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Kim Longinotto
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) (2)
Berlin International Film Festival (1)
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming (1)
BAFTA Awards (1)
CableACE Awards (1)
Camerimage (1)
Cannes Film Festival (1)
Chicago International Film Festival (5)
Cleveland International Film Festival (1)
Krakow Film Festival (1)
Emden International Film Festival (1)
European Film Awards (1)
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival (1)
Hawaii International Film Festival (1)
Heartland International Film Festival (1)
Hong Kong International Film Festival (3)
International Documentary Association (1)
Jerusalem Film Festival (1)
L.A. Outfest (1)
AFI Fest (1)
Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest) (2)
News & Documentary Emmy Awards (1)
San Francisco International Film Festival (1)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (1)
St. Louis International Film Festival (1)
Stockholm Film Festival (1)
Sundance Film Festival (5)
Valladolid International Film Festival (2)
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (4)
Dhaka International Film Festival (1)
Gent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival (1)
CPH:DOX (1)
Sheffield International Documentary Festival (2)
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival (1)
DOC NYC (2)
True/False Film Fest (1)
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (2)
Abu Dhabi Film Festival (1)
DocAviv Film Festival (1)
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival (3)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
Batumi International ArtHouse Film Festival (1)
International Film Festival ASTERFEST (1)
Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz (1)
ZagrebDox (2)
OUTshine Film Festival (2)
Sheffield DocFest (1)
Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) (2)
40 wins & 32 nominations
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2005 Winner
Audience Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
2002 Winner
Amnesty International - DOEN Award
The Day I Will Never Forget
Tied with
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
.
Berlin International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Panorama Audience Award
Documentary Film
Shooting the Mafia
-Third Place
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
1999 Winner
Silver FIPA
Reports and Social Issues
Divorce Iranian Style
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
BAFTA Awards
2000 Winner
Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)
Divorce Iranian Style
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
CableACE Awards
1994 Winner
CableACE
International Documentary Special
Hidden Faces
Shared with:
Claire Hunt
Camerimage
2014 Winner
Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking
Cannes Film Festival
2005 Winner
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
Chicago International Film Festival
2001 Nominee
Gold Hugo
Best Documentary
Runaway
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
2000 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Documentary
Gaea Girls
Tied with
Legacy (2000)
.
Shared with:
Jano Williams
1998 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Documentary
Divorce Iranian Style
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
1996 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Documentary Short
Shinjuku Boys
Shared with:
Jano Williams
1993 Winner
Silver Hugo
Best Short Film
The Good Wife of Tokyo
Shared with:
Claire Hunt
Cleveland International Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award
Dreamcatcher
Krakow Film Festival
2009 Winner
Golden Horn - Special Mention
Rough Aunties
Emden International Film Festival
2003 Winner
Award of the German Unions Association
The Day I Will Never Forget
European Film Awards
2003 Nominee
European Film Award
European Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget
Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival
2004 Winner
Costa Azul Award
The Day I Will Never Forget
Hawaii International Film Festival
2005 Winner
Golden Maile Award
Documentary Feature
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
Heartland International Film Festival
2009 Winner
Crystal Heart Award
Documentary Feature
Rough Aunties
Hong Kong International Film Festival
2011 Winner
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Outstanding Documentary
Pink Saris
2011 Nominee
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Best Documentary
Pink Saris
2003 Winner
Humanitarian Award (Documentary)
Outstanding Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget
International Documentary Association
2003 Nominee
IDA Award
Feature Documentaries
The Day I Will Never Forget
Shared with:
Paul Hamann
·
Richard McKerrow
Jerusalem Film Festival
2015 Nominee
In Spirit for Freedom Award
Best Documentary
Dreamcatcher
L.A. Outfest
1996 Winner
Grand Jury Award - Honorable Mention
Outstanding Documentary Feature
Shinjuku Boys
Shared with:
Jano Williams
AFI Fest
2000 Winner
Documentary Award - Special Mention
Gaea Girls
Shared with:
Jano Williams
Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest)
2015 Nominee
Viktor Award
DOK.international
Dreamcatcher
2006 Winner
Outstanding Documentary Film
Sisters in Law
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2005 Nominee
Emmy
Outstanding Cultural & Artistic Programming
The Day I Will Never Forget
Shared with:
Sheila Nevins
·
Paul Hamann
·
Richard McKerrow
·
Lisa Heller
San Francisco International Film Festival
1999 Winner
Golden Spire
Film & Video - Society and Culture-International
Divorce Iranian Style
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2006 Winner
Social Justice Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
St. Louis International Film Festival
2009 Winner
Interfaith Award
Best Documentary
Rough Aunties
Stockholm Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Bronze Horse
Best Documentary
Shooting the Mafia
Sundance Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
World Cinema - Documentary
Shooting the Mafia
2015 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
World Cinema - Documentary
Dreamcatcher
2015 Winner
Directing Award
World Cinema - Documentary
Dreamcatcher
"Fiercely compassionate and skillfully constructed, this film is one of the best director-subject duets in cinema."
