Films, Ard Mhacha Productions. Country: Hungary
- East Doc Platform Award: New Adam Direction: Máté Takács, Declan McGrath. Production: Judit Sós, Lara Orsoni, Michael Mallie. Production company: Proton Cinema, Ladybirds Films, Ard Mhacha Productions. Country: Hungary
- Mia Doc Market Award: UNICORN – Breaking The Law Is Our Business Direction: Kelly Nyks. Production: Harmen Jalvingh, Christian Falch, Jesper Jack. Production company: Doxy Films, Upnorth, House of Real. Country: Germany
- Dokfest Munich Award: Tarantula: The Venom, The Woman And The Tambourine Man Direction: Andreas Dalsgaard. Production: Kasper Lykke Schultz, Andreas Dalsgaard. Production company: Elk Film. Country: Denmark
- San Sebastian Lau Haizetara Award: Past Future Continuous Direction by Firouzeh Khosrovani, Morteza Ahmadvand. Production: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning. Production company: Antipode Films. Country: Norway Norway