2013 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
World Cinema - Documentary
Salma
2009 Winner
Grand Jury Prize
World Cinema - Documentary
Rough Aunties
Shared with:
Teddy Leifer
·
Paul W. Taylor
Valladolid International Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Tiempo de Historia Award
Best Documentary
Shooting the Mafia
2003 Nominee
Tiempo de Historia Award
Best Documentary
The Day I Will Never Forget
For its explicit, gripping condemnation of the practice of female genital mutilation of young girls, abetted by deep-rooted cultural traditions.
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
2015 Nominee
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Dreamcatcher
2001 Nominee
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Gaea Girls
Shared with:
Jano Williams
1999 Winner
FIPRESCI Prize
Divorce Iranian Style
For the convincing way of displaying the fight of women for their dignity and happiness.
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
1999 Nominee
Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
Divorce Iranian Style
Shared with:
Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Dhaka International Film Festival
2014 Nominee
Women Film Maker's Section Award
Best Documentary Award
Salma
Gent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival
2003 Winner
Canvas Prize
The Day I Will Never Forget
CPH:DOX
2010 Winner
Amnesty Award
Pink Saris
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
2010 Winner
Special Jury Award
Pink Saris
2010 Winner
Inspiration Award
The Hague Movies that Matter Festival
2024 Nominee
Activist Documentary Award
Dalton's Dream
Shared with:
Franky Murray Brown
DOC NYC
2023 Nominee
Grand Jury Prize
International Competition
Dalton's Dream
Shared with:
Franky Murray Brown
2010 Nominee
Viewfinders Grand Jury Prize
Pink Saris
True/False Film Fest
2009 Winner
True Vision Award
Documentary
Rough Aunties
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2016 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Dreamcatcher
2010 Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors Award
Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film
Rough Aunties
Shared with:
Teddy Leifer
·
Paul W. Taylor
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
2010 Winner
Black Pearl Award
Best Documentary Feature
Pink Saris
DocAviv Film Festival
2019 Nominee
Best International Film
The International Competition
Shooting the Mafia
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
2011 Nominee
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
Pink Saris
2007 Winner
Audience Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
2007 Nominee
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2006 Winner
Adrienne Shelly Award
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
Batumi International ArtHouse Film Festival
2019 Winner
Best Documentary Award
International Competition
Shooting the Mafia
International Film Festival ASTERFEST
2019 Winner
ASTER Award
Aster Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film & TV and Filmmaking
Shared with:
Jordanco Cevrevski
Transatlantyk Festival: Lodz
2019 Nominee
Kaleidoscope
Premiere Screenings
Shooting the Mafia
ZagrebDox
2009 Nominee
Big Stamp
International Competition
Rough Aunties
2006 Nominee
Big Stamp
International Competition
Sisters in Law
Shared with:
Florence Ayisi
OUTshine Film Festival
2024 Winner
Jury Prize
Best Documentary Film
Dalton's Dream
Shared with:
Franky Murray Brown
2024 Winner
Audience Award
Best Documentary Feature Film Runner Up
Dalton's Dream
Shared with:
Franky Murray Brown
·
Lorine Plagnol
Sheffield DocFest
2023 Nominee
Audience Award
Best Documentary
Dalton's Dream
Shared with:
Franky Murray Brown
·
Lorine Plagnol
Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF)
2019 Winner
Audience Award
International Competition
Shooting the Mafia
2019 Nominee
Grand Prix
Grand Prix du Festival
Shooting the Mafia
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